Author: Luke Bouma
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Verizon Fios Lost 67,000 TV Customers in The 3rd Quarter of 2019
Today Verizon announced their 3rd quarter 2019 subscriber numbers. According to the report, Verizon Fios lost 67,000 TV subscribers in just three months. This comes as Verizon Fios residential video customers decreased by 52,000 in the 2nd quarter of 2019. Verizon Fios did add about 30,000 internet customers in the 3rd quarter of 2019. Overall…
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Spectrum Lost 77,000 TV Customers in The 3rd Quarter of 2019
Today Spectrum announced their 3rd quarter 2019 subscriber numbers. In that report, it was announced that Spectrum lost 77,000 TV subscribers in just 3 months. This comes as Spectrum residential video customers decreased by 141,000 in the 2nd quarter of 2019. One of the bright spots for Spectrum was that they added 351,000 Internet customers…
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PlayStation Vue is Reportedly Up For Sale
Today The Informant reported that Sony is looking for buyers for PlayStation Vue. Sony has even reportedly reached out to fuboTV to see if they would be interested in buying the live TV streaming service. According to reports, Sony has even gone as far as hiring Bank of America Merrill Lynch to help explore the…
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How to Hide Roku’s New Home Screen Shortcuts in The Roku OS 9.2 Update
If you already have the new Roku OS 9.2 you likely noticed the brand new shortcut row on the Roku Home Screen. This new shortcut section on the home screen will make it easier to find exactly what you’re looking for more quickly. At launch, Roku players will have a shortcut tile for adding channels…
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Discovery Plans to Launch Additional Streaming Services Based On Discovery Networks
Today Discovery’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Direct to Consumer Tyler Whitworth sat down with FierceVideo to talk about their new Food Network streaming service. During the interview, FierceVideo asked Mr. Whitworth if Discovery was working on new streaming services for the future. Mr. Whitworth replied saying: “Yeah, the Eurosport Player runs off…
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Sling TV Expands Availability on Android Devices
Today, Sling announced that they have extended their in-browser player support and that Sling is now available on Chrome to all Android mobile users. While Sling TV was already available on Chrome for desktop, Sling subscribers on their Android mobile devices can now get their content quickly and easily, without needing to download another app.…
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Pluto TV Officially Announces a New Partnership With DAZN Offering Free Combat Fight Coverage
Yesterday we reported news that DAZN, a premium sports streaming service, has partnered up with Pluto TV to offer free content. With this partnership, Pluto TV fans will be able to find a new weekly three-hour series called DAZN Fight Zone on the Pluto TV Fight Channel. This new program will air original content about…
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The New Nvidia Shield is Now For Sale At Best Buy
Looking for the new Nvidia Shield? The still unannounced new Nvidia Shield and Nvidia Shield Pro are now both showing up for sale in Best Buy stores. According to multiple reports, online customers have been finding the new Nvidia Shields for sale in Best Buy stores around the United States as of yesterday. Now you…
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The Days of Cheap Cable TV Packages Are Coming To an End as Comcast Only Wants Profitable TV Customers
Today Comcast announced their 3rd quarter 2019 earnings report that showed they lost 224,000 TV subscribers. During the earnings call, Comcast executives were very quick to dismiss these numbers as a senior Comcast executive said if TV customers are not profitable, they plan to push them over to the internet only. It seems that Comcast…
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Comcast’s NBC Peacock Streaming Service Will Be Heavily Ad Supported
Today during the company’s earnings call Comcast said that they plan to have Peacock be heavily supported by ads. Comcast said they don’t want to chase after Netflix and they think being ad-supported will help them stand out. Peacock will also be heavily featured on Comcast’s new streaming player, the Flex. Exactly what that means…