Author: Luke Bouma
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Peacock Lost $372 Million In The 4th Quarter of 2024 As It Continues to Move Toward Profitability
NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, continues its upward trajectory, reporting strong fourth-quarter results and significant progress in narrowing its financial losses. Comcast, Peacock’s parent company, announced on Thursday that the streamer’s Q4 revenue grew to $1.3 billion, up from $1 billion in the same period last year. More importantly, Peacock significantly narrowed its losses, reporting a…
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Blockbuster Coming Back As A Nightclub, Bar, Restaurant and Amusement Park?
In a surprising twist, the beloved video rental chain Blockbuster is set to make a comeback, but not in the way you might expect. The iconic brand is gearing up to transform into a vibrant entertainment hub, combining the nostalgia of the past with the excitement of the present. According to a recent Instagram post,…
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Comcast Lost 311,000 TV Customers & 139,000 Internet Customers In The 4th Quarter of 2024 As Cord Cutting & Cord Cutting 2.0 Grow
Comcast Corporation, the nation’s largest cable and internet provider, released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024, highlighting both successes and challenges. With this, Comcast lost 311,000 TV customers and 139,000 internet customers during the 4th quarter of 2024. This comes from both cord-cutting on TV services and cord-cutting 2.0 growing with Americans…
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Dish & Sling TV Will Start Using AI to Improve Its Content Discovery
Dish Network is taking a giant leap forward in enhancing its user experience by partnering with ThinkAnalytics, a leading provider of content discovery and viewer engagement solutions. The satellite TV giant will implement ThinkAnalytics’ Think360 platform and ThinkContentExplorer to optimize its content curation, personalize recommendations, and boost viewer engagement across its Dish, Sling TV, and…
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Amazon Music Unlimited Joins the Chorus of Price Hikes At $1 to $3 A Month More
Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers will soon be feeling the pinch as the streaming service announced price hikes across its most popular plans. The move, communicated to customers on Wednesday evening, follows similar price increases by industry giants Spotify and Apple Music in recent months, signaling a trend of rising costs in the music streaming landscape.…
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Pluto TV is Adding 3 New Channels In February 2025 Including 24/7 ROCKY & Creed
Pluto TV is adding a ton of new content in February 2025, including three new 24/7 free channels. NEW CHANNELS Pluto TV ROCKY + CreedSeven movies, five decades, two champs. Get into the ring with six original ROCKY movies starring Sylvester Stallone, plus CREED starring Michael B. Jordan and Stallone, together for the first time…
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“Little House on the Prairie” Stakes Its Claim on Netflix: A New Generation to Experience Life on the Frontier
Netflix is set to reimagine a beloved classic with a new series based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” books. This announcement comes over four decades after the original television adaptation concluded its run on NBC, promising a fresh take on the iconic story for a new generation of viewers. Rebecca Sonnenshine,…
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Once Upon a Dream: Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” Premiered 66 Years Ago Today
On this day, 66 years ago, audiences were first transported to a magical kingdom filled with fairies, a wicked sorceress, and a beautiful princess doomed to eternal slumber. Walt Disney’s animated classic, “Sleeping Beauty,” premiered on January 29th, 1959, captivating generations with its stunning visuals, memorable score, and timeless tale. The film, a lavish adaptation…
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Netflix & Other Streaming Service Users Forced to Pay to Fund the BBC? UK Government Explores Radical Overhaul of License Fee
The UK government is considering a radical shake-up of how the BBC is funded, with proposals including extending the license fee to households that only use streaming services like Netflix and Disney+. This move comes as part of a broader effort to modernize the funding model for the public broadcaster in the face of evolving…
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Paramount Rejects Unsolicited $13.5 Billion Bid from Project Rise Partners, Reaffirms Commitment to Skydance Merger
Paramount Global has rejected an unsolicited $13.5 billion takeover bid from Project Rise Partners (PRP), a consortium of investors, reaffirming its commitment to the previously announced merger with Skydance Media and RedBird Capital Partners. In a statement to Cord Cutters News, a spokesperson for Paramount’s Special Committee emphasized that PRP did not submit a proposal…