Author: Luke Bouma
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Twitch Lays Off 500 Employees About 35% of Its Workforce
Today, Amazon reportedly laid off 500 employees at the live streaming service Twitch, or about 35% of its workforce, according to a report from Bloomberg. This comes as, in early 2023, Amazon laid off about 400 employees. Twitch focuses heavily on streaming live gaming streams but has expanded in recently years to stream a wide…
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The Fire TV Stick 4K Max & The Fire TV Cube Is On Sale & You Get 6 Months of MGM+ Free
Need a new Fire TV? Good news both the new Fire TV Stick 4K Max and the Fire TV Cube are on sale. Back in October, Amazon released a new Fire TV Stick 4K Max that is a significant step up from the older model. The new Fire TV Stick 4K Max has 16GB of…
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NBA Thunder Will Air Remaining Friday Regular-Season Games Free On OTA TV
Today the Oklahoma City Thunder announced a partnership with Griffin Media to air its remaining Friday night regular-season games. This deal will see the games air on four different local TV stations for free with an antenna or through multiple streaming services and cable TV companies. These games will air in Wichita, KS, Lawton, OK,…
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YouTube TV Teams Up With AMC To Add 3 New Free Channels
Today YouTube TV quietly added three new free channels from AMC. These new channels mark a change for YouTube TV as they start to add free content that is add supported to their lineup. These new channels include All Reality WE TV, The Walking Dead Universe, and Stories by AMC. The practice of adding free…
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Google Announces Chromecast Fast Pair & Chromecast For TikTok
Today at CES, Google announced that Fast Pair for Chromecast will soon be available on Chromecast with Google TV. Also, TikTok will soon add support for Chromecast in its app, letting you watch TikTok videos on your TV with Chromecast. With Fast Pair support, you will be able to connect compatible headphones or speakers directly…
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The Roku Ultra & Roku Stick 4K are On Sale
Thinking of becoming a cord cutter in 2024? Ready to join the cord cutting movement? Need a new streaming player? We have good news for you as Roku has the Roku Ultra and Roku Stick 4K on sale. Right now, the Roku Ultra is on sale for just $79.99. With the Roku Ultra, you can…
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Paramount+ is Now Free For Cable TV & Streaming Customers Including Spectrum & Hulu, Who Pay For Paramount+ with Showtime Network
Yesterday, Showtime was rebranded as the Paramount+ with Showtime network. This newly renamed network will offer the same programs as the old but also include many new shows from Paramount+. Yesterday, DIRECTV announced that any customers who pay for Paramount+ with Showtime will soon get free access to the Paramount+ app and all the content…
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Amazon, Pluto TV, Sling TV, & More Team Up on a New Open Casting Standard to Take on AirPlay & Chromecast
Today, Amazon announced a new open standard that will make casting video to your TV easier from your mobile device. This standard is meant to take on Chromecast and AirPlay two closed standards. This new feature is now available on the Echo Show 15 that will let you cast video from Amazon Prime Video. Also…
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DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM Customers Will Soon Get Free Paramount+ If They Subscribe to the New Paramount+ With Showtime Channel
Yesterday, Showtime was rebranded as the Paramount+ with Showtime network. This newly renamed network will offer the same programs as the old but also include many new shows from Paramount+. Now, DIRECTV has announced that any customers who pay for Paramoutn+ with Showtime will soon get free access to the Paramount+ app and all the…
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MLB Reportedly Rejects Amazon’s Offer to Take Over Live Streaming of MLB Games From Bally Sports
Bally Sports, the regional sports network trying to work its way out of bankruptcy, and last month a last minute offer by Amazon to take over streaming rights of MLB games could have help. Now though MLB has reported rejected a proposed $150 million deal that would have seen Amazon take over streaming of MLB…