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YouTube TV’s 8 Million Customers Means You’re Now More Willing to Pay For Google Services
YouTube and parent Alphabet are known for how much money they make on ads that pop up on its service. But the company is also seeing success getting people to pay for its services. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on Tuesday disclosed that its YouTube TV live streaming service now has 8 million subscribers. This comes…
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Sling TV’s New Contest Will Pay You to Watch Television
Sling TV on Tuesday introduced a new “Watch & Win” Rewards program that increases the chances that you’ll win prize money the more you watch television. The Rewards program is set to pay out $25,000 in total cash prizes, with a grand prize winner taking home $5,000. You enter the sweepstakes by watching 30 minutes…
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Anime Streamer Crunchyroll is Now on Samsung Smart TVs
Crunchyroll, the largest anime streaming service, said on Monday it is now available on Samsung smart televisions. The streaming service is now available as an app on Samsung smart TV models from 2017 through 2023. Users can find it in the Samsung Smart TV app store. It’s the latest move by Crunchyroll to expand its…
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ATSC 3.0 Expands to Chicago With Five Stations Upgrading to NextGen TV
ATSC 3.0, the newest standard of over-the-air TV that brings higher quality picture and sound, on Monday arrived in Chicago, with five local stations upgrading to the technology. The local CBS (WBBM-TV), FOX (WFLD-TV), NBC (WMAQ-TV), WGN and Univision (WGBO-TV) are all broadcasting on the new standard. Users with an antenna can re-scan their channels…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is Launching a New Free Channel On Pluto TV
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is taking his media network, StarTalk, and turning it into a new 24/7 channel on Pluto TV. The StarTalk channel will feature Tyson, the director of Hayden Planetarium with a huge social media following, as the host, but will also tap guests such as Mayim Bialik, Jason Sudekis, and Jack…
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Scripps Sports President: NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 Will be Huge For Sports Betting
The newest standard of over-the-air television, also known as ATSC 3.0 or NextGen TV, is supposed to bring better visual and audio quality to broadcast television. But the killer app may actually be in watching games in real time and sports betting. That’s according to Scripps Sports President Brian Lawlor, who told Cord Cutters News…
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The Recap: Nickelodeon’s App Shuts Down, Spectrum Takes a Hit, and More
YouTube TV offered some improvements for users, while earnings season rolled along with a myriad of tech companies reporting their results. Also reporting earnings was Spectrum, which felt the bite of 5G home internet service. The Federal Communications Commission, meanwhile, warned that it may need to stop taking new applications for the Affordable Connectivity Program…
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DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM Lose Cox-Owned ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX Locals in Another Blackout
Cox Media-owned ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX stations went dark on DIRECTV after the two companies failed to reach a new distribution deal. The latest blackout comes amid disputes between broadcasters and pay-TV companies that are increasingly spilling out to the public. DIRECTV just reached another deal with broadcaster Tegna, which ended a six-week long…
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Carl Weathers, Star of Mandalorian, Predator, and Rocky, Dead at 76
Carl Weathers, best known as Apollo Creed in the Rocky films but likely known by younger Star Wars fans for his role on The Mandalorian, has died, his manager confirmed. He was 76. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers,” his family said in a statement. “He died peacefully in his…
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Spotify Signs New Deal With Joe Rogan Worth as Much as $250 Million, But Expands His Distribution to YouTube and More
Spotify is keeping hit podcaster Joe Rogan on its platform thanks to a new deal worth as much as $250 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. Spotify announced the new deal on its site, but didn’t offer any financial details. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Joe Rogan Experience podcast will no longer…