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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video the Week of January 11, 2021
This week is full of new titles coming to these three major streaming services. Netflix is getting Seasons 4 of Carmen San Diego, and Last Tango in Halifax, plus our top movie pick on the red and black streamer this month is Radium Girls starring award-winning actress Joey King, who you definitely know from The…
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Peacock Launches LIT, a 24-Hour Entertainment News Channel
Today, multi-platform entertainment news network LIT launches its first-ever 24-hr entertainment news channel on Peacock. The channel launches today at 12 pm ET and will stream exclusively on Peacock in the US with plans to expand internationally next month. LIT will launch with its flagship news program, LIT Entertainment News in a 3-hour block. The…
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Nintendo is Dropping Netflix From the 3DS and Wii U With No Switch App in Sight
Nintendo users can say goodbye to streaming Netflix on their Wii U and 3DS devices as the app is no longer available to download for new users. Existing users can still access the app, but not for long. Nintendo says it will be shut down completely by June 30, 2021. “Starting Dec 31st, 2020, the…
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Verizon is Extending its Low Cost Internet Program to Low Income Households
Verizon announced it’s offering its high-speed Fios Forward internet service to even more qualifying customers. The internet service is available to qualifying households with financial assistance that brings the price as low as $19.99/month. Verizon Fios Forward is now available to new and existing customers who qualify for the Lifeline government assistance program. This is…
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Disney+ Set to Launch in Singapore February 2021
Disney+ is coming to Singapore after reaching a deal with local cable provider StarHub. Although no pricing details have been revealed, Variety reports a Feb. 23, 2021 launch date. The streamer will launch with 500 films and 15,000 episodes of content across the Marvel, Disney, Star Wars, National Geographic, Pixar and Star brands. The Disney+ app will…
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Global Streaming Subs Are Projected to Hit 2 Billion by 2025
New research forecasts global OTT subscriptions will rise by 65% from the end of 2020 to 2025, bringing the subscription count up to nearly 2 billion. Juniper Research’s recent report, OTT TV & Video Streaming: Evolving Trends, Future Strategies & Market Forecasts 2020-2025, attributes the propelling force behind this rapid growth largely to traditional broadcasters…
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Nielsen’s Top 10 Shows Netflix Users Binge-Watched ‘The Office’ Before its Move to Peacock
Netflix lost an iconic series this month as The Office headed over to NBC’s Peacock on January 1. The beloved sitcom was Netflix’s top show in 2020, and it seems like subscribers were out to get their fill of it on the platform one last time before it was gone. The Office was the No.…
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Netflix is Now Raising its Price for Existing UK Subscribers
Last month, Netflix increased its pricing for new signups effective December 10. Now the streaming pioneer is extending the price hike to existing users starting this week. The news comes shortly after Netflix also increased its subscription pricing in the US and Canada last fall. UK users will now pay £9.99 for a Standard subscription,…
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Former Disney & Discovery Execs Will Launch New Service, Struum, This Spring
A new streaming subscription service is launching this year with the goal of helping users easily uncover more content. Struum is a subscription-based service that acts as a gateway to discover a wide variety of content in the OTT market. It’s set to launch sometime in Spring 2021. With major services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon…
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Tubi’s Health and Wellness Lineup has Everything you Need to Crush Your New Year’s Resolutions
The start of a new year brings with it a motivation for change. If one of your New Year’s Goals includes being more active, losing some extra pounds, improving your diet, or just learning to cook, Tubi’s library has some great resources for getting you off to a great start. Follow along with high-intensity workouts…