Author: Tmera Hepburn
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Will Disney and ESPN Move Sports Fully to Streaming?
Ah, Coronavirus. She was just the nail in the coffin for ESPN’s dwindling pay-TV viewers. More than ever, people are switching to streaming for all their entertainment needs including sports, which makes now a great time for ESPN to consider taking its world of broadcast sports to direct-to-consumer streaming. Media Analyst Ben Swinburne of Morgan…
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Netflix Users are Watching More International Titles During Coronavirus
With a surge in viewership during the current pandemic, Netflix has seen an influx of users streaming international shows on the platform. That could be due to the fact that 86% of its 15.7M new subscribers in the first three months of 2020 came from outside the US and Canada, but it also could mean domestic viewers…
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Cinedigm Launches 9 New Channels on SelectTV Including The Bob Ross Channel
Today Cinedigm announced its partnership with streaming company FreeCast to launch nine new channels on its streaming service SelectTV. This deal is the most recent expansion of Cinedigm’s digital footprint. “As families across North America seek more value out of their entertainment dollar, cord-cutting has truly become a mainstream phenomenon,” said Erick Opeka, President of Cinedigm…
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Netflix is Adding a Feature to Remove Titles from “Continue Watching” List
Android users recently saw a new feature pop up on their Netflix app that allows them easily to remove titles from the “Continue Watching” list. Never fear, iOS users, you’ll be getting the update on June 29. Before this added feature, viewers had to log in to their Netflix account in an internet browser and…
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Here’s What We Know About DC’s FanDome Event
DC Comics has announced a standalone 24-hr event this summer aside from its usual appearance at San Diego Comic-Con. Although it’s a strange year to initiate a brand new convention, there are plenty of devout fans so it’s about time the DC universe got its very own event. Like this year’s Comic-Con, DC’s event, called…
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The New SpongeBob Movie is Heading Straight to Streaming
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and is skipping theaters to go right to streaming? SpongeBob Squarepants! ViacomCBS’ new animated film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is taking a play out of NBCUniversal and WarnerBros’ books by foregoing the theatrical window to head directly to the video-on-demand marketplaces. The film will then…
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Fandango is Launching a Program to Help You Return to Theaters Safely
Today Fandango announced a new comprehensive program with resources to help moviegoers return to theaters with confidence after the coronavirus pandemic. Starting today, Fandango.com and Fandango mobile apps will begin rolling out these new resources including social distance seating maps, a one-stop guide to safety policies provided by more than one hundred theater chains, a special…
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Tidal Reveals Two New Listening Features
Today the music streaming service Tidal unveiled two new featured playlists on its app. Contributor Mix and History Mix are both curated playlists selected by the user’s listening habits to enhance the personalized listening experience. “TIDAL continues to make significant efforts to expand its personalization capabilities, offering members more personalized playlists, videos and tracks consistent…
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Discovery and Sky Add Non-Linear Brands to Their Partnership in Expanded Deal
Discovery has renewed its partnership with Comcast-owned Sky in a new long term, multifaceted deal that will keep Discovery’s channels across the Sky Network in the UK, Ireland, Austria, and Germany. In addition to linear channels, the new deal now encompasses non-linear brands in the UK and Ireland. Sky will now be a distributor of…
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Discovery is Launching a Spanish HGTV Network
Discovery has announced the launch of Hogar de HGTV, a Spanish language network that pulls content from Food Network, HGTV and Discovery. The new channel will debut on Cox contour June 30 and Charter Spectrum August 1. This will be Discovery’s third Hispanic network joining Discovery en Español and Discovery Familia. “Discovery is already well-regarded…