Author: Tmera Hepburn
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Disney+ Tested Out its First Livestream During the Academy Award Nominations Tuesday
Surprise! Disney+ is officially in the Livestream business. Well, possibly. Without much fanfare, the streaming service revealed it quietly tested out its first live streaming event during the Oscar Awards nominations Tuesday morning. The 94th Academy Award Nominations event hosted by Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross was live-streamed on multiple platforms, including Disney+ in…
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Originals from Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and More All Nominated for Oscar Awards
This year’s nominations for the 2022 Academy Awards are in, and there are plenty of streaming originals in the lineup. Netflix’s The Power of the Dog starring Benedict Cumberbatch leads the streaming pack with 12 nominations alone including Best Picture, Best Actor, and more. However, this year was a slight return to more traditional theatrical…
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New FAST Channel TotalCrime is Now Available on The Roku Channel
Today, Blue Ant Media announced the launch of TotalCrime, a new free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel on The Roku Channel. Like the channel’s name suggest, featured content is dedicated to true crime enthusiasts everywhere with a catalogue filled with real life stories presented in documentary and series form. As part of TotalCrime’s offering, three quarters of…
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Study: Less Than 50% of U.S. Households Will Still Use Pay TV by 2026
The number of consumers shelling out money for traditional pay TV subscriptions is falling with only 60% of U.S. households holding on to their subscription in 2021. New data from Digital TV Research shows that pay TV penetration will fall below 50% of all U.S. households by the year 2026. By comparison, traditional cable subscriptions…
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Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video the Week of Feb. 7, 2022
The new week of incoming streaming releases is here to save everyone from another otherwise uneventful week of February, so while you’re staying warm inside, you can check out these Originals heading your way. Netflix will release its new kind-of true crime series Inventing Anna, created by Shondaland, plus reality dating favorite Love is Blind…
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‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘House of Gucci’ Are the Most Popular Titles on Vudu Right Now
Over this past week, Vudu customers have been loving Ghostbusters: Afterlife which is newly available to rent. The sequel to the classic 1980s franchise was the top earning title on the transactional video service for the week of Jan 31 – Feb. 6. In second place is another newcomer, House of Gucci starring Lady Gaga…
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VIZIO SmartCast Adds Three Streaming Apps from A+E Networks
VIZIO is expanding its offering of ad-free subscription apps to its lineup with three new additions from A+E Network. Now, SmartCast users can access History Vault, A&E Crime Central, and Lifetime Movie Club all from their VIZIO TV. HISTORY Vault– Over 3,500 hours of content offering the breadth and depth of The HISTORY Channel’s extensive catalogue,…
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Disney+ Adds a Special ‘Valentine’s Day’ Collection for February
Looking to get in the Valentine’s Day mood? Since February is all about hearts and cupid’s arrows, Disney+ has added a special collection dedicated to Valentine’s Day where you can stream all the romantic content. The collection features different categories featuring love-filled movies like Enchanted, The Fault in Our Stars, While You Were Sleeping, plus…
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Conviva: Big Screens are the Preferred Way of Streaming With Smart TVs up 37% YoY
Conviva has released its State of Streaming Report for Q4 2021, and one of the biggest takeaways is that viewers prefer watching content on big screens compared to anything else. Big screens continued to dominate viewership globally, claiming 50% of share in every region except Asia. However, even Asia saw growth in the amount of…
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Everything Coming to Peacock in February 2022 Including Jennifer Lopez ‘Marry Me’ Same Day as Theaters
This month, Peacock is in full Olympic mode with every all of the NBCUniversal coverage of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games from Beijing China available to stream through its Peacock Premium tier. Other incoming highlights include Jennifer Lopez and Owen’ Wilson’s new movie Marry Me which will be in theaters and the streaming service Feb.…