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Study: Over a Quarter of Americans Prefer to Watch Sports Through a Streaming Service
Sports streaming is rising in popularity as 28% of Americans prefer watching sports through a streaming service, according to a new study by Time 2 Play. In February 2022, more than 1,100 Americans, 50% male and 50% female from across the country were surveyed by the online gambling site to find out their sports viewing habits.…
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Nielsen: Peacock Viewership Hit All Time Highs During February Thanks to Sports
February was a big month for live sports with the combination of Super Bowl LVI and the Olympics both hitting the scene. While overall streaming was down as is usual for February, Peacock saw record viewership highs thanks to streaming live coverage of both major events. According to Nielsen, Peacock usage peaked during the Super…
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ESPN App Adds SharePlay Allowing Fans to Watch Live Sports Together Over FaceTime
The ESPN app’s latest update allows fans in the U.S. to watch sports and live content on the network with their friends while on FaceTime via SharePlay. The update will give Apple users a way to share experiences from the biggest moments, games, and events across the ESPN app via their iPad, or iPhone, with…
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Cinedigm Takes Shareholder Position with Roundtable Entertainment
Cinedigm and Roundtable Entertainment have inked a partnership deal to co-finance a variety of films to be distributed on Cinedigm’s OTT networks and other third-party streaming platforms. In addition, the two companies plan to launch several streaming channels together. Cinedigm is taking a minority shareholder position in Roundtable Entertainment as part of the deal. The…
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How to Watch PGA Tour: Valspar Championship on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More on March 17
Sam Burns returns to Innisbrook Resort to defend his title at the 2022 Valspar Championship as the PGA Tour’s Florida Swing comes to an end. The event will take place right outside of Tampa, Florida, and will feature 140 players including 21 of the world’s top 50 players. Justin Harding, Pablo Larrazabal, Ashun Wu, and…
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Byron Allen’s HBCU GO Announces Mult-Year Agreement to Stream SWAC Sports & Events
The Southwestern Atheltic Conference (SWAC) has found a new streaming home after the conference has agreed to a multi-year partnership with Bryon Allen’s Allen Media Group’s HBCU GO. The deal is set to begin in the fall of 2022, and it will give the free ad-supported streaming platform distribution rights to sports content related to…
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March Madness: How to Watch the Men’s First Round on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More on March 18
March Madness continues after an exciting First Four round, where four teams played their way into the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament. The remaining 64 teams look to cement their place in the eternal lore of college basketball by advancing to the Round of 32. 32 games will take place over the next…
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Amazon Has Acquired MGM for $8.5 Billion
Amazon has announced that it closed on its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM, bringing a catalog of more than 4,000 film titles and 17,000 TV episodes to Amazon as the studio joins Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Rumors about Amazon’s interest in acquiring MGM for between $7-10 billion began in early May 2021. Amazon and…
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Hub: Consumers Seem to be Most Familiar With Streaming Services That Offer Genre-Focused Content
With new streaming services popping up all over the place, brand recognition is key in attracting subscribers. A new study by Hub Research shows that a surprising amount of streaming services aren’t as well-known as you’d think. Consumers seem pretty confident when it comes to knowing about Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services that have…
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FilmRise Enters Deal to Produce Two Feature Films, Plus Distribution for 20+ Holiday Titles
FilmRise has signed a deal with Los Angeles-based Nicely Entertainment to produce two new holiday movies for distribution in the U.S. – “Sappy Holiday” starring Vanessa Sears (“The Last Man”) and John McLaren (“Heartland”) and “Snowball Effect.” The multifaceted deal also includes distribution rights for two new, never released productions from Nicely, “Adeline” starring John…
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WNBA League Pass to Increase Price for the First Time Since Launch
Heading into its 26th season, the Women’s National Basketball Association is raising the price of its WNBA League Pass streaming service for the first time since its 2016 launch. Andrew Joe Potter at The Score broke the news on Twitter: Last year, during the league’s 25th anniversary season, WNBA League Pass streamed more than 110…
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Ukraine President Zelensky’s ‘Servant of the People’ is Back on Netflix
The political comedy Servant of the People, starring the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is back on Netflix. US audiences can now watch the first season. “You asked and it’s back!” Netflix wrote in a tweet Wednesday morning. “Servant of the People is once again available on Netflix in The US. The 2015 satirical comedy…
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Netflix is Testing Charging Subscribers for Password Sharing
Netflix is planning a new test that would address password sharing. The company will be launching and testing two new features for members in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru who share their accounts with additional users outside of their homes. “We’ve always made it easy for people who live together to share their Netflix account,…
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YouTube TV is Testing a New Guide as it Gears Up for More Interface Improvements
Some YouTube TV users are noticing an update in the design of their grid guide on the live TV streaming service. A subscriber posted a photo of their screen, shown below, in a Facebook group for YouTube TV users, showing a checkmark on the titles in their library, a description of the selected show with…
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March Madness: How to Watch the Men’s First Four on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More
March Madness has arrived as 8 teams compete in the First Four to secure a spot in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The play-in round of the tournament will feature 3 conference champions: Texas Southern (SWAC), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland), and Bryant (NEC). The play-in game began in…
