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Here’s What’s New on Discovery+ February 2022
Discovery+ has announced its upcoming programming slate for February full of new and original titles. Highlights include new Shock Docs, Puppy Bowl Presents: The Winter Games for your daily dose of serotonin, and Profiled: The Black Man, a moving new series in which challenges and stereotypes Black men face are explored through powerful storytelling and…
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New FCC Ruling will Require Internet Services to Provide ‘Nutrition Labels’ Displaying Speeds and More
Today the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to move ahead with a plan to require broadband companies to display important plan information on easy to read labels so customers will know upfront what they’re getting. This means big broadband names like Comcast and Verizon and will have to provide ‘nutrition labels’ disclosing things like speed,…
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NBCUniversal & Exchange Will Provide Service Members with Free Streaming of the 2022 Winter Olympics
Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Comcast NBCUniversal are teaming up once again to give service members and honorably discharged Veterans full streaming coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics. The XXIV Olympic Winter Games will take place from February 2 to February 20, and military members will be able to stream the Beijing Games…
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RealMadrid TV is Now Available on Pluto TV
Today, Cinedgim announced that its soccer-centric service Realmadrid TV has launched on Pluto TV. The channel will join others as part of Pluto TV’s sports category, including NFL Channel, MLB, PGA Tour, and more. Programming currently available on RealMadrid TV streaming channel: Real Madrid’s La Liga Games Live Press Conferences Exclusive Interviews Live Training Sessions Classic Matches Magazine Shows Real…
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Roku Devices Are On Sale, Starting at $24
Roku has deals on some of its most popular streaming devices, including the affordable Roku Express, the fully loaded Roku Ultra, and the all-in-one streamer + soundbar Roku Streambar. These are limited-time deals, expiring on January 29 and February 12. Roku Express on Sale for $24.99 Through 1/29 The Roku Express is for the person that wants an easy…
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Report: ESPN Considering Al Michaels For Monday Night Football As Amazon Enters “Deep Negotiations” For Thursday Night Football
Another network is reportedly interested in current NBC play-by-play commentator Al Michaels as he becomes a possible free agent following Super Bowl LVI. According to a new report from Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, ESPN may pursue Michales for Monday Night Football ahead of his impending free agency, as Michaels name has been…
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Nielsen: Viewers Spent Christmas Watching ‘The Witcher’ and ‘Emily in Paris’
in Nielsen’s most recent rankings, The Witcher stayed strong as the number one title overall, holding on to well over 2 billion minutes streamed for the week ending Dec. 26. The fantasy drama series has proven to be one of Netflix’s major titles and has already been renewed for a third season. And speaking of…
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Peacock Reached 24.5 Million Users in Q4, Showed $1.7 Billion Loss in 2021
Updated to break out paid premium subscribers and those subscribing with a pay TV bundle. Streaming service Peacock hit 24.5 million monthly active users by the end of 2021, according to Comcast’s Q4 earnings report. In an earnings call to go over Comcast’s numbers, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said that Peacock’s premium paid tier has 9…
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Everything Coming to Netflix in February 2022
Check out Netflix’s array of incoming content during the month of Love, including the documentaries The Tinder Swindler, and jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (provided Ye gets entrance into the editing lab for the final say), and more. Plus, new series are on their way including Murderville, where celebrity guests have to improvise their scripts along…
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Professional Fighters League and ESPN Reach Multi-Year Renewal, ESPN+ to Simulcast Events
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) and ESPN announced today that they’ve reached a new multi-year agreement, which will run through 2023 with an option to extend. The new deal will expand ESPN’s coverage of the PFL to include the entire 2022 PFL Playoffs, and a majority of the regular season events on ESPN, ESPN2, and…
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WarnerMedia and Discovery Merger Now Expected to Close This Spring
Things are heating up with AT&Ts pending merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery. The $43-billion deal was supposed to close halfway through 2022, but now has been moved up to Q2 according to information shared on Wednesday’s earnings call. “We’re encouraged with how the process for the WarnerMedia deal is progressing,” said AT&T CEO John Stankey…
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Plex Adds 10 New Live Channels to Its Free Streaming Service
Plex is growing its channel lineup again this month with the addition of 10 new channels. Viewers can now catch westerns, true crime, global news, and more on Plex’s free streaming platform. The new channels now available on Plex include: Wanted: Dead or Alive (Available in the US)A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as…
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Disney+ Set to Launch in Over 40 New Countries This Year
Disney+ is making big moves in 2022. The streamer announced Wednesday that it is expanding its global reach by launching in 42 new countries and 11 territories this summer. Disney+ is currently available in 18 countries, so this new launch will bring the count to 60 countries in total. Disney+ first launched on Nov. 19, 2019…
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HBO Max Could Benefit From Netflix’s Price Hike, AT&T CEO Says
During the AT&T Q4 earnings call Wednesday, CEO John Stankey shared his thoughts on recent streaming price hikes and where HBO Max stands today. HBO and HBO Max reached a combined 73.8 million global subscribers, beating the company’s target of 70 to 73 million subscribers, which we first learned earlier this month. WarnerMedia noted its decision…
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ATSC 3.0 Launches in Green Bay
NextGen TV has launched in Green Bay, WI, with five stations now broadcasting with the NextGen TV transmissions standard. The stations include: WBAY-TV (ABC), WFRV-TV (CBS), WLUK-TV (FOX), WGBA-TV (NBC) and WCWF (CW). The participating station has cooperated to ensure that current programming remains available to all viewers, regardless of whether their television service is provided…
