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Sling TV and Yahoo! Sports are Both Giving Free Previews to NBA League Pass This Week
Basketball fans will be happy to hear that for a limited time, you can get a free preview of NBA League pass. Both Sling TV and the Yahoo! Sports app are giving customers a free preview until January 22nd. After the trial is up, Sling users can watch every out-of-market game with NBA League Pass. $14.99/mo.,…
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Roku to Air a Special 20th Anniversary Episode of ‘Ask This Old House’
For two decades, Ask This Old House has been helping homeowners find answers to all their home improvement questions, and now the program is celebrating a major milestone. Ask This Old House turns 20 this year and will celebrate with a special anniversary episode airing Thursday, January 20 on PBS and the new dedicated This…
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YouTube TV Will Add The Weather Channel & More Channels in Partnership with Allen Media Group
Comedian, producer and media mogul Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has announced a new multi-year partnership with Google to help accelerate growth across the Media Group’s multiple platforms. AMG is also set to expand its YouTube TV carriage in 2022 starting with The Weather Channel, with more networks launching later in the year, according to…
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El Rey Network Launches on XUMO
Today, Cinedigm announced that El Rey Network has launched on XUMO as both a FAST (free ad-supporting streaming TV) & VOD channel. The network is cofounded by Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn, Sin City, Spy Kids), John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa, and is a Latinx-inclusive, English-language channel that represents the changing face of America and the most…
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Report: Apple to Spend Billions on Live Sports Over the Next Four Years
Apple is gearing up to make a major move in the world of sports for its Apple TV+ streaming, according to a new report from investment firm Wedbush, which was seen by MacRumors. From the report, the company is “ready to spend billions” to aggressively acquire more live sports content over the next four years to…
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The Roku Channel is Starting Production on a Weird Al Biopic Starring Daniel Radcliffe
Roku announced today a new original comedy about Grammy-winning musician Weird Al Yankovic. Production of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story starts next month and the film will be available exclusively on The Roku Channel when it premieres. The Roku Original will star Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al, with the film following Yankovic’s life, showing how…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video the Week of January 17, 2022
For the middle of the month, there’s surprisingly a lot of big new releases coming this week to Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video. In terms of content, there’s no dry January here! Netflix is heating things up with a new season of Too Hot to Handle, a new romantic movie The Royal Treatment, and –…
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The Film Detective is Airing a ‘Life with Elizabeth’ Marathon in Honor of Betty White Today
The Film Detective is honoring Betty White on what would have been her 100th birthday with a 24-hour marathon of her first sitcom, Life with Elizabeth, which ran from 1953 through 1955. White passed away just days before her 100th birthday. Remembered as the “Queen of Television,” White was known for her starring roles on The…
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How to Watch the NBA on MLK Day on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More
The National Basketball Association continues its long-standing tradition of basketball games on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The tradition dates back to 1986 when the holiday was first established to honor the civil rights leader. With the NBA celebrating its 75th anniversary, there are 12 games, including 4 national broadcasts, on the schedule as the…
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How to Watch the NFL Wildcard Game Without Cable on Monday, January 17, 2022
The last game of the NFL’s first extended Wildcard Weekend is finally here. For the first time ever, two NFL teams will be playing a playoff game on Monday. As we reported earlier this year, ESPN will be broadcasting the history-making event under the Monday Night Football brand and there will be a ManningCast on…
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Hallmark Channel Will Air a ‘Golden Girls’ Marathon on Betty White’s Birthday – Here’s How to Stream
The Hallmark Channel has announced it will be honoring Betty White with a special lineup of programming on January 17 – what would have been the iconic actress’ 100th birthday. The network will air a marathon of “Golden Girls” kicking off at 12:00 am and featuring all of the best Rose Nylund moments played by…
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How to Watch NFL Wildcard Games Without Cable on Sunday, January 16, 2022
After an exciting Wildcard Saturday, the 2022 NFL Playoffs continue with a stacked 3-game lineup. The defending Super Bowl champions, the NFC East champions, and the defending AFC champions take the field in what is expected to be an explosive day filled with hard-hitting games where the losers go home. The 9-8 Philadelphia Eagles travel…
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Video: The Cordie Awards for the Best New Streaming Device of 2021 and More
This week, Jess and Philip teamed up to discuss the results from our 2021 Cordie Awards. In Part 1 of our video recap, we count down your picks for the Best New Streaming Device of 2021, Best Smart TV, and more. And stay tuned — we’ll be covering more of your top picks in upcoming…
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Samsung TV Plus to Host 24/HR Betty White Game Show Marathon on Jan. 17
The world lost an icon in the last hours of 2021. Betty White passed away at 99 years old on Dec. 31, just days before her 100th birthday. In addition to her iconic roles on The Golden Girls, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and more, White was also known as ‘The First Lady of Game…
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‘The Witcher’ Leads Nielsens Top Streaming Charts with More than 2 Billion Minutes Watched
What do The Witcher and CoComelon have in common? Off hand you might say nothing, but they were both recently the most-streamed titles of the week according to Nielsen’s top ten tracker. During the week ending Dec. 19, Netflix viewers really got into fantasy and streamed over 1 billion minutes of Henry Cavill as Geralt…
