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How to Watch UFC 262 on May 15th
The UFC Lightweight champion will be crowned at UFC 262. The title was vacated after former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement and vacated the belt after his 1077 day reign. Saturday’s main event bout will be between the most effective submission fighter in UFC history No. 3-ranked lightweight Charles Oliveira and former three-time Bellator…
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NBCU’s ‘Joe Exotic’ Scripted Series Will Only be Available on Peacock
NBCUniversal has thrown out its original plans to air the scripted Joe Exotic series across all of its networks. Now, the Kate McKinnon-starring limited series will be available solely on SVOD via NBC’s streaming service Peacock. The decision reportedly came after content teams and execs saw the script and decided it would be better played…
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Oregon Man Indicted in Stolen Streaming Password Scheme
An Oregon man was indicted for his role in a scheme that involved stealing and reselling passwords for streaming services, according to a statement from the US District Attorney’s Office this week. The indictment, first reported on by The Verge, accuses Samuel Joyner of Oregon and Evan McMahon from Australia of working together on a…
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ESPN+ Reaches 13.8 Million Subscribers, Announces Extended Deal with MLB
ESPN+ added 1.7 million new subscribers for Q2 2021, reaching a total of 13.8 million subscribers. “We’re pleased to see more encouraging signs of recovery across our businesses, and we remain focused on ramping up our operations while also fueling long-term growth for the Company,” said Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company.…
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Hulu with Live Drops 200,000 Subscribers
Disney reported subscriber numbers across its streaming services Thursday, showing that total subscriber numbers for both Hulu and Hulu with Live have reached 41.6 million. While the basic tier of Hulu added 2.4 million subscribers, reaching 37.8 million up from 35.4 million in the previous quarter, Hulu with Live lost 200,000 subscribers, coming in at…
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Disney+ Reaches 103.6 Million Subscribers
Disney reported Q2 financial results Thursday, announcing that DIsney+ has reached 103.6 million paid subscribers, up from 94 million in the previous quarter, after Disney shared the service had surpassed 100 million subscribers at its annual shareholders meeting in March. Analysts were expecting that number to be closer to 110 million. Revenue for the quarter…
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‘Jungle Cruise’ Starring Dwayne Johnson Will Be Available on Disney+ Premier Access The Same Day as Theaters
Disney’s new summer blockbuster Jungle Cruise is heading for theaters and Premier Access on Disney+ at the same time this July. The news came straight from the source – the source being Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Instagram account. As The Rock puts it, “the epic adventure event of the summer that you’ve been waiting for,…
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HBO Max Finally Set a Date for the ‘Friends’ Reunion Special
After a year of waiting, including teases, sweepstakes giveaways, and postponed production, HBO Max has set a date for the Friends Reunion Special. Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey are coming back together for the first time on May 27, 2021 exclusively on HBO Max. “Friends” stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return…
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SpaceX Will Place Starlink Terminals at Google Cloud Data Centers
As SpaceX continues to roll out its Starlink satellite internet service around the world, the company has partnered with Google to place Starlink terminals at Google cloud data centers. With the partnership, SpaceX will use the cloud to better serve Starlink customers while Google will have access to Starlink’s fast and secure internet for enterprise…
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Paramount+ Set to Launch in Australia August 2021
Paramount+ is coming to Australia. ViacomCBS Australia & New Zealand announced the streaming service will launch in Australia on August 11, 2021 with a price tag of $8.99 per month. The streamer will launch with premium entertainment for audiences of all ages, including more than 20,000 episodes and blockbuster movies throughout the year. Paramount+ Australia…
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Global SVOD Subscriptions Are Forecasted to Increase 65 Percent by 2026
Streaming popularity continues to rise, and the proof is in the numbers. The total number of streaming service subscriptions surpassed 1.1 billion globally at the end of 2020. Now, new forecasts predict that global SVOD subscriptions will see a 65% increase by 2026. Analysts at Digital TV Research say between 2021 and 2026, 591 million…
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Roku Originals Will Premiere on The Roku Channel on May 20
Roku announced today that it will debut Roku Originals on May 20, to celebrate Streaming Day. The original content will stream on The Roku Channel for free. Roku first made the announcement that it had created the Roku Originals branding in April. The move came after Roku acquired content from short-lived streaming service Quibi back…
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Prime Video’s New Multi-Year Deal With the WNBA Includes Weekly Live Game Streams
Amazon and the WNBA have announced a new multi-year deal that gives Prime Video exclusive streaming rights to 16 games per season, plus coverage of the Commissioner’s Cup Game. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the WNBA said the deal includes rights to stream a WNBA game every week during the regular season, starting…
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Stream the ‘Divergent’ Trilogy For Free on Tubi This Month
Now through May 30, Tubi has the complete Divergent series starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoe Kravitz, and more available to stream for free. You can relive the suspense and drama of all three movies – Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant – on Fox-owned free streaming service through the end of the month. Since their theatrical releases from 2014-2016, the…
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Apple TV+ Might Have More than 40 Million Subscribers
Apple TV+ might not be the most booming new streaming service on the block, but we may have underestimated it. Estimates from Ampere Analysis indicate the streamer ended 2019 with 33.6 million users, and a new report from Statista estimates that number reached 40 million by the end of 2020. Apple doesn’t give away subscriber…
