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Streaming Subscriptions Pass 1 Billion, Up 26% From 2019
The year 2020 may leave a bitter taste in your mouth, but one thing that thrived during the pandemic is online streaming. The total number of global streaming service subscriptions surpassed 1.1 billion globally at the end of 2020 according to the Motion Picture Association’s annual THEME report. With more viewers choosing to cut the…
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NFL Expands Digital Distribution, Rep Says Sunday Ticket Will Stay with DirecTV
The NFL has announced new long-term media distribution deals with Amazon, CBS, ESPN/ABC, FOX, and NBC. The new agreements will begin with the 2023 season and will run through the 2033 season. While some reports have said that ESPN+ will take rights to Sunday Ticket from AT&T’s DirecTV, a rep for the NFL is saying…
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Prime Members Can Choose Showtime, AMC+, STARZ, or PBS Kids for 99 Cents a Month
Right now, Amazon Prime Video has a deal going on that will get you your favorite streaming channel for just 99 cents a month for the first two months. You’ll also get Amazon Music Unlimited included. You can choose from Showtime, AMC+, STARZ, or PBS Kids. as your 99 cent channel add-on. That means you’ll…
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Redbox Adds Law & Crime to Free Live TV Streaming Lineup
Redbox is adding more content to its free streaming service with the addition of Law & Crime. On the channel, viewers will get true crime content along with coverage of trials, plus original programs like “Brian Ross Investigates,” hosted by former ABC Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross, “Trial File,” “Law&Crime Daily,” and “Prime Crime.” Redbox…
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Tablo Launches the Quad HDMI OTA DVR
In November, Tablo introduced the Tablo Dual HDMI DVR, allowing users to record content from over the air channels. Now, Nuvyyo, the maker of Tablo, has launched the four tuner version of the OTA DVR. With four onboard ATSC 1.0 tuners, this OTA DVR gives you the flexibility to watch or record up to four…
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JustWatch Launches Feature to Track Which Episodes You’ve Watched Across All Platforms
JustWatch has launched a tracking feature on its app to help you stay up to date on all your streaming shows. The tracking function allows you to see your progress on shows from all streaming services at once, making it a more complete way to stay on top of new episodes. With the new function,…
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Amazon Expands Local News on Fire TV to 88 Markets Around the US
Amazon announced today that it has expanded its local news coverage to include 88 cities across the country. Amazon launched the live and on-demand local news feature in December with 12 cities. At launch, local news was available in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Tampa, Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle.…
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The FCC Slams Texas Telemarketers With $225 Million Fine
The FCC is really cracking down on those annoying robocalls with some power moves made on Wednesday. The FCC fined two Texas-based telemarketers $225 million in fines for spam calls they made back in 2019 – the largest fine in the commission’s history. According to the FCC, the two companies under the names of Rising…
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Watch All Episodes of ‘The Office’ for Free on Peacock for One Week
Good news for fans of The Office. Peacock is making all nine seasons of the fan favorite series available for free for one week only, beginning today, March 18. The series moved to Peacock from Netflix at the beginning of the year. While the first two seasons have been available with the free tier, the…
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Marvel Universe Movies to Watch as a Refresher Before The Falcon & The Winter Soldier
After a critically and financially successful debut with WandaVision, Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues on Disney+ with the premiere of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The six-episode miniseries will pick up six months after the events of Avengers: Endgame after Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) passes his shield to one of…
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Younger Households are More Likely to Stream Live Events Than Watch on Traditional TV
Awards season is in full force with the Golden Globes behind us and the Grammys wrapping up last Sunday. Oscar Nominations are in and the live event is scheduled for later in April. However, this year’s shows have seen a bit of a decline in viewership. It’s possible a virtually-hosted live show just doesn’t carry…
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Sinclair RSNs Will Rebrand as Bally Sports on March 31
After announcing a partnership earlier this year, Sinclair and Bally are rebranding Sinclair-owned regional sports networks to become Bally Sports channels on March 31. The Bally Sports Twitter account shared the news today. With the rebranding, two channels are being retired: FOX Sports Carolinas and FOX Sports Tennessee. Nashville Predators and Carolina Hurricanes content will…
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Cinedigm Acquires ‘Films Around The World’ Library
Cinedigm announced it has acquired the entire classic films library ‘Films Around The World,’ which will add more than 150 feature films and more than 500 hours of audio to Cinedigm’s content arsenal. The library is comprised of classic dramas, thrillers, comedies and westerns, plus horror films from the 1940s cult film from the 70s,…
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Streamers are Retaining Subscribers by Leveraging Movie Premieres
The shift to blockbuster movies receiving home premieres has likely made a permanent change in the streaming industry. Although more theaters may reopen later this year and in the years to come, streaming services and movies alike have mutually benefitted from this straight-to-streaming arrangement 2020 threw at us. But mostly, streaming services have the most…
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How to Watch March Madness 2021: First Four on March 18
March Madness will tip-off with a packed schedule in the First Four play-in games. Traditionally, the First Four games are played on the Tuesday after Selection Sunday; however, due to the pandemic, these games will be played on Thursday, March 18. With this year’s tournament taking place in a bubble in Indiana, the First Four…
