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Sony Announces Plans to Develop a 3.0 OTA Guide For The Phoenix Test Market
Today Sony and Pearl TV announced plans to work together to build an on-screen television program guide that will work with the new 3.0 OTA standard that is going to be tested by 10 Phoenix TV stations. To our knowledge, this is the first time a major TV manufacturer like Sony has committed to joining…
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CBS All Access Arrives On Amazon Channels
Today CBS and Amazon announced a deal to bring CBS All Access to the Amazon Channels platform. With this deal, you will be able to use Amazon to manage your subscription to the commercial-free version of CBS All Access and access the CBS content through the Amazon app. (CBS said the $5.99 limited commercial plan…
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200 Mbps Fixed Wireless Internet For $50 Is Coming to 16 Markets in 2018
Yesterday a startup called Starry announced they will expand from its current Boston location to Los Angeles and Washington DC this month. From there they plan to launch in 14 other markets throughout 2018. “We take the privilege of being in your home and being your family’s ISP very seriously,” Starry CEO Chet Kanojia said…
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In 2017 AT&T Connected 440,000 in Rural Areas to Broadband With More on The Way
Yesterday AT&T announced that their efforts to bring broadband Internet to rural America connected more than 440,000 homes and small businesses across 18 states in hard-to-reach areas in 2017. “We’re thrilled to connect more families, businesses and communities through our leadership in bringing Fixed Wireless Internet to more places than any other company,” said Cheryl…
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Here is Everything New on Acorn TV in January 2018
Exclusive U.S. Premieres on Acorn in January 2018: Monday, January 15th DETECTORISTS, Series 3 (Acorn TV Original, Exclusive U.S. Premiere) “TV comedy treasure… deep and delightful comedy… I can’t recommend it highly enough. Brilliant… funny, touching and lovely to behold.”—Los Angeles Times Acorn TV joins as co-producer for the third series of the universally adored series, which has received ‘Best of the Year’ selections…
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Hulu Recently Added Every Episode of Animaniacs, Pinky & The Brain, Tiny Toons, & More
Recently Hulu announced that they struck a deal to create two new seasons of Animaniacs. Lost in the mix was the fact that Hulu added a ton of new content this week including: LOST – COMPLETE SERIES Lost was created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, and is a supernatural drama series that follows the survivors…
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Hulu is Rebooting Animaniacs With Two Seasons Exclusive to Hulu
Today Hulu announced a deal to bring back Steven Spielberg’s Animaniacs as a Hulu original show. The deal gives Hulu rights to two new seasons and full access to the back catalog of Anaminac show. “We cannot wait to work with Steven Spielberg and the entire Amblin and Warner Bros. teams to bring more sketches,…
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Netflix Has Obtained Rights to The Book Old Man’s War
Netflix has slowly been building up their library of original content, and now they have struck a major deal for John Scalzi’s modern sci-fi classic Old Man’s War. According to reports from Deadline, Netflix will turn the book into a movie for their streaming service. Jon Scalzi is a three-time Hugo award winner including best…
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Sling TV is Offering Free Access to The SEC Network in Time For The National Championship
Today Sling TV announced that they will offer the SEC Network free to all Sling Orange subscribers starting January 6th 2018 and running through January 8th 2018. This is just in time for the NCAA National Championship game between Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs on Monday, January, 8th. This will let Sling Orange subscribers…
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TiVo Introduces Their “Next-Gen Platform”
Today TiVo announced a new platform that TiVo says will be “a game-changing TV solution.” With this new platform, TiVo wants to offer hyper-personalization content across linear, over-the-top (OTT), on-demand and DVR platforms for multiscreen capabilities. In short, TiVo is hoping they can help end users discover content across a wide range of apps and services. “Consumers…
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Sling TV Partners With comScore For New Advertising Measurements
Today Sling TV announced that it has partnered with comScore to offer cross-platform addressable advertising measurement for campaigns that join the live OTT service’s impressions and DISH set-top box impressions. This will give Sling TV a leg up on the competition by allowing advertisers to see the campaign’s performance across the OTT service’s connected TV, mobile and…
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AT&T Announces Plans to Launch 5G Home Internet in a 23 Markets
5G home internet brings the promise of fiber speeds wirelessly over the air. A few weeks ago Verizon announced plans to launch in a handful of markets and now AT&T is promises the same. “5G will change the way we live, work and enjoy entertainment,” said Melissa Arnoldi, president, AT&T Technology and Operations. “We’re moving quickly to…
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Piracy Boxes Are Now Being Sold at Legitimate Shopping Centers Including Military PXs
It is increasingly becoming more difficult to spot piracy services because the services are looking more professional and they charge. Piracy devices and services are now trying to make the leap into legitimate shopping centers. For months now we have heard of booths at flea markets, state fairs, and other places selling piracy devices. Now…
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Report: Private Equity Buyers Are Looking to Buy TiVo
If it seems like TiVo was just sold, you are right. Just about a year-and-a-half ago Rovi Corp merged with TiVo. Now there are “multiple expressions of interest from potential private equity buyers” for more than $20 per share according to a report from The Street. Rovi Corp and TiVo merged mostly for the software…
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Dish Sues Two More IPTV Providers
A few months ago Dish kicked off their legal fight against piracy streaming services by suing the Kodi-add-on ZemTV and TVAddons.org. Now according to TorrentFreak Dish Network has filed two new lawsuits against pirate IPTV providers. The first lawsuit was recently filed in Maryland against Furniture Inc. and Mohammad Yusif for their Spider-TV service. Dish says the defendants are selling…
