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Birds of Prey & The Gentlemen Move Up Their On-Demand Release Date
As schools and businesses continue to close due to coronavirus concerns, movie studios are changing their strategies when it comes to releasing films on demand. Last week, Disney moved up the on-demand release date of Frozen 2 on Disney+, followed by the early release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker for digital purchase. Now,…
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Acorn TV Extends Free Trial to 30 Days For a Limited Time
The streaming service Acorn TV is giving new members a 30-day free trial, up from its usual 7-day free trial so you can start binge-watching new shows while you’re cooped up inside. Just use the code FREE30 when you sign up. And hurry, there’s no telling how long this special offer will last. Acorn TV…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video The Week of March 16th 2020
Here’s Everything coming to Netflix this week: March 16 The Boss Baby: Back in Business: Season 3 *Netflix Family Search Party Silver Linings Playbook Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy The Young Messiah March 17 Bert Kreischer: Hey Big Boy *Netflix Comedy Special All American: Season 2 Black Lightning: Season 3 Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom *Netflix…
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The Roku Channel is Coming to the UK
Roku has announced that the Roku Channel will be coming to the UK soon. The Roku Channel is Roku’s free streaming service that offers 100% free movies and TV shows in one place. You can even watch free live channels through the Roku Channel. The Roku Channel in the United States offers a collection of top films from leading…
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NBCUniversal Will Release Films to Stream Alongside Theatrical Releases
Today, NBCUniversal announced that movies that were lined up to show in theaters will now be made available on-demand at the same time that they hit theaters still left open during the coronavirus pandemic. This decision breaks the tradition of the typical 90 day period between films leaving theaters and becoming available to watch at…
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Here’s The New Trailer for Acorn TV’s ‘Deadwater Fell’ Starring David Tennant
Acorn TV has shared the trailer for its new upcoming series Deadwater Fell and it looks pretty riveting. With a full cast including Doctor Who’s David Tennant as the star alongside award-winning actress Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight, The Good Wife, Vera), your Monday nights are about to get more exciting. The series will premiere exclusively on AcornTV…
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Viasat Pledges to Keep Customers and Small Businesses Connected During Coronavirus
Late last week, many internet providers took the FCC’s pledge to maintain customer service during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, many companies are going beyond the basic guidelines of that agreement, taking additional measures to keep customers connected. Today, Viasat, a global communications company, announced that it will join others in taking the FCC pledge, along…
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Hulu Will Upgrade to 1080p Video Quality On Select Channels This Month
Hulu has just announced that it will be improving video quality to 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second on select live channels, starting this month. Video quality will be upgraded on Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and Samsung devices. The upgrade will also be coming to additional devices and more channels soon. Previously, 1080p at…
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Netflix Pauses Production on ‘The Witcher’ Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Toss a coin to your Witcher, he may need it more than ever now that Netflix announced it’s taking a two-week hiatus from production on season 2. The Henry Cavill drama The Witcher which is shot at Arborfield Studios near London is the first major UK production to get the freeze in wake of the…
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YouTube TV Subscribers Notice Picture Quality Upgrade
YouTube TV subscribers are noticing a welcome change when they open the app to start a binge watching session. For many, the picture quality has noticeably improved. YouTube TV supports up to 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second, and up to 720p at 60 frames per second. However, not all channels will provide that quality.…
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Future Today Terminates Merger Agreement Amidst Acquisition Craze
Today, Future Today Inc. announced that it will remain independent while many other AVOD platforms are being acquired, including the recent acquisition of XUMO by Comcast and Pluto TV’s acquisition by ViacomCBS last year. The company’s merger agreement with Cinedigm has been terminated. Future Today has instead entered into a content licensing arrangement with Cinedigm…
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Next Gen ATSC 3.0 OTA TV is Coming to Portland
In 2020, broadcast TV stations plan to launch the new next gen over-the-air TV standard ATSC 3.0 in 60 markets and on 20 TV models. This new standard will bring a long list of improvements like 4K and better OTA TV coverage yet many still don’t know what ATSC 3.0 is. Today it was announced…
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10 FREE Streaming Apps for Kids on Roku, Fire TV, & Apple TV
Many of us will be spending more time at home over the coming weeks. If a little screen time is part of your plan for keeping kids entertained, check out these ten apps for kid friendly content. HappyKids.TV With the HappyKids app, you can sort content by age group, giving your child options that will…
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Amazon, Apple, & Google Team Up to Make Your Smart Home Work Together
Right now, if you want to have a smart home, you need to pick from one of three main camps: Amazon, Apple, or Google. For many, you will find that devices that works with Amazon’s Alexa assistant won’t work with Google Home or Apple’s Siri. Now these companies are teaming up to address this issue…
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Pluto Has Partnered With 55 Content Resources Just in Time for Latin American Launch
The ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV has acquired 55 content partnerships just before its Latin American launch later this month. Pluto TV will be available in 17 Latin American countries and is scheduled to become available in Brazil at the end of 2020. These new partnerships will provide a wide pool of resources to supply content…
