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The Free Streaming Service Locast Now Has 1 Million Registered Users
Locast is a live TV streaming service that launched in January 2018 in New York City offering access to 15 over-the-air TV stations including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. Locast has recently been rolling out to new markets. With Locast, you can stream ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC among others for free in Denver, Atlanta,…
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Verizon Fios Lost 51,000 TV Customers in The 4th Quarter of 2019
Today Verizon announced their 4th quarter 2019 subscriber numbers. According to the report, Verizon Fios lost 51,000 TV subscribers in just three months. This comes as Verizon Fios residential video customers decreased by 67,000 in the 3rd quarter of 2019. Verizon Fios did add about 35,000 internet customers in the 3rd quarter of 2019. Overall Fios…
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TCL’s 6-Series Roku TV Wins CES Future Tech Award
This year at CES, Future Tech Awards were given to those people and products that are influencing the tech industry. Awards were given for Future Choice, chosen by Future Tech’s editorial staff, and Reader’s Choice, voted on by consumers. In the Reader’s Choice category, over 200,000 votes were cast by readers across Future’s technology portfolio.…
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ESPN+ Will Have Streaming Rights to PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is finalizing its TV rights deal and, according to sources for AP News, ESPN has won the rights for streaming. This would make PGA Tour content available to stream on ESPN+. As AP News points out, ESPN+ previously aired PGA Tour coverage, allowing subscribers to stream parts of the event in 2018…
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MoviePass is Officially Dead as Parent Company Files for Bankruptcy
On Tuesday, MoviePass’s parent company, Helios and Matheson Analytics filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy through the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the filing, the company reported that it owes as much as $1.2 million to customers. “As a result of filing the Petition, a Chapter 7 trustee will be appointed by the Bankruptcy Court to…
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Amazon’s 50″ 4K HDR Fire TV Edition Smart TV From Insignia is On Sale for Just $249.99
Looking for a good deal on a Fire TV Edition Smart TV? Right now the Amazon 50″ 4K HDR Fire TV Edition Smart TV from Insignia is on sale for just $249.99. (Typically this TV costs $350.) This is a really great price on a smart TV that comes with a Fire TV built-in. You…
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AT&T’s Ad Company Xandr Partners with Four New Media Brands
AT&T’s advertising company, Xandr, has added four media brands to its marketplace, Community – the CW, Tastemade, AccuWeather, and Microsoft Advertising. These four join Xandr’s current lineup of partners which includesWarner Media’s CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, B/R Live, Otter Media, and Warner Bros., as well as A+E Networks, AMC Networks, Cheddar, Bloomberg, Vudu, VICE, Hearst…
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Sling TV Partners with Blockbuster for Free Friday Movie Nights
Sling TV and Blockbuster, owned by DISH, have paired up for Flashback Fridays. These free movie nights start this week. Starting Friday, Jan. 31, Sling TV will air a different movie every Friday to Make It A Blockbuster Night, no charge or credit card needed. This throwback movie series starts this Friday with The Illusionist,…
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Amazon’s Fire TV is Named As The Preferred 4K Streaming Device for the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is just days away and millions of people will be tuning in to watch the 49ers and the Chiefs in Miami on February 2nd. For the first time ever the 2020 Super Bowl will be streamed in 4K through the FOX Sports app. Now, Fox has announced that the Fire TV is…
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Disney+ Announces New Nonfiction Shows
Today Disney announced a new lineup nonfiction shows for the Disney+ streaming service. These shows include “Quest,” now featuring teen participants and adding more epic world building interactive elements. The streaming service has also greenlit the ultimate brainteaser competition series “The Maze,” National Geographic’s “Meet the Chimps” and an untitled docuseries that follows Pixar’s SparkShorts…
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SpaceX Successfully Launched 60 More Satellites This Morning
After a series of weather delays, SpaceX successfully launched another 60 Starlink satellites this morning via Falcon 9. The launch took place at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this morning at 9:06am EST. The Falcon 9 booster has been used in two previous SpaceX missions and the booster has been recovered again. By mid-2020, SpaceX has…
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The Hallmark Channel is Coming to SiriusXM Radio
Good news for fans of the Hallmark Channel. SiriusXM is once again adding the Hallmark Channel Radio to celebrate love all month long beginning Friday, January 31 at 9 am ET through Sunday, March 1 at 3:00 am ET on SiriusXM channel 70 and through the SiriusXM app. SiriusXM’s Hallmark Channel Radio will feature content…
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AT&T Sees Revenue Losses as it Prepares to Launch HBO Max
During today’s AT&T Q4 2019 Earnings Call, COO John Stankey covered the 2020 objectives for AT&T, one of which is the launch of HBO Max. He says the company is excited about the launch of the service, which is still on track for May 2020. AT&T, commenting about the company’s overall financials for the quarter,…
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Roku Announces Smart Soundbar Update & Expansion of onn Product Line
Today, Roku is announcing a software update that will allow Roku Smart Soundbar users to expand their sound systems. The company is also expanding their onn. product line in partnership with Walmart, adding onn. Roku Wireless Surround Speakers. Roku is making it easy for consumers to design and expand their home theater setup. Use the…
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YouTube TV Fixes its Roku Channel
Have you ever been frustrated with the YouTube TV guide and how it always seems to be stuck at the time when you started to watch TV? Since launch, YouTube TV has had a bug that would not move the guide forward after you started the app. Now Google has finally fixed that bug at…
