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Content Downloading for Offline Viewing is Rising in Latin America
Today, Penthera released the results of their annual Latin America Streaming Behavior Survey. The results show several trends in viewing habits and provides some insight for how streaming services can better reach this market going forward. The survey shows that 94% of Latin American viewers experienced frustration with streaming content, beyond being annoyed about advertisements.…
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Roku is Selling 1 Million Shares to Raise Money
Today Roku announced that they will sell 1 million shares of Roku stock to help raise money for general corporate purposes. This sale could bring in over $160 million for Roku based on its last reported share price of $160.12. “We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, if any, for working capital…
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Amazon Announces the Fire TV Blaster for Your Fire TV With Hands Free Alexa Controls
Today Amazon announced the Fire TV Blaster, a $34.99 add-on for your Fire TV that will let you control your TV, soundbar, cable box, and A/V receiver with your voice. The Fire TV Blaster is an infrared (IR) companion device that extends the hands-free voice controls for Fire TV owners already using an Echo to control…
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Disney+ is Coming to VIZIO Smart TVs With Chromecast in Early December
When Disney+ launched, one of the big surprises was the fact that VIZIO Smart TVs with Chromecast could not play Disney+. This left many VIZIO TV owners unhappy as they had expected to be able to watch Dinsey+ using the built-in Chromecast. Now VIZIO has announced that they will add Chromecast support for Disney+ in…
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Disney+ Is Now Roku’s 4th Most Popular Streaming Service
Today marks one week since Disney+ launched in the United States, and it is already the fourth most popular Roku Channel. This means Disney+ is more popular on Roku than Amazon Prime Video and is just behind Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu according to Roku’s most popular list. During the first few weeks, most new services…
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Pluto TV Adds 9 New Channels Including Court TV, TODAY Show, Nick Movies, & More
Today the free streaming service Pluto TV added nine channels to its lineup including Court TV, Nick Movies, Nick Games, Sports Grid, and more. Update: Pluto TV has also added an 9th channel Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers channel 419. There you will find 24/7 feed of the Crank Yankers TV show. Here are the channels…
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Disney+ Has an Update That Adds Resume and Restart Options
Disney+ launched on Tuesday, November 12 and had a hugely successful first day. Soon after, technical problems started popping up, with customers taking to social media to share that they weren’t able to login to their accounts. Most of the initial glitches have been worked out. Now, Disney+ is beginning to get customer feedback about…
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Here is Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime For the Week of November 18th, 2019
November 19th Iliza: Unveiled (Netflix Original) No hay teimpo para la verquenza (Netflix Documentary) November 20th Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (Netflix Documentary) Dream/Killer Lorena, la de pies ligeros (Netflix Documentary) November 21st The Knight Before Christmas (Netflix Film) Mortel (Netflix Original) November 22nd Dino Girl Gauko (Netflix Family) Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings (Netflix Original) The Dragon…
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Amazon Adds Free Music to The Fire TV, Android Devices, & iOS Devices
Today Amazon announced that Amazon’s free ad-supported music service is coming to the Fire TV, Android, and iOS. In the past, this was limited to just Echo devices, but now Amazon is expanding its support to more devices. With this service, Amazon Fire TV owners will now be able to access top playlists and thousands…
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CBS News Launching CBSN San Francisco Bay Area a Free News Streaming Service
Today CBS News announced that they have launched CBSN San Francisco Bay Area. This new free streaming service will offer a mix of national and local news. “Building on the success of our New York, Los Angeles and Boston services, we are excited to continue the rollout of our CBSN Local services with today’s launch…
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AT&T Sells 42% of The Game Show Network to Sony to Pay Off Its Debt
Today it was announced that Sony has purchased AT&T’s share of 42% of the Game Show Network. AT&T is taking in $380 million in exchange for giving Sony full control over the Game Show Network. “We’re excited to bring Game Show Network fully into the Sony Pictures Entertainment portfolio,” SPT chairman Mike Hopkins said. “The…
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How to Legally Watch Arabic TV From Pan Arab, Egypt, & Lebanon in The United States With Sling TV International
Sling TV is the top international TV service in the US. With international packages, subscribers can watch content from their home country, in their native language, with just a click. Sling Arabic has content exclusive to the streaming platform. For just $16.50/month, subscribers can get over 120 Arabic channels with the Arabic Mosaic package. These…
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EXPIRED: Tablo DVR’s Black Friday Deals Start Now, Including a Refurb 4-Tuner Tablo OTA DVR for $99.99
If you’re looking for a great deal on a DVR, check out Tablo’s early Black Friday prices on refurbished ones this week, some at their lowest price ever. You can get a refurbished Tablo 4-Tuner Over-The-Air DVR for $99.99, that’s half off the original price of $199.99. Or how about a refurbished Tablo DUAL 64GB Over-The-Air…
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How to Watch MSNBC’s Democratic Debate on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
Looking to watch the Democratic Debate this week on MSNBC? The next debate starts November 20th, 2019 at 9 p.m. EST on MSNBC. As a cord cutter, you have many options to stream the debate on your Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV. Here is how to stream Democratic Debates on MSNBC using a live…
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The Roku Channel Adds 17 Free Live Channels Including This Old House, AFV Family, beIN SPORTS XTRA & More
Today the free streaming service The Roku Channel added 17 new free channels. These are all live channels offering a collection of free movies and television shows. Here are the channels The Roku Channel added today: AFV Family – The AFV Family Channel is family-friendly comedy for all! America’s Funniest Home Videos brings you the best…
