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Amazon Luna Reinvents Cloud Gaming with GameNight, Party Games + Prime Member Perks
Amazon Luna is going under a major reimagining with a redesigned cloud gaming experience built to bring family-friendly, living-room play to the masses. This update will lean into social party games, big-screen convenience, and a rotating library of familiar titles, and it’s coming to Prime members later this year. Amazon is positioning the “all-new Luna”…
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DIRECTV Adds Monumental Sports Network to Its MyHome Team Add-On
DIRECTV announced today that Monumental Sports Network will join the MyHome Team add-on for the MySports Genre Pack. DIRECTV launched the MyHome Team earlier this year as a $19.99 per month add-on to the MySports Genre Pack. The add-on gives users access to coverage of their local teams, where available, drawing from DIRECTV’s portfolio of…
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YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV Have Both Dropped Monumental Sports Network Ahead of NHL and NBA Seasons
Capitals and Wizards fans may need to find a new way to watch their favorite teams during the upcoming NHL and NBA seasons. Both YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV have dropped the regional sports network Monumental from their lineups. Contracts between the network and both streaming platforms expired on September 30. “We are…
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Here’s What’s Next On Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN in October 2025
Whether you’re bundled up for October or watching all three solo, Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN all have new content dropping this month. Here are the fresh titles hitting the screens for fall. October 1 • Disney+: SuperKitties (Season 3) – Premiere• Disney+ and Hulu: Tempest (Hulu Original) – New Episodes• ESPN: Eli’s Places (Episode 6)…
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MeTV is Making Changes To Its Lineup
The modern classic sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond joins MeTV, America’s #1 classic entertainment television network, to anchor the middle of the network’s weeknight comedy programming lineup with two back-to-back episodes airing Monday-Friday 9-10pm ET/PT, beginning Monday, October 13. The show will also air back-to-back episodes Sunday nights from 10-11pm ET/PT. Building on the MeTV schedule…
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Hulu + Live TV in On Sale for $64.99 Per Month Ahead of October Price Hike
For a limited time, you can save on Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN Select. Hulu has a new offer that’s bringing the price of its live TV streaming service down to $64.99 per month for three months. Last week, Disney announced price hikes across its services, including a $7 per month increase…
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19 Years Ago Today: “Dexter” Premieres, Redefining Antihero Television
Today marks the 19th anniversary of a groundbreaking moment in television history: the premiere of Dexter on Showtime, which aired on October 1, 2006. The pilot episode introduced audiences to Dexter Morgan, a blood-splatter forensic analyst by day and a vigilante serial killer by night, captivating viewers with its dark, morally complex narrative. The show’s…
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Bundles Are Back: TiVo’s Report Highlights the New Reality for Cord Cutters
If you thought cord cutting was a one-way street to savings and simplicity, TiVo’s Q2 2025 Video Trends Report shows the reality is more nuanced. In today’s streaming landscape, choice has ballooned, viewing time has risen, and “rebundling” continues to shape how people watch, spend, and shop for video. For the study, TiVo surveyed 4,510…
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YouTube TV is Helping Advertisers Reach Sports Fans
Today, YouTube is launching two new ways to advertisers to target sports fans. The platform has two new YouTube Select Lineups that ensure ads will reach a specific audience. Here’s how YouTube is describing the offerings to advertisers: YouTube is continuing to look for ways to expand its sports streaming offerings. In September, YouTube hosted…
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Roku’s “Stream & Scream” Collection Returns for Halloween 2025 With New Howdy Horror Hall of Fame
Cord cutters looking for a fright-filled October have a treat waiting on Roku. The platform’s annual “Stream & Scream” Halloween collection is back with themed rows of spooky content, including a new addition that horror fans won’t want to miss. Available all October, the “Stream & Scream” collection gathers Halloween-themed movies and TV shows from…
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Roku Releases New Philips Roku TV Featuring Philips Ambilight
Today, Roku announced the launch of the Philips Roku TV featuring Philips’ exclusive Ambilight technology. This is the first time that Ambilight is available with the Roku TV OS. Ambilight is LED lighting that works with your TV to match the lights to what’s happening on screen. You can set the lights to glow with…
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Amazon Moves to Take on Walmart With a New Amazon Grocery Brand Offering Discounted Food Products
Amazon launched Amazon Grocery today, a new private label brand consolidating its popular Amazon Fresh and Happy Belly lines into a single, expansive collection of over 1,000 high-quality food products. This new brand offers a wide range of grocery essentials, including fresh produce, dairy, meat, seafood, pantry staples, snacks, and beverages, with most items priced…
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FCC Considers Lifting Ban on ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Network Mergers and Relaxing Media Ownership Rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on Tuesday to explore significant changes to long-standing media ownership regulations, including the possibility of lifting a decades-old prohibition on mergers among the nation’s four largest broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC. The decision marks a pivotal moment in the FCC’s ongoing efforts to modernize its regulatory…
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Another Free Streaming Service Has Shut Down & Merged With a Different App
Amazon has completed the full shutdown of its ad-supported Freevee service, effectively erasing a once-promising entry-level platform from the digital entertainment landscape. The closure, which began accelerating in August and was slated for a broader rollout in September, reached its final phase late last night with the deactivation on Roku devices—the last major holdout for…
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YouTube TV Reaches a Deal to Keep NBC Owned Channels Including MSNBC, CNBC, & More For Now
YouTube TV has finalized an agreement with NBCUniversal to continue carrying its portfolio of channels, ensuring that subscribers retain access to a wide range of programming, including local NBC affiliates, MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, NBCSN, and other NBC-owned channels. The deal, announced on September 30, 2025, averts a potential blackout that could have disrupted service…
