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Netflix, Max, Disney+ or Hulu: Which Streaming Service Cancels the Most TV Shows?
Netflix has a reputation for axing TV shows after two or three seasons, often to the dismay of fans. But, surprisingly, the streaming service isn’t the worst offender — by a long shot. That’s according to a study conducted by research firm Luminate in partnership with Variety, which counted up the number of cancellations over…
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Tubi Launches New Ad Campaign After Its Super Bowl Success
Earlier this year Tubi found huge success with a hit TV commercial that many say won the 2023 Super Bowl. Now, Tubi is following up this effort with a new ad to help it keep growing. These new ads are part of Tubi’s “Just Keep Going” campaign that it hopes will help it stand out.…
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NFL Partners With TCL to Offer Fans a Chance to Win $1.5 Million in Big Screen TVs
NFL sportscaster Charissa Thomspon is teaming up with TCL to offer football fans a chance to win $1.5 million in big-screen televisions as part of the Ultimate Gameday Upgrade and Ultimate Room Makeover promotions. Throughout the NFL season, the campaigns aim to create “game day greatness” from the comfort of your home. Thompson will announce…
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What is The Most Popular Streaming Services For Apple Owners? YouTube TV vs Max vs Paramount+ & More
The question of what streaming services are best or most popular is a hot topic in cord cutting. Many streaming services hide their numbers for subscribers or viewing time. There are ways we can get an idea of just how popular a streaming service is and one of those ways is thanks to Apple’s top…
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Deal Alert! Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is On Sale Ahead Of Amazon’s Big Device Event
Later this month, Amazon will have a big device event that is expected to include new Fire TVs. Now, Amazon has several Fire TV models on sale ahead of the big event, including the Fire TV Cube and Fire TV Stick 4K Max. You can learn more about what we expect from Amazon’s new Fire…
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Verizon CEO Expects to Reach 4 to 5 Million 5G Home Internet Customers by the End of 2025
During Verizon’s second quarter earnings call, the company announced some struggles. Verizon reported a decline in total revenue since the second quarter of 2022. The company also lost 69,000 Fios TV customers, though that’s in large part due to the Fios being discontinued so it’s not a shocking result. Even so, Verizon remains hopeful about…
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C-SPAN Is Launching a Streaming Service But Just for Cable TV Customers
C-SPAN is launching a new connected TV app called C-SPAN Select. The service will let users who don’t have a linear cable subscription to search for and watch the programs and live broadcasts public affairs broadcaster, according to The Hill. C-SPAN Select first will roll out for 12 million Comcast Xfinity X1 users with plans…
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Comcast’s Xumo Now Powers Over 850 Free Live Channels As Comcast Tries to Dominate Free Streaming
Comcast has become a major player in the world of free ad-supported and now has over 850 free live channels that it powers across multiple streaming services through its joint Xumo venture. This includes its own Xumo Play service along with other streaming services that it licenses its channels out to. Not all of these…
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Nexstar Wants to Buy Disney’s ABC Stations
Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that he would be open to selling off some of the company’s local ABC stations. Now Nexstar, the largest owner of local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC stations, said it is open to buying them. This comes as Nexstar has aggressively expanded its presence, most notably with…
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Someone is Trying to Save The Mail-Order DVD Rental Business As Netflix Ends DVD Service
Netflix may be leaving the DVD delivery market later this month, but one of the world’s largest independent video rental stores is ready to take up the baton. Scarecrow Video is a Seattle-based video rental store that recently launched a national Rent by Mail service. Most of its DVD and Blu-ray titles are available for…
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National Association of Broadcasters Joins Push to Redefine YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu as Cable TV Companies
The National Association of Broadcasters has tacitly thrown its support behind a group that’s trying to convince the Federal Communications Commission to place cable-style regulations on live-streaming services like YouTube TV, Fubo and Hulu. “The FCC should refresh the record in its virtual (multichannel video programming distributor) proceeding to ensure it reflects the impact of…
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Hollywood is Running Out of Time to End the Strike and Save the Fall TV Season, Dooming Us With Reality TV & Reruns
There’s seemingly no end in sight for the actors or writers strikes even as the fall TV season — the window for when networks premiere their biggest shows — approaches fast. The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) need to find common ground by October…
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“Barbie” Is Now Available On Redbox & VOD
If you missed it in the theater or if you want to watch it again, you can bring the biggest film of 2023 to you with the release of Barbie on Redbox and VOD. Directed by Greta Gerwig, the fantasy comedy based on the Mattel fashion dolls was a smash hit. The film became the…
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Amazon Invests Millions to Boost Pay For Contract Delivery Drivers
Amazon is investing $440 million to raise minimum pay rates for its team of delivery drivers contracted to bring packages to your home. Amazon disclosed the increase on Tuesday at Ignite Live, an annual conference for the company’s Delivery Service Partner program. The investment could affect the pay for 279,000 third-party drivers. The retail giant…
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Frontier Communications Follows the Trend of Tech Companies Relocating to Texas
Frontier Communications is following suit with other tech companies. Today, the company said it’s moving headquarters from Connecticut to Texas. The company is leaving its long-standing office in Norwalk, Connecticut, and is moving to Dallas next month. “It’s official – Dallas is now home base for Building Gigabit America,” said Nick Jeffery, CEO of Frontier. …
