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Local Now Adds 9 New Free Channels, Including PBS Nature
Earlier today, the free ad-supported streaming Local Now added nine new channels, including the first PBS channel with the addition of PBS Nature. Local Now streams a large collection of free live and on-demand content. Originally launched as a 24/7 local news and weather app, over the years, it has slowly added a huge catalog…
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Tablo is Refunding Pre-Orders of Its ATSC 3.0 DVR But Still Plans to Release It
Earlier today, Tablo started to email customers who had preordered its ATSC 3.0 QUAD HDMI DVR for use with Next Gen OTA TV that they would be getting a full refund of their DVR pre-order. “We had hoped to ship pre-orders before the end of 2022 but were obviously unable to meet that target. ATSC…
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MLB Hopes to Soon End Local Blackouts
Last week Major League Baseball hired Billy Chambers as Vice President of local media. According to The Sports Business Journal, his job will be to figure out how to end blackouts for local in-market MLB games. Mr. Chamgers is a long-time executive of RSNs, having worked as CFO overseeing 21 Fox RSNs in the past.…
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YouTube TV Is Rolling Out a New User Interface
Do you use YouTube TV to watch ESPN, ABC, CBS, FOX, and more? You may soon have a new user interface, especially when it comes to your DVR library. Thanks to a post on Facebook, we got our first look at the updated User Interface thanks to Richard Hughes, who allowed us to use his…
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The Death of Cable TV: TNT No Longer Airs New Original Scripted Programs
Last week TNT announced that it would not air the final season of ‘Snowpiercer’ even though the show had completed productions on its fourth and final season, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. “TNT will not air season four of Snowpiercer,” a TNT spokesperson said in a statement. “This was a difficult decision,…
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Netflix’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always Will Bring Back Original Cast & Staff
Did you enjoy the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as a kid? Netflix hopes you did, as Entertainment Weekly today broke the news that Netflix was producing a scripted Netflix Special to celebrate the original show. This Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always special will bring back some of the original cast, crew, and…
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Apple Now Expects You to Own an iPhone to Use New Apple TV Features
Recently Apple rolled out an update to the Apple TV that changed how users can update their Apple ID and accept new terms of service. With this change, Apple no longer lets you update the Apple ID or accept new Terms and Conditions on the Apple TV unless you do it through an iPhone or…
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YouTube is Testing a Free Pluto TV Like Service
Free streaming services like Pluto TV have become very successful in recent years, inspiring many imitators. By offering a cable-like guide of live channels full of free ad-supported content, Pluto TV has gained a huge following of dedicated fans. Now YouTube reportedly wants in on the fast-growing free ad-supported market. According to reports from The…
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Disney+ & Paramount+ Are Still Not Profitable
This may surprise many as Disney+ and Paramount+ are extremely popular, but both services are still not profitable. Disney+ currently has about 76.7 million subscribers as of the 3rd quarter of 2022. Paramount+ has about 46 million subscribers as of the 3rd quarter of 2022. The problem, for now, is the high subscriber acquisition costs…
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EXPIRED – Deal Alert: The Echo Show 8 A Great Kitchen TV is On Sale For Just $79.99
Want to watch TV on your Echo in your kitchen or bathroom? With the Echo Show 8, you can do just that and get a vast range of features thanks to the built-in Alexa. With the Echo Show 8, you can watch Hulu (Including Hulu with Live TV), Netflix, Tubi, Food Network Kitchen, Red Bull…
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Amazon Renames EPIX to MGM+ & Announces New Programing
Back in May 2022, Amazon purchased MGM in an $8.5 billion deal. Now Amazon has started to move forward with its plans to change MGM and take advantage of its new content. Starting off with the name change of Epix to MGM+. “It’s a new beginning for our service, as we introduce MGM+ and its…
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Apple Reshuffles Leadership at Apple TV+
Back in 2019, Apple launched a subscription TV that was meant to take on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. The service has released some critically acclaimed shows and movies, but Apple TV+ hasn’t had the same subscriber success as Paramount+ or HBO Max, for example. Now Apple is reshuffling the leadership over at Apple TV+. According…
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The Most Affordable 4K Streaming Players of 2023 – Roku, Fire TV, & Google TV
Is 2023 the year you jump into streaming TV? Or do you just need a cheap affordable 4K streaming player? We have a quick breakdown of some of the best but also most affordable streaming players available in 2023. Why buy a 4K streaming player vs HD streaming player? So why get a 4K streaming…
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PBS is Now Streaming Live For FREE Online With the Local Now App
Correction to an earlier version of this story said PBS is now on Local Now. PBS is coming into the service in the upcoming months. PBS is one of the last major TV networks to join the cord cutting revolution and offer its content live and online. In the past, if you cut the cord,…
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DIRECTV Has Lost Over 47% of Subscribers Since AT&T Bought It
In the mid and late 2010s, AT&T was doubling down on TV by buying up TV companies. One of the first big deals was DIRECTV, but now DIRECTV is less than half the size it was when it was purchased in 2015. Because of this, AT&T has offloaded DIRECTV in an effort to limit its…
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