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Disney+ Celebrates May The 4th with New Star Wars Content
Disney+ is celebrating May the 4th Be With You day to the fullest. The streamer is taking advantage of the day to release new Star Wars content (as one does), with its brand new original animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch dropping on Tuesday with new episodes rolling out weekly. Plus there’s a collection…
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Here’s Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video the Week of May 3, 2021
Yay for May! As usual, these streaming services frontloaded the month with all their reruns and classic movies, so there is already plenty to watch. This week sees a slow drip of new content, starting with a chilling new arrival on Netflix. The Clovehitch Killer is the must-watch movie if you’re in the mood to…
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How to Watch MLB Games the Week of May 3, 2021
Week 6 of the 2021 MLB regular season starts today with a loaded lineup of nationally televised games. ESPN, ESPN+, MLBN, FS1, and YouTube will be the home of this week’s national games, with various regional sports networks providing the local broadcasts. Fans will be back in attendance throughout the league; however, cord cutters can…
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Fubo Sports Network is Launching a Branded Content Studio
Today at 2021 IAB NewFronts Fubo announced the launch of its new branded content studio where advertisers can partner with the SVOD service to create custom original content to air on Fubo Sports Network. Additionally, Fubo will announce new original programming coming to Fubo Sports Network, including Getcha Popcorn Ready, a podcast-turned-TV show hosted by…
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Amazon Will Stream NFL Thursday Night Football in 2022, One Year Early
Amazon Prime Video will begin streaming Thursday Night Football games in 2022, a year ahead of schedule, the company announced Monday. When this year’s NFL season begins, Thursday night games will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The NFL will continue airing games on local broadcast stations in each team’s home market. The NFL announced…
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IMDb TV Renews Lebron James Produced Series ‘Top Class’ for Season 2
Amazon’s free streaming service IMDb TV announced today that it will renew original docuseries Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers for a second season. The series is executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter and follows a high school team from outside of LA. In season one, viewers watched…
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IMDb TV Orders Original Comedy Series ‘Sprung’
IMDb TV has given the green light on a new comedy series from writer Greg Garcia. Amazon Studios will produce the show which stars Garret Dillahunt who just finished his role as a regular on Fear the Walking Dead. “I couldn’t be more excited to start working with this talented cast and I’m very grateful to…
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Locast Launches in Tri-Cities Bordering Tennessee, Kentucky & Virginia
Locast has launched in its 32nd market. The free streaming service is delivering over two dozen local channels to residents of the northeastern Tennessee cities of Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport, as well as the surrounding rural area bordering Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia. Locast offers local broadcast TV via the internet for free, though the…
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Here’s What’s Coming to Disney+ in May 2021
May is shaping up to be a great month on Disney+. The streamer is taking advantage of May the 4th to release new Star Wars content (as one does). Its brand new original animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch drops on Tuesday with new episodes rolling out weekly. Another highly anticipated May release comes…
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Watch ‘Divergent,’ ‘James Bond,’ and More for Free on Tubi in May 2021
Tubi released its new May lineup and there are a lot of great titles coming to the free streaming service. To start, there are more than 20 films from the James Bond franchise starring Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan, so be sure to pencil in a back-to-back 007 movie marathon on your calendar. Plus the…
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Consumers Will Spend More on Streaming Than Pay TV For the First Time Ever in 2024
A new report from Strategy Analytics suggests that for the first time ever, U.S. consumers will spend more on streaming video services than they will on traditional pay TV in the year 2024. While that will be the case, it’s important to note that it’s not because streaming options run at a higher price tag.…
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What’s Coming to Plex in May 2021
Plex is updating its free content collection for May. New additions include Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in 2004’s The Perfect Score and the 2011 thriller I Melt with You starring Rob Lowe, Thomas Jane, and Jeremy Piven. Stay up to date on everything streaming on Plex with their blog, The Gist. Here’s the full list…
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Report: Streaming Viewing Time is Up 36% in Q1 2021
It looks like the pandemic-induced spike in streaming is here to stay. Conviva released its State of Streaming report for Q1 2021 and the data shows that overall streaming viewing time is up 36% for the first part of this year. Viewing time grew by 18% in North America which is a solid number, but…
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How to Watch the NFL Draft Rounds 4-7 on May 1 Without Cable
The 2021 NFL draft is coming to an end with the last day taking place Saturday. Rounds 4-7 consist of 155 picks with some being traditional picks, while others are compensatory picks. The reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers currently have the last pick (No. 259) and will be selecting the player who will…
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Weekend Wrap Up: Cable Numbers Drop, Roku Drops YouTube TV & More
With Q1 earnings calls underway, this week we’re seeing the impact that cord cutting is having on the cable industry. In yet another disagreement between a streaming service and streaming platform, Roku dropped YouTube TV from its Channel Store. We also finally got updates about HBO Max pricing and the Locast case. Here’s what happened…
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