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74% of Video Consumers Worldwide Will Exclusively Stream Content By 2025
Consumer behavior is showing a shift toward streaming, and the momentum is building. A new report from Grabyo shows that 74% of consumers worldwide who are paying for video will get their content exclusively through streaming within the next five years. In the Value of Video Report 2020, 13,000 consumers were surveyed in the US,…
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‘Lost In Space’ is Returning to Netflix for Its Final Season
Yesterday it was confirmed that Netflix’s original Lost in Space will be returning to the streaming platform for it’s third and final season. According to a tweet from the show’s official twitter account, the release date will be some time in 2021. More #LostinSpace is coming. The third and final season arrives in 2021 on…
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Quibi Cancels Launch Party Over Coronavirus Concerns
Events from music festivals to movie premieres are being cancelled due to fears of spreading coronavirus. Now, that caution is affecting streaming as well. Quibi is the latest to cancel an event, the red carpet launch party originally scheduled for April 5. Variety first reported the news about the launch being cancelled. In a statement to…
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YouTube TV is Offering an Extended 2 Week Free Trial (Ends Soon)
If you’ve been thinking about giving YouTube TV a try, this is the time to do it. Right now, YouTube TV is offering an extended two week free trial for new customers. (As best we can tell this deal is only for new customers.) The offer is only available until March 15th, so sign up…
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How to Watch the 2020 Presidential Primaries on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More
Democratic primary voters will be going to polls again on Tuesday, March 10, in six states. There are plenty of options for catching coverage of the polls in Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, and Washington, including several free options on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and more. Here’s a quick guide on watching your…
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Cable Companies Command Broadband Internet as They Shed TV Subscribers
Millions of cord cutters may be ditching their TV subscriptions, but that hasn’t stopped major cable companies from making huge strides in broadband internet. The latest study from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. shows cable companies, including heavyweights like Comcast, Charter, and Cox, accounted for nearly 68 million broadband subscribers in the U.S. Put another way,…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video The Week of March 9th 2020
Netflix: March 10 Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal *Netflix Family Marc Maron: End Times Fun *Netflix Comedy Specuak March 11 The Circle: Brazil: Season 1 *Netflix Original Dirty Money: Season 2 *Netflix Original Last Ferry On My Block: Season 3 *Netflix Original Summer Night March 12 Hospital Playlist *Netflix Original March 13 100 Humans *Netflix…
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beIN Sports Xtra is Now Available on XUMO in Canada
Today beIN Sports announced its ad-supported Live Sports streaming channel beIN Sports Xtra is now available in Canada. With this new access to the channel, Canadian viewers will be able to watch sports like soccer via The Roku Channel and Comcast-owned XUMO. “It’s easier than ever to catch [soccer] action in real-time,” Antonio Briceño, deputy…
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Free News Service NewsON Discontinues Web Streaming Temporarily
Free streaming news service NewsON is alerting users that viewing on the website is currently down while a new web experience is being developed. This could mean that NewsON viewers will soon get some new and returning features, including the ability to rewind live newscasts which NewsON shared that they were working on bringing back…
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fuboTV Adds NHL Network, MLB Network & MLB Strike Zone
Today, fuboTV is adding NHL Network, MLB Network, and MLB Strike Zone to its lineup. With those additions, fuboTV will now offer every professional sports league network. fuboTV subscribers will receive NHL Network in the fubo Extra or Sports Plus add-on packages beginning today. MLB Network will be added in the coming weeks, and MLB…
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Discovery Hires Google Senior Director to Lead Streaming Strategy
Discovery has announced the hire of Google’s Neil Chugani to become its new Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy and Operations, Direct-to-Consumer. In the new role, Chugani will work closely with Peter Faricy, CEO, Global Direct-to-Consumer at Discovery and will lead the team responsible for the financial strategy of the rapidly growing direct-to-consumer business.…
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Your Local TV Station Maybe Up For Sale as Cord Cutting Grows
With the growth of cord cutting, local TV stations have become even more important. OTA TV has recently returned from the dead with sales of antennas skyrocketing. Now with the new next gen OTA ATSC 3.0 over the air TV standard coming online this year offering 4K they are even more important. Now it has…
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Cord Cutters Don’t Care About Live TV & Are Willing to Watch Ads, According to Nielsen
Will ad-supported and on-demand streaming services continue to become more popular with cord cutters, leaving live TV streaming services in the dust? That could be the case, according to a special “Streaming Wars” edition of the Nielsen Total Audience Report. In the study, Nielsen asked consumers about which attributes of streaming services are most important to…
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Disney+ vs Netflix – Which is More Popular Among Subscribers?
It’s been almost four months since Disney+ rocked our world of streaming service options, meaning there’s plenty of data by now to track how well its content is actually doing. Sure, the new streaming giant boasts more than $26 Million subscribers, but what are those viewers actually watching, and is all the beloved classic content…
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ESPN+ Scores Digital Rights to the PGA Tour
The PGA Tour has made a nine-year deal for broadcasting rights, with CBS and NBC getting TV rights and ESPN scoring digital rights to the golf tour. The deal, beginning in 2022, will look the same for TV. CBS and NBC will divide up events, with CBS airing about twice as many, as it has…
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