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March Madness 2021 Reaches 1 Billion Minutes Streamed in Two Days
After a year of live sports deprivation and missing out on the college basketball tournament completely, viewers are out to make the most of this year’s March Madness as evidenced by the record-breaking viewership numbers accumulated in just the first two days of the NCAA tournament. The first round on March 19 and 20 racked…
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Paramount+ Gets Exclusive US Streaming Rights to Serie A Matches
ViacomCBS announced today that Paramount+ will bring over 400 live club matches to subscribers each season through 2024, further expanding soccer coverage on the streaming service. Paramount+ is already the streaming home for UEFA club competitions, NWSL, Concacaf Men’s World Cup Qualifiers, and Liga Profesional de Fútbol. “We are building critical mass in soccer, and…
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Almost Half of Consumers have Added at Least One TV Subscription Service Since Last Year
The Covid pandemic has brought about a lot of changes, and one of those is how much time people are spending in front of their TVs. The increased viewing time has only grown as time under the pandemic progresses, with the vast majority of people admitting to watching more than they did in a pre-Covid…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix in April 2021
When Netflix announced its plan to release at least one new movie every week this year, movie fans everywhere buckled up for the ride. April alone is getting a dozen new originals to keep you going through the month, starting with the eery drama Coven of Sisters about Spanish women accused of witchcraft who lure…
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Amazon Releases New Fire TV Remote with Branded Buttons
Amazon just redesigned its Fire TV remote and the new model comes with branded buttons to take users directly to their streaming services. The new remote includes buttons for Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu. Other than the dedicated streaming service buttons, the other major change is a blue Alexa button at the top…
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Viewers Take Comfort in Classic Comedy According to 2020 Viewing Trends
We’ve officially crossed the one-year mark since lockdown when life as we knew it suddenly changed. We’ve also been through different stages of quarantine that seem like a lifetime ago, and whether you jumped on the banana bread-making train, tie-dye sweatsuits phase, or Tiger King frenzy, there’s one thing we all can admit to doing:…
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ATSC 3.0 Goes Lives in Syracuse, NY
ATSC 3.0 is now live in Syracuse, NY with three stations now broadcasting with the NextGen TV transmissions standard. The stations in Syracuse are WSYR-TV (ABC), WTVH (CBS), and WSTM-TV (NBC). The participating stations have cooperated to ensure that current programming remains available to all viewers, regardless of whether their television service is provided over-the…
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The Roku Channel is Adding Content to the Kids & Family Section
The Roku Channel has a section dedicated to Kids & Family content, with programming available for free and more offered through premium subscriptions. This week, The Roku Channel is adding more content to the section, including some of the most popular kids’ titles, for viewers in the US and the UK. Here’s what’s new on…
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CuriosityStream Reaches 15 Million Subscribers
CuriosityStream announced in its Q4 report today that it has reached 15 million subscribers, a 50% increase year over year. CuriosityStream is the streaming home of science, technology, and history content, with thousands of titles including originals. Explore your favorite topics, learn about new subjects, and indulge your inner geek with thousands of original and…
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Here’s How to Avoid the Disney+ Price Increase Coming March 26
If you haven’t heard, Disney+ is raising its monthly subscription price this week. Starting March 26, a subscription will cost $7.99 a month, up from the $6.99 introduced at launch. Annual plans are also increasing by $10 to $79.99. However, there is one thing you can do if you want to avoid paying more for…
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Bloomberg Quicktake Reaches 7.4 Million Monthly Viewers
Bloomberg’s live streaming news channel Quicktake has seen a successful run since its November rebrand, reaching 7.4 average monthly viewers from December 2020 to February 2021. Additionally, the network saw 56 million average monthly viewers of its on-demand videos across social platforms. The network features global news in a variety of formats, including documentary-style original…
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Amazon Will Stream 21 Yankees Games on Prime Video for the 2021 Season
Amazon Prime Video has announced that it will stream 21 New York Yankees games during the 2021 season, as part of its partnership with YES Network. The games will be simulcast on broadcast affiliates and Prime Video with no extra charge for Prime members. The 21 games will only be available for those Prime members…
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‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Sets Record as Disney+’s Most-Watched Series Premiere
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ arrived on Disney+ last weekend and has cemented its rank as the streamer’s most-watched series premiere ever. The MCU series dropped its first episode on March 19 with more viewers tuning in that weekend than for the premieres of WandaVision or The Mandalorian. While Disney+ hasn’t released specific numbers,…
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Discovery+ to Add Over 250 Hours of Content in Deal With All3Media International
Discovery+ has entered into a high-volume SVOD deal with All3Media International that will bring more than 250 hours of non-scripted content to the platform. The deal will bring full seasons of multiple series with licensing to multiple territories. Highlights included in the acquisition: Race Across the World – both seasons now streaming on Discovery+ in…
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‘Black Widow’ and ‘Cruella’ Will Premiere on Disney+ Same Day as Theaters
Disney announced updates to its summer film release schedule today, including Disney+ premieres of Disney’s live-action “Cruella,” Marvel Studios’ “Black Widow,” and Disney and Pixar’s “Luca.” “Cruella” and “Black Widow” will launch simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access in most markets. Look for “Cruella” on Friday, May 28 and “Black Widow” on…
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