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Crackle is Changing Their Name to “Sony Crackle” & Adding More Original Shows
Yesterday at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Sony had several announcements about their free streaming service Crackle. According to reports from B&C, Sony plans to change Crackles name to Sony Crackle sometime in the Spring of 2018. The announcement was made by Eric Berger, Sony Pictures Television Network Executive CP. “Our goal is to lean in on the power…
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Report: CBS & Viacom Considering a Merger to Address Cord Cutting
With the growth of cord cutting has come tough decisions on how to address the changing world of TV entertainment. Now it is being reported that Viacom Inc and CBS Corp are once again considering merging. Back in 2010, the two companies merged only to break back into two companies in 2016, at the request…
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Every Episode of ER Is Now Streaming on Hulu
This week Hulu quietly added all 331 episodes and 15 seasons of the classic TV drama ER. ER was must-see TV on NBC from 1994 to 2009, airing Thursdays for the entirety of its run. It amassed a record-setting 124 Emmy nominations, winning 23 Emmys including one for Outstanding Drama Series. ER continues to hold the…
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Hulu Just Released a Trailer For Season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale
Here is the season 2 trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxQhWrAcQnE The second season of The Handmaid’s Tale will be released in April 2018. The Handmaid’s Tale is a Hulu original show based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood with the same name. In the United States it is being aired by Hulu…
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The Free Live Sports Service Stadium Launches on Roku & Apple TV with On-Demand Content
In 2017 Stadium launched on Pluto TV, Twitter, Facebook, and over-the-air in select markets. Stadium is owned by a collection of industry leaders including MLBAM, NHL, the PGA TOUR, Time Inc, and Sinclair Broadcasting Group—the largest over-the-air TV owner in the United States. Now Stadium has launched on the Apple TV and Roku not only…
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HDHomeRun Announces the CONNECT DUO+ OTA DVR
This week at CES SiliconDust announced the CONNECT DUO+ network DVR for over-the-air TV with 250 GB of storage. “With our latest out of the box tuner solution free OTA TV has never been easier to access. Users can now record directly to the built-in 250Gb storage of the CONNECT DUO+ using our preloaded DVR…
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We Saw The 5G Home Internet Demo at CES 2018
There were a few big cord cutting trends at CES 2018. One of them was 5G home Internet. 5G home Internet brings the promise of fiber Internet speeds without the cost of running fiber to each house. With 5G you will be able to get 5G Internet wirelessly to your home, which is a dream…
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AMC Renews The Walking Dead
Today AMC announced that they have renewed The Walking Dead for a 9th season. The 9th season should premiere in late 2018 according to showrunner Scott M. Gimple. “This is an enormously important day for the entire ‘The Walking Dead’ television universe. We are proud to acknowledge Angela’s significant contribution to the series and to set a clear…
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fuboTV Adds 29 CBS & NBC Affiliates This Week
This week fuboTV announced that they added 29 new CBS & NBC affiliates. NBC Affiliates: WBAL Baltimore KSHB Kansas City WTMJ Milwaukee KSBW Monterey-Salinas WESH Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne KSBY San Luis Obispo-Sta. Barbara-San Marcos WVVA Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill WGBA Green Bay-Appleton, WI KJRH Tulsa, OK KSNB Hastings-Lincoln-Kearny, NE WLWT Cincinnati, OH KCRA Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA WPXI Pittsburgh, PA…
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Sling TV Is Trying to Partner with Regional ISPs
Recently Sling TV’s parent company, Dish, launched a new group called Dish Alliance Group. This new group plans to sell video services such as Sling TV to broadband-only providers around the United States. “Many broadband companies offer their own video solution but increasing programming costs and a large number of internet-only customers have left many…
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PlayStation Vue No Longer Offers a Free Trial for Ultra Plans
Recently PlayStation Vue quietly made a change to their free trial on their Ultra plans: They dropped it. Sony has not explained why they made the change, but it is likely an effort to keep costs down. Some time ago Sony dropped the PlayStation Vue free trial from 7 days down to 5. That helped…
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DIRECTV NOW Rolls Out Fire TV DVR Beta to All Beta Testers
Last night DIRECTV NOW expanded their DVR beta for the Fire TV to all DIRECTV NOW Beta Testers. In the past, only a select few beta testers had access to the DIRECTV NOW Beta Test on the Fire TV. There is one catch you need to be using a 2nd gen Fire TV box like…
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Amazon’s Original Show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is FREE For Everyone
Yesterday Amazon announced that in celebration of their two Golden Globe wins, they are making their Prime Original The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel available for free for everyone this weekend. Now anyone can watch the series at no cost starting Today, January 12 and concluding at 11:59pm local time Monday, January 15, using the Prime Video app for…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds 15 More CBS, FOX, & Univision Affiliates
Today AT&T announced the addition 15 new CBS, FOX, and Univision affiliates to DIRECTV NOW across the United States. With these new channels DIRECTV NOW now offers 250+ local channels in over 90 markets, reaching over 80% of U.S. TV households. All 4 major networks are available in over 40% of U.S. TV households. Here…
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New Details on Verizon’s Live TV Streaming Service
For months now, we have heard about how Verizon is working on a live TV streaming service to take on DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, and others. The service has been pushed back a few times and now is reportedly looking for a spring or summer 2018 launch. Yesterday TechCrunch announced a long list of new…
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