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All the Hulu Add-ons You Can Buy to Upgrade Your Account
Hulu has made its mark in the streaming industry by providing users with features that allow them to stream their way, including a personalized watchlist with recommendations, customizable viewing options, on-demand licensed content, and original content as well. The streaming service also includes ‘add-ons’ that create new ways to stream and additional content and features.…
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FCC Welcomes DISH Acquisition of Boost Mobile
After DISH announced that it had completed the acquisition of Boost Mobile, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai made a statement saying he “welcomed the announcement by T-Mobile and DISH Network that the divestiture of Boost Mobile to DISH has been completed.” The acquisition was a condition of the T-Mobile and Sprint merger in April this year.…
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Streaming Churn Rate Tops 40% for the First Quarter of 2020
To everything (streaming) churn, churn, churn. Not only is streaming usage in general on an incredible rise thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but customer experimentation with switching services is on a record rise. According to new data from Parks Associates, a consumer technology market research firm, the churn rate (or the rate that subscribers cancel…
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Roku Channel Adds Three More Channels to Its Free Lineup
The Roku Channel, Roku’s free streaming channel, has added more content to the lineup. This time, the channels are coming from three of the most well known magazines. Architectural Digest (Channel 474) AD is the international authority on design and architecture. AD provides exclusive access to the world’s most beautiful homes and the fascinating people…
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AT&T Increases the Price of AT&T TV and DirecTV
It isn’t just streaming services that are seeing price hikes this week. AT&T quietly increased the first year monthly cost of both DirecTV and AT&T TV for new customers. Existing customers will not see an increase. The change in pricing was first reported by Phillip Swann earlier this week. With the update, there will…
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Amazon Gets Rights to ‘Mad Men,’ Will Stream it for Free on IMDb TV
Amazon has bought streaming rights to AMC’s popular series Mad Men and will add the show to its free IMDb TV streaming service July 15. The series left Netflix on June 9, leaving fans to wonder where it would end up next. As of July 15th, IMDb TV will be the exclusive free streaming home…
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Verizon Fios is Giving New Customers Hulu and Disney+ for Free
Verizon Fios is making its fiber internet plans more appealing for new customers with a limited time deal. New customers can now get Hulu and Disney+ for one year at no extra cost. “New Verizon customers can get up to 12 months of Hulu on us, adding Hulu originals, movies and TV series available to…
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Netgear Adds a Cheaper Mesh Router to its WiFi 6 Orbi Line
Image: Netgear This week, Netgear announced a new addition to its Orbi mesh router line, a slightly more affordable option for those looking for a mesh approach to covering their homes with WiFi. The company says its new tri-band AX4200 (RBK752) system can support more than 40 connected devices and can cover 5,000 square feet.…
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Tubi Signs Ad Sales Partnership with Australian Foxtel Media
The free streaming service Tubi has announced a new multi-year deal with Foxtel Group in which Foxtel Media will serve as the sole ad sales representative in Australia for Tubi through 2022. As a free, ad-supported streaming service, Tubi adds a new component to Foxtel Media’s current offering mainly consisting of news, live sports, lifestyle, and…
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IPTV Service Shut Down, Replaced with Anti-Piracy Warning Message
Another IPTV service was shut down this week. Distributed under the brand Global Entertainment, the service seemed to be taken over by police in the UK Tuesday. Rather than the content they had paid for, users were met with this message: “This illegal stream has been seized by Norfolk and Sussex Police. Watching illegal broadcasts…
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DistroTV Will Air 63 Hours of Rock ‘n’ Roll Documentaries for Free This Weekend
The free streaming TV service DistroTV and lifestyle channel Alee+ is bringing rock ‘n’ roll nostalgia to your TV this Independence Day weekend with a marathon of musical documentaries from the classic rock era. “Rock Doc Block” is a special 63-hour block of programming that will showcase concert footage and documentary specials on rock and roll’s…
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Tubi Adds Bob Ross Content to Its Collection
Free streaming service Tubi announced today that it will bring 30 seasons of Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting to the platform on the Docurama Channel from Cinedigm. Over 30 seasons and nearly 400 episodes will stream on Tubi by the end of July, absolutely free. “Bob Ross and his unforgettable style make The Joy of…
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Sling TV Won’t Raise Prices for Existing Customers, Guaranteed Through August 2021
Following news of price increases for YouTube TV and fuboTV, Sling TV announced today the launch of a 1-Year Price Guarantee for all new and existing customers. The guarantee will ensure that current prices on Sling TV services will stay the same through August 1, 2021 for new and existing customers who have accounts by…
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DISH Acquires Boost Mobile, Launches Two New Offers
DISH announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Boost Mobile in a deal for $1.4 billion. With this deal, DISH officially enters the retail wireless market, serving more than nine million customers. “Today, we are proud to welcome hundreds of employees, thousands of independent retailers, and millions of customers to the DISH family,”…
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Peacock Will Carry Paramount Content from ViacomCBS At Launch
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, announced today an agreement with ViacomCBS to stream Paramount movies and TV shows. When Peacock launches on July 15, viewers will have access to Ray Donovan, The Affair, Charmed (beginning in October), Undercover Boss, The Game, Everybody Hates Chris, and Real Husbands of Hollywood. In addition, premium films from Paramount’s library will stream on Peacock in limited exclusivity windows throughout…
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