Category: All News
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Disney Plus hits 94.9 million subscribers, already passing it’s four-year goal
Disney continues to make its mark on the streaming industry, reaching 94.9 million subscribers by the end of 2020. The company shared its subscriber numbers in today’s earnings report. The number beats Disney’s four-year subscriber goal in just 14 months. The number is up from 86.8 million paid subscribers worldwide, reported at the Disney Investor…
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Survey: Nearly One Third of Adults are More Likely to Sign Up for HBO Max Thanks to WarnerBros Releases
Content is always a big draw when it comes to deciding which streaming service to use, and HBO Max has sweetened its appeal with this year’s WarnerBros plan to release every major film on the platform at the same time it hits theaters. In fact, almost one-third of respondents in a new survey by FinanceBuzz…
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Higher Usage Has 24% Broadband Users Planning to Upgrade in 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has no doubt created a major impact on the amount of time people spend online. A new Quantified Consumer study released by Parks Associates reveals more than half of all US broadband households in Q3 said their internet usage had increased since the beginning of the pandemic. Consumers also reported that their…
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The Roku Channel Adds 13 New Live Channels to Its Free Lineup
The Roku Channel announced this week that it will bring 13 new channels to its live TV channel guide. The Roku Channel now has over 165 free, linear channels that streamers can watch for free with the app. The Roku Channel has over 50 million active accounts and users streamed a total of 58.7 billion…
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How to Watch Heat at Rockets, 76ers at Trail Blazers & More NBA Games on February 11
Week 8 of the 2020-21 NBA regular season continues tonight with a lineup of 5 games from both conferences, including a nationally televised doubleheader. Tonight’s contest includes the reigning and defending Eastern Conference champions, a former 2-time MVP, and the best team in the Eastern Conference. Fans will be in attendance at select games; however,…
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Tubi Will Add Nearly 80 Local News Station Feeds to Free Lineup
Free streaming service Tubi announced today that it will be expanding its “News on Tubi” section to include nearly 80 live, local news feeds from stations around the country. The new channels come from Cox Media Group, Heart Television, Scripps, and TEGNA. News on Tubi currently features content from FOX Television Stations, NewsNOW from FOX,…
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HBO Max Will Launch in Latin America in June 2021 & Discontinue HBO Go
HBO Max is getting its passport ready. The relatively new streaming platform is making its first venture outside the U.S. by launching in 39 territories across Latin American and the Caribbean. The launch will entail an entirely new streaming experience via a new app and feature a new kids catalog as well. The app is…
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Aside from Netflix, Viewers are Unsure About What Streaming Services They’ll Sign up for This Year
To current subscribers, it seems like renewing their yearly Netflix subscription is almost a given. But that’s not the case when it comes to second-tier players in the streaming service market including Disney+, HBO Max, and even Hulu. A recent survey from What If Media Group shows that people are on the fence when it…
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FilmRise Acquires More than 100 Titles From Reel One Entertainment
FilmRise has entered into a distribution agreement with Reel One Entertainment that will give the streaming service rights to over one hundred titles, including original films, and highly popular series. The deal includes 15 originally produced romantic comedy films, and licensing to an additional 100 titles consisting of made-for-TV movies and TV series. “We are…
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Sling TV Adds New Local Channels from Locast to Its AirTV Mini Guide
Sling TV is pushing out an update to give users more options for watching local channels with their AirTV Mini device. AirTV Mini users can now add local channels from Locast to their Sling TV channel guide. If Locast is available in your area, you can stream local channels including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC…