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Sling TV Isn’t Raising Prices – A Software Glitch Accidentally Sent Users Higher Bills
A software error caused some Sling TV customers to see increased prices in their upcoming February bill. The company has confirmed the problem, and said it was working to fix it. The Sling TV spokeswoman also noted that there are no price increases. Update: She added that because these were the February bills, no customers…
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How to Watch 2024 US Figure Skating Championships Live on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
Live from Columbus, Ohio, the 2024 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships will showcase over 40 hours of live coverage presented by NBC Sports. Nationwide Arena will host the event and Peacock will stream every skate live throughout the week. Many notable skaters will be participating in the event. Isabeau Levito, Jason Brown, Amber Glenn, Camden…
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Netflix Added 13.1 Million Subscribers Despite Price Increase
Netflix added 13.1 million paid subscribers in the fourth quarter as the company took a victory lap with its studio-leading tally of 18 Oscar nominations. The streaming giant reported the growth despite raising the price of its premium plan and reintroducing its basic tier at a higher price in the fall. The company’s strategy has…
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Netflix Leads Oscar Race as Streaming Services Take Center Stage
The Academy Award nominations are out and Netflix led all studios with a total of 18 nominations, thanks in part to Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro. Behind Netflix were Apple Original Films, Searchlight, and Universal, all tied with 13 nominations, according to a breakdown of the nods from Variety. Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s epic film…
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The War on IPTV Spills Into Live Soccer With Massive Piracy Ring Shut Down
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, or ACE, took down dozens of domains linked to pirated live football streaming sites, according to Torrent Freak. ACE redirected more than 150 domains and subdomains linked to three dozen illegal football streaming sites back to its anti-piracy portal, effectively shutting down their streams. According to the report, many…
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Amazon Exec Says Prime Video Will Show Fewer Ads Than Rivals, and Make Adjustments When Needed
Starting next week, Amazon Prime Video will feel dramatically different thanks to the introduction of ads. But don’t expect a static experience, with one Amazon executive promising that the company will be monitoring the user data and quickly make adjustments as needed. “We’ll take a more iterative approach,” Andrew Bennett, vice president and head of…
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John Walsh Returns to America’s Most Wanted
America’s Most Wanted debuted its latest season on Fox last night, which saw the return of long-time host John Walsh with his son, Callahan Walsh. John and Callahan will present and analyze some of the nation’s most gripping crime cases each week. The pair will present the facts known about a case and request audiences…
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Scripps CEO on the Biggest Hidden Opportunity With ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
For Scripps CEO Adam Symson, the introduction of higher quality video and audio with ATSC 3.0, also known as NextGen TV, is nice for the audience, but it isn’t what gets him excited about the technology. Symson believes that NextGen TV’s infrastructure, which is designed around transmitting IP data similar to any other wireless network,…
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There is a New Wizard of Oz Remake Movie in The Works
Kenya Barris offered some new information about his upcoming Wizard of Oz film. The creator of Blackish and You People said the plot isn’t set in Kansas anymore, but instead, the updated version will move the fan-favorite film to California. Barris said the new film will follow a young girl who lives in The Bottoms,…
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MrBeast’s Video Experiment on X Made More Than $260K in Revenue As Elon Musk Tries to Take on YouTube – But There is a Catch…
The numbers are in, and the test video Jimmy Donaldson — also known as MrBeast on YouTube — uploaded on X pulled in $263,655 in revenue. “My first X video made over $250,000!” Donaldson wrote in an X post on Monday. The content creator acknowledged that the buzz around the original post likely gave the…