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DISH Announces New Interactive Personalized Ads On Sling TV
Today, DISH announced a deal with BrightLine to power interactive, personalized ads on Sling TV. With this deal, Sling TV customers will find new ads that offer (versatile scrollers, simple games, and trivia. These will also be personalized ads for each customer. “As a leading streaming platform, our goal is to provide our SLING advertisers…
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YouTube TV Adds B/R Sports & CNN Max To Its Guide For Max Subscribers
If you are a YouTube TV customer who subscribes to Max through YouTube TV, you may have noticed something new. B/R Sports and CNN Max were recently added to the YouTube TV guide. (Thanks to the readers who let us know about this new feature.) Max subscribers could always access this content through the Max…
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Cable TV Is Increasingly Dominated By Re-Runs as Original Shows Flee to Streaming
What’s the one thing that The Mandalorian on Disney+, Squid Game on Netflix, and The Boys on Amazon Prime have in common? They’re not found on cable television. Increasingly, the buzziest and most-talked about scripted shows are found on streaming services, as media companies have spent billions of dollars on the kind of programming that…
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SiriusXM Announces a Merger Deal With Liberty Media
Today, SiriusXM and Liberty Media Corporation announced a deal that will merge SIRIUS XM with Liberty Media’s Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock group. This deal will simplify the SiriusXM ownership as Liberty Media’s Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock group already owned part of SiriusXM. With this deal, SiriusXM will continue under the SiriusXM brand. This comes as…
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Epic Wins Antitrust Case Against Google As the Play Store is Ruled a Monopoly
Fortnite-maker Epic Games scored a decisive win against Google in its antitrust lawsuit on Monday after a jury ruled that the search giant’s Google Play app store and its cozy relationship with different partners constituted a monopoly, according to The Verge. The jury ruled that Google’s Play Store represented a monopoly in its distribution power…
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Netflix Outage Hits Some Users
Netflix users are reporting that the service is down in some areas. Both DownDetector and Down For Everyone or Just Me detected a spike in complaints about two hours ago. A Reddit thread with nearly 450 responses have also flagged the issue, noting that Netflix keeps checking the internet connection. It’s the first outage in…
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Tablo’s New 4-Tuner DVR Will Start Shipping This Week
Back in November, Tablo announced a new 4-tuner version of their popular 4th generation DVR. This new DVR will allow you to record up to four programs at once, unlike the 2-tuner version that only lets you record two shows at once. The new 4-tuner version is listed for $139.99 on Best Buy and is…
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Comcast’s Local-Only TV Plans Are Now $60 a Month For Local ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and More
Comcast Xfinity customers can now get the Choice TV plan, which includes local channels like ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, for $60.40 a month, according to Philip Swann, The TV Answer Man. The Choice TV plan also includes The CW as well as antenna channels like PBS, Univision, Telemundo, TBN, QVC, and C-SPAN. Comcast’s Choice…
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Apple is Getting Closer to Phasing Out iTunes Completely
Apple already killed iTunes back in 2019. But on Monday, the company moved closer to phasing out the iTunes name completely. The company unveiled a new interface for its Apple TV app, found on the iPhone and iPad, as well as through a tvOS update for its Apple TV streaming box. Buried at the end…
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TNA Wrestling And Endeavor Streaming Team Up to Launch New TNA+ Subscription Service
TNA Wrestling, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment subsidiary, is partnering with distributor Endeavor Streaming to create its own on-demand streaming service, TNA+, starting January 5. The new streaming platform is powered by Endeavor Streaming, which owns the WWE and UFC Fight Pass. It promises to deliver an enhanced user experience for fans compared to its…