Category: All News
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Democrats are Calling Out the FCC for Capping Data for Lifeline Users During COVID-19
This week, democrats sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to provide unlimited voice calling and data coverage for users of the subsidized Lifeline plan as long as the pandemic is ongoing. The letter was sent by 15 members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which has principal jurisdiction over the…
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Streaming Now Accounts for 25% of Television Viewing
In perhaps not-so-surprising news, when people are stuck at home and working from home, they watch more television. But beyond stating the obvious, the latest numbers from Nielsen are in, so let’s take a look at how the second quarter of 2020 looked when it comes to television consumption across America. Naturally, the amount of…
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Miocic and Cormier III Fight for Title of ‘Best Heavyweight of All Time’ Tonight on ESPN+
Image: UFC Tonight, Saturday, August 15, UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier III will stream exclusively on ESPN+ PPV. Miocic and Cormier will compete to find out who is arguably the greatest UFC heavyweight in history. The two have a history that will come into play tonight. Cormier took the belt from Miocic during UFC 226…
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Vizio Adds 12 New Kids Channels for SmartCast Users
Vizio announced the release of 12 free kids and family TV channels launching August 14th for SmartCast users. The 24/7 channels come at a time when kids are spending increased amounts of time at home with a still uncertain school year ahead. “Today VIZIO is making thousands of hours of free childrens’ programming available to…
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Netflix and Hulu are Being Sued by a Texas Town Saying it Should be Getting 5%
A small town in Texas is going up against streaming giants Netflix and Hulu with a class-action lawsuit over utility fees. New Boston, Texas says the streamers use broadband infrastructure to reach their residents, and should in turn pay the town 5% of the revenue generated from those residents as a fee. “When a Netflix…
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Comcast Expands Internet Essentials Program for Low Income Families for Back to School
Photo: Business Wire/Comcast Comcast announced this week that it will expand its Internet Essentials Partnership Program to help low income students stay online for the next school year. The program launched during the pandemic, in an effort to help students in kindergarten through 12th grade stay connected at home to do schoolwork. Comcast has made…
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DistroTV Adds Five Music Channels to Its Free Lineup
Free streaming service DistroTV has partnered with Stingray to add new music channels to its lineup. Stingray has launched five channels on DistroTV, offering music content from recorded concerts to music documentaries to karaoke to DistroTV users an adding to the lineup of over 90 free channels on the service. “Music transcends boundaries and brings…
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Orby TV’s $99 Sale is Back This Weekend
Orby TV is bringing back its $99 deal for new customers. From today, August 14 through Sunday August 16, new customers can get a standard dish receiver, dish, digital local antenna, and professional installation, all for $99 with the Dog Days of Summer Sale. After those initial installation and equipment costs, Orby TV service costs…
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What is Disney Plus Premier Access?
Last week, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that Mulan will go straight to Disney+ on September 4, along with premiering in theaters that have opened back up. Chapek went on to say that the film will come with a $30 price tag, leaving all of us with more questions than answers. What is Disney Plus…
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fuboTV Has 287,126 Subscribers, a 47% Increase Year Over Year
fuboTV announced today its first quarterly results since merging with FaceBank in April 2020. In a letter to shareholders, fuboTV announced its Q2 revenue of $44.2 million, a 53% increase year over year, and 287,126 subscribers, a 47% increase year over year. “We delivered strong second quarter results – revenues grew 53% year-over-year, fuboTV paid…