Category: Free Streaming Services
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The Preview Channel Set to Launch An Upgraded Free Streaming Version in 2024
The Preview Channel, which offers trailers, behind-the-scenes and other entertainment content for upcoming films and shows, is launching a newly upgraded free ad-supported version featuring news and a state-of-the-art viewer guide customized for equipment manufacturers and streaming platforms. Preview Channel FAST+ is scheduled to debut in the first quarter of 2024 and offer free customary…
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NBC News NOW Adds More Free Live News
NBC News NOW said it will begin streaming Sky News Today with Wilfred Frost starting Monday, November 13, a move which expands the network’s daily weekday lineup into internationally-based coverage. Sky News Today with Wilfred Frost will start streaming at 5:00 a.m. on weekday mornings on NBC News NOW, NBC News’ free streaming network, marking…
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METV Remembers The M*A*S*H Series Finale on Veterans Day
MeTV is hosting a three-hour special tribute to the series finale of M*A*S*H this Veterans Day, with interviews from the original cast and crew. The final episode of M*A*S*H, “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,” aired four decades ago on February 28, 1983. It still holds the record for the most-watched scripted televised event in U.S. history,…
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Tubi Appoints Former Amazon Executive as New CFO
On Monday, Tubi welcomed Sameer Balgi as the new chief financial officer of Fox Corporation’s free ad-supported streaming service. Balgi will be in charge of Tubi’s financial strategy and global operations, focusing on maximizing the efficiency of the company’s investments to drive scalable growth and market leadership. Before moving to Tubi, Balgi worked at Amazon…
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VIZIO Loads Up on Free Shows and Movies From BBC, Paramount, and Magnolia
VIZIO on Tuesday unveiled deals with BBC Studios, Magnolia Pictures, and Paramount Global Content Distribution to expand its own library of free movies and shows. The new partnerships are part of VIZIO’s aggressive expansion of free content for WatchFree+, the company’s free streaming service. They join a group of more than 20 studios and media…
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Speedvision Celebrates First Anniversary by Launching on Two New Streaming Services
Speedvision, an auto entertainment network, celebrates its first anniversary today by launching free ad-supported streaming television linear channels on Sling Freestream in the U.S. and Samsung TV Plus in the European Union. U.S. customers can stream Speedvision content on Sling Freestream, while millions of Samsung Smart TV owners in the EU can catch Speedvision’s lineup…
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A New YouTube Feature Makes Pausing and Unpausing Videos Less Jarring
YouTube has a wealth of features to help with your streaming binges, from audio-only capabilities to curating a queue of videos tailored to your viewing habits. Cord Cutters News noticed a new feature flying under the radar that slightly rewinds paused videos. When we paused a video briefly, it resumed where we left off. But…
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FOX News Audio Expands Partnership With Audacy, Bringing FOX Weather To Streaming App
FOX News Audio is expanding its partnership with Audacy, a multiplatform audio company, to include FOX Weather, a free ad-support streaming service, effective today. The new deal expands FOX News’s current four-year agreement with Audacy, which distributes FOX News Podcasts and FOX News Talk audio streams. FOX Weather is now available on Audacy.com and the…
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Amazon’s Judge Judy Show is Returning to Broadcast Television Next Fall
Amazon Freevee’s original series Judy Justice landed a syndication launch date for the fall of 2024 as Judge Judy Sheindlin looks to move her series back to broadcast, according to Deadline. The court show hosted by the famed judge is the first Freevee series to move from streaming to a broadcast network, and the first…
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HappyKids Gets ‘Total Drama’ Library For its Streaming Service
Connect TV’s Future Today is adding Total Drama to its ad-supported streaming service HappyKids as part of an expanded partnership with kids’ entertainment specialist Cake. Future Today will also launch a standalone app for Total Drama on Roku and Fire TV. HappyKids itself is available on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Xfinity, and Vizio. “Bringing…