Category: News
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Charter Withdraws FCC Request to Add Data Caps on Spectrum Accounts
Charter Communications has withdrawn its request to the FCC asking permission to put data caps on Spectrum accounts. We reported back in July that Charter had asked the FCC to remove conditions of its merger with Time Warner that prohibit the cable company from implementing a data cap. In the order to approve the merger…
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Tubi Audience Report Shows Viewers Streamed Twice as Much in 2020
A new report shows Tubi’s audience streaming hours went up by 58% over the past 12 months, with users watching 2.5 billion hours in 2020. And following in its parent network FOX’s footsteps, a huge portion of that audience demographic is younger than the average linear TV viewer. Tubi has 33 million active users with…
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Netflix Will Officially Launch a Shuffle Feature This Year
Netflix is making it official with a feature we’ve seen being beta tested over time. The shuffle play feature will launch for all users in the first half of 2021, Netflix shared in an investor interview Tuesday, as reported by Variety. Netflix has been experimenting with a shuffle feature for quite a while, with a…
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‘The Muppet Show’ Will Stream on Disney+ in February
It’s time to play the music because The Muppet Show is coming to Disney+ next month. The iconic variety show is hitting the streaming platform February 19 with all five seasons available to stream, which is big news to fans since Seasons 4-5 have never been available for home viewing until now. For the first…
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How to Watch the 2021 Presidential Inauguration and ‘Celebrating America’ Event
On January 20, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as the President and Vice President of the United States. The day’s events kicked off earlier this morning. Here’s how to watch the Inauguration this afternoon. When Will the Inauguration Take Place? The President-elect and Vice President-elect will be sworn in at 12:00…
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‘The Office’ is Getting More Viewership on Peacock Than Netflix, Data Shows
As you’ve probably heard, Dunder Mifflin has a new location. Well not really, the paper company crew is still working out of Scranton. But The Office is now streaming on Peacock instead of Netflix as of January 1, 2021. Unsurprisingly, people seemed to panic watch the series on Netflix in the weeks leading up to…
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Netflix Surpasses 200 Million Paid Subscribers
Netflix shared its Q4 2020 financial results today, writing in a letter to shareholders that it had 8.5 million paid net additions to its subscriber base in Q4, bringing the total amount of paid Netflix subscribers to 200 million. Netflix added 37 million paid members in 2020 and reached $25 billion in revenue, a 24%…
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How to Watch the Thunder at Nuggets and Pelicans at Jazz Tuesday, January 19
There are only two games scheduled for tonight’s Week 5 NBA action. Both games will be between Western Conference teams that could have big implications for the playoffs. The 2019 number one overall draft pick will be in action in tonight’s national game. Cord cutters can find out how to watch all of tonight’s action…
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STIRR Adds Six New STIRR City Channels for Local Coverage
The free streaming service STIRR has added six more STIRR City channels, now offering local news, weather, and sports updates for 79 cities across the US. The new local STIRR City markets include: STIRR City Twin Cities powered by WUCW CW Twin Cities Minneapolis/St. Paul STIRR City St Louis powered by KDNL ABC30 STIRR City…
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Cinedigm Acquires Indie Film Service Fandor
Today, Cinedigm announced its acquisition of Fandor, the leader in global independent film subscription streaming services. Fandor boasts a catalog of more than 4,600 film titles from more than 400 global and diverse partner film companies. With this new acquisition, Cinedigm will be able to tap into the giant $4.8 billion-dollar global market for independent film ad…