Category: News
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Sinclair Regional Sports Networks Will Be Rebranded as Bally Sports
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Bally’s, owner of Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, announced today an agreement for a long term partnership that will rebrand Sinclair’s 21 Fox regional sports networks under the Bally’s name. Bally’s will reportedly pay $85 million to Sinclair in a ten year deal for naming rights. Sources tell The NY…
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Wonder Woman 1984 Will Get Same-Day Premiere on HBO Max At No Added Cost to Users
We’ve reported on the rumors and possibilities in the past few weeks and months, but it looks like we have official confirmation now. Variety reports that Wonder Woman 1984, which has seen a number of delays due to COVID-19, will officially debut on HBO Max on Christmas Day, Dec. 25th, in the US — the…
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Ting Mobile Launches Three New Plans, Starting at $10/Month
Ting Mobile is introducing new Flex, Set 5 and Unlimited nationwide postpaid plans. Unlimited talk and text plans start at just $10/month with unlimited talk, text, and data starting at $45/month. “Moving from pay-as-you-go rates to these plans represents a fresh new approach for Ting Mobile, and allows customers to choose plans that meet their…
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DistroTV is Serving up a 24-HR Marathon of Past Thanksgiving Parades
Some Thanksgiving Day Parades will be cancelled this year and others will look a little different, so DistroTV is partnering with Plymouth Rock TV to bring a 24-hour marathon of parades from the past marching right into your home. Starting Wednesday, November 25, and continuing through Thanksgiving Day, viewers can tune in to DistroTV.com to…
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Black Friday Preview: Amazon Fire TV Deals as Low as $18
Amazon has announced its 2020 Black Friday Deals. During the sale, you’ll find Amazon devices at the same low prices we saw during the Alexa Birthday sale. For a bargain option, check out the all new Fire TV Stick Lite for just $17.99 or upgrade your setup with Amazon’s most powerful streaming device, the Fire…
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Charlie Brown Holiday Specials will Air on PBS and PBS Kids, Alongside Streaming on Apple TV+
The tradition of watching Charlie Brown holiday specials can continue, even for those without access to Apple TV+. Apple says it will make the specials available on PBS and PBS Kids along with offering the programming on its streaming service. Last month, Apple announced that it had acquired rights to all new and classic Peanuts…
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Comcast Launches New Watchwith Livestream App for X1 and Flex
Today Comcast launched its new livestreaming app Watchwith on Xfinity X1 and Flex. To demonstrate the co-watching feature, Xfinity has partnered with Bravo for an interactive pre-show event with stars from the network’s newest franchise, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Tonight at 6:30 pm PT/9:30 pm ET, RHOSLC fans can join an exclusive…
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Amazon Introduces Alexa Routines for Fire TV
Amazon announced today that it will bring Alexa routines to Fire TV devices. Alexa Routines is a feature that allows users to create Alexa command “bundles,” or personalized groups of commands that can be executed together with one voice command. Starting today, Amazon customers can include Fire TV commands in their Alexa Routines. Amazon offers…
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ATSC 3.0 Goes Live in Raleigh, NC
NextGen TV continues to expand across the US. Five local TV stations in Raleigh NC announced that they will begin broadcasting with NextGen TV. Those stations include WTVD (ABC), WNCN (CBS), WUVC (Univision), WLFL (CW), and WRDC (MyNet). NextGen TV will be able to support new features incusing immersive audio and video, broadcasting to mobile…
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Disney+ Adds a Happy Holidays Collection of Christmas Movies and Episodes
Disney+ has added a “Happy Holidays Collection” filled with classic family favorites and Disney Originals for you to start new traditions with. From Mickey’s A Christmas Carol to The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, there’s something for holiday fans of all ages. It wouldn’t be Christmas without all your favorites like watching Kevin turn his…