Category: News
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House Approves Spending $100 Billion to Expand Rural Broadband Access
The US House of Representatives has approved the Moving Forward Act, a bill that would allocate $100 billion for expanding broadband internet access to rural areas around the country. In total, the bill includes $1.5 trillion for projects including rebuilding infrastructure and focusing on clean energy sources. The section focusing on broadband says the plan “Expands affordable…
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Cinedigm Q4 Report Shows Viewership Nearly Tripled
Cinedigm shared its Q4 earnings report, and the earnings for its linear and AVOD streaming channels is up 59% thanks to a 466% growth in ad revenue. In addition, monthly streaming viewers on all of its ad-supported streaming services grew to more than 9 million by the end of March, and up to 13.2 million…
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Frontier Internet is Experiencing Outages Across the Country
Customers of Frontier Communications, an internet provider in 26 states, are reporting outages. Hotspots for the outages are Dallas, Las Vegas, Anaheim, Tampa, Orlando, Plano, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Chicago, according to Down Detector. Frontier is aware of the issue and working on a solution, offering responses to customers on Twitter. “We’re working to resolve the…
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Tom Hanks Says ‘Greyhound’ Skipping Theaters for Streaming is “An Absolute Heartbreak”
Tom Hanks’ wartime drama Greyhound launched on the streaming service Apple TV+ last month, much to the dismay of Hanks himself, apparently. In an interview with The Guardian, Hanks says he’s broken-hearted that his movie didn’t make its debut in theaters due to the coronavirus. Hanks, who was one of the first celebrities to test…
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EXPIRED Get Starz or Showtime for Just 99¢ on Amazon Prime
Right now, you can subscribe to Starz or Showtime with Amazon Prime Video Channels for just 99¢ per month for two months. Starz features original series including Outlander, Vida, High Town, and Sweetbitter, along with award winning movies. Showtime includes originals like Homeland, Billions, Penny Dreadful, and On Becoming a God in Central Florida, along with new…
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Crackle Announces New Original Docuseries ‘Road to Race Day’
Crackle Plus has announced the premiere of the new original docuseries Road to Race Day, now available on Crackle. This eight-episode series is a producer’s cut of the original by the same name and takes a deep look into the 2017 season of the most celebrated NASCAR team of all time, Hendrick Motorsports. “We are…
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Sling and DISH Will Keep ViacomCBS Channels
ViacomCBS and DISH announced today a multi-year renewal of their carriage agreement, keeping ViacomCBS channels on DISH and Sling TV. Ahead of today’s announcement, there was speculation that Sling and DISH were preparing to face a blackout of ViacomCBS channels. Sling posting a warning, which was quickly removed, notifying subscribers that it was “fighting on…
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‘Hamilton’ Gave Disney+ a 72% Increase in App Downloads
A stage recording of the musical “Hamilton” was released on Disney+ Friday, July 3. With the debut came a spike in mobile app downloads. Over the holiday weekend, the Disney+ app was downloaded 513,323 times with 266,084 of those downloads coming from the US, according to Apptopia and first reported by Variety. Those numbers show that…
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How Are Streaming Subscribers Bundling Services?
There’s certainly no shortage of options when it comes to streaming these days, with new options arriving almost every month it seems. And as the streaming landscape becomes more and more crowded, customers are putting their own bundles together in a huge variety of ways. But what exactly are most people putting together? TiVo offered…
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Philo’s New Arrivals Include Hallmark’s Christmas in July, ‘Yellowstone’ and More
Philo recently added two new channels to its growing list of content and has new titles coming this month to keep you entertained all summer long. Check out the new arrivals below. Now Available on Philo The BET Awards were held on Sunday June 28 and became one of Philo’s most popular live programs this…