Category: News
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The Roku Channel Has Added Three New Channels
International content producer Blue Ant Media has expanded its global presence with three new family and kid-friendly linear channels on The Roku Channel. The new channels are Love Nature and Love Nature Espanol – an award-winning nature and wildlife brand, and ZooMoo, a channel dedicated to animal programming for kids. “Blue Ant Media’s partnership with…
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Hulu’s ‘Taste The Nation’ Premieres Today
If there’s one thing streaming viewers seem to be into, it’s food. In addition to Chopped, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, The Great Food Truck Race, and many more, Hulu’s newest mouth-watering series, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi premieres today, June 18 on the streaming platform. Additionally, in observance of Juneteenth, Hulu and Padma are proud…
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Sling is Offering Deals on Sling TV and AirTVs for Father’s Day
With the average American household able to receive more than 40 local channels for free, SLING TV is offering a solution that not only delivers local broadcasts from ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC affiliates, but freedom from traditional cable bills with up to $800 in savings every year! This year, help dad join the millions…
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Nvidia Could Start Next-Gen Graphics Cards Production in August
We’ve been covering the development of next-generation graphics cards from both Nvidia and AMD for a while now. And the latest rumors suggest Nvidia could start mass producing its new high-end GPUs this August, in time for a potential September release. German tech site Igor’s Lab built out a possible timeline for the company’s rumored…
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Tubi Expands Free Service to Mexico
Tubi, now owned by Fox Entertainment, announced today that it has launched its free movie and TV service in Mexico. Tubi will now be available on VIDAA smart OS on Hisense TVs, mobile devices including iOS and Android, and the web, with additional devices coming in the future. Content on the service will include a…
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Roku Signs On As Streaming Partner for Global Goal: Unite for Our Future—The Concert
Roku has signed on as an official streaming partner for Global Goal: Unite for Our Future—The Concert. The concert, which will air Saturday June 27, 2020, will follow an international pledging summit to coordinate the development of COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines and ensure equitable access to everyone, everywhere The event will raise awareness of…
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Pluto TV Expects to Reach 30 Million Users This Year
Since being acquired by ViacomCBS, free streaming service Pluto TV has been building its channel lineup and growing its number of active users. In a Q1 earnings call in May, ViacomCBS said Pluto TV had grown to 24 million active users, up 55% year over year. “ViacomCBS delivered solid results in our first full quarter,…
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Dish Will Complete Purchase of T-Mobile’s Boost on July 1
Dish Network says it will close on its purchase of Boost by T-Mobile on July 1. Dish has been sharing plans for offering a “disruptive” wireless option since 2019 when we reported that both Dish and Amazon were both bidding on Boost Mobile. In July 2019, it was reported that Dish and T-Mobile had made…
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CBS All Access ‘Super Service’ Will Launch in 2021
In a virtual conference Tuesday, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish elaborated on plans for the revamped version of CBS All Access, which Bakish called “a super service.” The updates to CBS All Access was discussed during the ViacomCBS earnings call in May, expanding on comments made earlier in the year about a “new” service. At the…
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CNN and Fox Digital News Sources Saw Record Engagement Numbers During Coronavirus
CNN and Fox News continue their ongoing popularity contest for who has the highest viewership numbers, and last month both saw engagement skyrocket amid pandemic reporting. FoxNews.com’s dedicated coronavirus landing page was the top viewed on the site, and readers spent five times longer on it than CNN’s similar page, according to data from SimilarWeb.…