Category: News
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Roku Added 2.9 Million Accounts Last Quarter, Overall Streaming Reached 13.2 Billion Hours
Roku’s first quarter financial results are out and the company’s reporting increases in active accounts, overall streaming hours, and more. Active accounts grew 38 percent compared to the same period last year. Year-over-year, new accounts grew by more than 70 percent. Overall streaming hours also rose, helped by an uptick in streaming hours per account.…
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Is a New Apple TV Coming? Rumors Suggest Next-Gen Device Release Imminent
Rumors about the next version of Apple TV have been swirling for months now, but the latest tidbit suggests we’re closer than ever to seeing the 6th-Generation model officially unveiled. Apple tipster Jon Prosser shared a tweet earlier today outlining some of the specs that could be part of the next version of Apple’s streaming…
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Stream ‘John Wick’ Hosted by Keanu Reeves for Free on Friday
Lionsgate and Fandango have teamed up to bring a special live watch party of the first John Wick movie, hosted by Keanu Reeves this Friday. Tune in, May 8 at 6:00pm PT / 9:00pm ET to watch this special event, where Reeves will be joined by Halle Berry and other cast members on Fandango’s Movieclips…
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Netflix Will Lose ‘Scandal’ as Hulu Acquires Rights to the ABC Series
Hulu announced today that ABC’s critically acclaimed series ‘Scandal’ will be joining the streaming platform. ‘Scandal’ joins an extensive lineup of award-winning and fan favorite drama series including ‘Little Fires Everywhere’, ‘This is Us’, ‘ER’, and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. The series was previously streaming on Netflix. The drama series focuses on political ‘fixer’ Olivia Pope…
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Throwback Thursday: Stream 5 Classic Disney Movies
As one of the undisputed legendary brands in entertainment, Disney has made its mark on every generation of movie-lovers dating back to the 1940s. What’s even more impressive is that a great deal of their movies (consisting mostly of reimagined fairy tales) have crossed generations to appeal to a wide age range. From growing up…
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Peacock Will Be Available On Xbox at Launch
NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service announced today that it will be fully available on Xbox One devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X, when it launches nationally on July 15, 2020. When the service launches, Xbox users will be able to download the app through the Microsoft Store. Peacock will have three tiers: a…
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Take This Hulu Quiz to Find Your Next Show or Movie to Stream
Hulu has just launched a new quiz, designed to help you find a new show or movie to watch while staying at home. Note: This is a paid post for Hulu. However, all opinions are our own. We’ve all been taking this quiz! The streaming service has a ton of shows and movies available in…
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A New Space Race Series is Coming to Disney+ this Fall
Today Disney+ announced a new scripted original series from National Geographic coming to the platform later this year. The Right Stuff is based on Tom Wolfe’s iconic, bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the U.S. space program. The 8-episode show will be executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson. “This true story…
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Dish Reports a Record Loss of 413,000 Video Subscribers for Q1
Dish Network reported today that its net video subscriber loss came in at 413,000, compared to a decrease of 259,000 for the previous quarter. The loss included 132,000 satellite TV customer losses and 281,000 Sling TV subscriber losses. “The COVID-19 pandemic caused severe disruption in certain commercial segments served by Dish, including the hospitality and…
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Pluto TV Now Has 24 Million Active Users, CBS All Access & Showtime Subscribers Up 50%
Today, ViacomCBS shared its Quarter 1 results, showing a 6% drop in revenue to $6.669 billion. Net earnings were also down for the quarter, though ViacomCBS gained $549 million from the sale of Television City. “ViacomCBS delivered solid results in our first full quarter, including sequential improvement on key financial metrics, as well as clear…