Category: News
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ABC News Live & ABC Stations Launch New Streaming Apps for Android TV & Amazon Fire TV
ABC News Live has launched new apps for Android TV and Amazon Fire TV. Viewers will get 24/7 live breaking news, live events and original programming through a newly developed native app. Additionally, ABC Owned Television Stations are launching apps for Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, the Roku platform, and Apple TV, bringing local newscasts…
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Good News, Simpsons Fans: Disney Plus is Correcting the Aspect Ratio Issue
Just after Disney+ launched in November 2019, Simpsons fans noticed that the episodes weren’t looking quite right. The aspect ratio had been adjusted to fit the screen, which caused some episodes to lose visual jokes. This was pointed out by subscribers on Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter, as in the tweet below, and even by former…
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Free Streaming Service Pluto Turns 6 Years Old This Week
Pluto TV had a birthday this week marking 6 years of delivering free streaming content. Pluto TV has been consistently adding and rotating channels since being purchased by Viacom earlier this year. Right now Pluto TV has 242 channels from movie channels to news channels, and everything in between. PLUTO TV TURNS 6 TODAY! And…
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AT&T Stops Selling U-verse TV As It Shifts Focus to AT&T TV
For some time now we have heard that U-Verse TV’s days were numbered. Last year, AT&T had confirmed to Cord Cutters News that U-verse TV is no longer offered in markets where the new AT&T TV is now available. A few weeks ago, AT&T moved U-verse sales to be by phone only. Now, AT&T has…
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Amazon Adds Free Live Content to IMDb TV’s Fire TV App
A while back, we reported on Amazon potentially adding free live TV content to its IMDb TV streaming service. And now we’ve heard from a reliable source that the company has indeed updated the service’s Fire TV app to include channels like Tastemade, Buzzr, Shout TV, and more. IMDb TV launched in early 2019 under…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Amazon Prime Video in April 2020
Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video: April 1 Bangkok Dangerous Bird of Paradise Blind Husbands Broken Blossoms The Bodyguard The Boost The Brothers Grimm The Chumscrubber Daniel Boone Diamonds Are Forever Diary of a Hitman Die Another Day Dishonored Lady Dollface Dr. No Dr. T & the Women Drums in the Deep South For…
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Edge Networks Will Test the Pay OTA Waters with Evoca Service This Summer
Edge Networks announced a new pay TV service it claims will offer more than 80 channels for less than half the cost of a cable subscription. The service, called Evoca, will use the new ATSC 3.0 standard, aka next-gen TV, to offer over-the-air (OTA) content for less than $50 per month. Expected to launch this…
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HBO Will Allow You to Stream The Wire, The Sopranos, Movies & More for Free
HBO is giving us the gift of more free content as we practice social distancing and stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Starting Friday, April 3, HBO will make nearly 500 hours of content available for free for a limited time. To watch, just download the HBO Now or HBO Go apps, with…
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Acorn TV is Set to Launch in the UK April 29, 2020
The British-focused streaming service Acorn TV is finally launching in Britain this month. Viewers in North America have been able to watch TV shows from across the pond since 2011, thanks to Acorn TV. Now, it’s branching out into the UK, delivering classics like “Acorn TV has been phenomenally successful in North America, and we’re…
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Sinclair and Nielsen Enter a Multi-Year Renewal Deal
Nielsen and Sinclair Broadcasting Group have signed a deal to keep them under contract for the next few years. This means Nielsen will continue to provide services like TV ratings for Sinclair’s 191 TV stations, 22 regional sports networks, Tennis Channel and several digital broadcast channels. “As Sinclair has acquired and diversified its portfolio of…