Category: News
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The Met Opera is Offering Access to Performances You Can Stream for Free
The Met may be closed but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy opera from the comfort of your own couch. After canceling all of its upcoming performances through the end of March over coronavirus outbreaks, The Metropolitan Opera in New York is “Nightly Met Opera Streams,” on its website, a series of Live in HD…
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Gray Television Withdraws Bid for Local Channels
Gray Television has reportedly withdrawn its bid for Tegna Television, the current owner of 66 local stations. Previously, we reported that Gray Television and an investment group were in the running to buy the local stations. Soon after, Byron Allen’s Allen Media Broadcasting also entered the bidding war. Gray was offering $8.5 in cash and…
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ESPN Exploring Ways to Rebroadcast Classic Games to Help Fill Live Sports Void
When a huge portion of your daily programming is focused on broadcasting live sports and there are suddenly few live sports to broadcast, you need to get creative. And with college basketball, the NBA, the NHL, Major League Baseball and more changing plans in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, many have wondered if rebroadcasting…
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The Streaming Service CuriosityStream is On Sale for $5/Year for Returning Customers (Ends Today)
Miss great educational shows, documentaries, and more? CuriosityStream is a streaming service created from the original founder of the Discovery Channel has a special for you right now. Today Curiosity stream is turning 5 years old and to celebrate you can get a year of CuriosityStream for just $5 for the HD plan, if you’re…
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Pluto TV Improves Its Commercials, Making the Service Even Better
One of the main complaints about Pluto TV has been commercials that would often just play randomly. Now Pluto TV has slowly been improving its commercials as it works to be the best free cord cutting service. Many have recently noticed that Pluto TV—on a growing number of channels—is no longer just randomly placing ads…
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Sling TV Launches Stay in & Sling for FREE News and Entertainment
Today, Sling TV launched Stay In & Sling, meant to give Americans free access to news and entertainment while we deal with the COVID-19 crisis. Sling is providing news, plus thousands of shows and movies for the whole family, with no paid SLING TV account required. “To stay informed in these uncertain times, Americans need…
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Research Group Expects Android TV to Lead Pay TV Set-Top Platforms Worldwide
The paid set-top TV landscape is certainly changing, and one research group expects Google’s Android TV platform to come out on top in the coming years. Rethink Technology Research’s report suggests the smart TV platform will triumph by riding on waves of increasing success in the Asia-Pacific, European, and Latin American regions. The report, titled…
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CenturyLink Outlines its Coronavirus Response
CenturyLink was one of several broadband providers and telcos to sign on to the Federal Communication Commission’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge last week, and the company’s updated its site with a resource page detailing its response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic so far. Of note, and in line with the text of the FCC’s pledge,…
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Fox Sold Roku Shares to Morgan Stanley Ahead of Tubi Acquisition
Yesterday, a block of 6 million Roku shares went up for sale. That night, Fox Corp. reached out to Morgan Stanley, asking the company to take on Fox’s 5% stake in Roku, according to sources for The Wall Street Journal. Morgan Stanley accepted the deal, took the shares, and sold for $58/share. Today, Roku bounced…
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Fox Acquires Free Streaming Service Tubi in a $440 Million Deal
Fox has just acquired the free streaming service Tubi, reportedly for $440 million in cash. “Tubi will immediately expand our direct-to-consumer audience and capabilities and will provide our advertising partners with more opportunities to reach audiences at scale. Importantly, coupled with the combined power of FOX’s existing networks, Tubi provides a substantial base from which…