Category: News
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Paramount+ Is Discontinuing Its Cheap Paramount+ With Showtime Bundle and Moving Subscribers To a More Expensive Plan
If you were lucky, you got in on the cheap Paramount+ Essentials with Showtime bundle that cost just $7.99 when it was first launched. In August, Paramount stopped offering the package, but existing customers got to keep their grandfathered plans. Now, Paramount+ has started to contact subscribers to inform them that this plan is going…
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Starlink’s Internet Speeds Are Picking Up After a ‘Marginal Decline’ Over the Summer
Starlink’s internet speeds are climbing again after a slight decline in the third quarter of 2023, according to data from Ookla’s speed test. The decline came after little speed fluctuation this year. On average in the U.S., SpaceX-owned Starlink’s download speed was 64.54 Mbps in Q3 2023 — a “marginal” drop quarter on quarter, according…
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BritBox Brings on Executives From WBD, Netflix, and Starz and Forms New Editorial Team
BritBox International welcomes some new faces to the senior leadership team. The company appointed Nimesh Kataria and Alana McGaughey to head the new global editorial team. Nimesh Kataria is the new chief financial officer, effective April 2024. Kataria joins BritBox from Warner Bros. Discovery, where he was the general vice president of finance and international…
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SiriusXM’s Refreshed App Launches For Cheaper $9.99 Rate
SiriusXM on Thursday launched its a rebooted version of its app, which ties together its satellite radio experience with Pandora and podcasts, all for a cheaper monthly rate. The company lowered its app-only subscription fee by $1 to $9.99 a month, which is lower than its baseline satellite radio plan of $13.99 a month. The…
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Deal Alert! The Echo Dot 5th Gens & Echo Pops Are On Sale Starting At Just $17.99!
Do you want a great Amazon Echo Dot that can expand your wifi network and has a clock built into it? Right now, the 5th gen Echo Dot with a clock is on sale at just $39.99. This is a great option for anyone wanting Alexa and a clock. You can also the Echo Pop,…
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Here is Everything Coming to Tubi On-Demand in January 2024
Here is everything coming to Tubi in January 2024: Originals Action PREPARE TO DIE – 1/13- A young man trains in the ways of martial arts to seek vengeance on the corrupt landowner who murdered his family. Documentary VICE NEWS PRESENTS: EPSTEIN DIDN’T KILL HIMSELF -1/17- How the mysteries surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s life and death…
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No, Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Tour Movie Is Not Coming to the Roku Channel
Beyoncé’s publicist shut down rumors that Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé would be coming to the Roku Channel. “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé is only playing in movie theaters worldwide. The comments that the film will play on Roku are categorically false,” Yvette Noel-Schure said in an Instagram post spotted earlier by Vulture. Rumors that…
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New York, El Paso and Baton Rouge Get ATSC 3.0 as NextGen TV Expands to More Markets
Nexstar Media Group and Mission Broadcasting said today that WPIX-TV in New York went live with NextGen TV, the third over-the-air television station to get ATSC 3.0 this week after the El Paso, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, launches. The launch in New York City is the 51st Nexstar-owned or partner market to start broadcasting…
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Disney Fight Escalates With Activist Investor and Ex-CFO Nominated to the Board
Walt Disney has been under pressure from activist investor Nelson Peltz, CEO of Trian Partners, to shake things up, and now Peltz is looking to take more of a direct hand. Trian, a major shareholder in Disney, nominated Peltz and former Disney Chief Financial Officer James Rasulo to serve as directors on the company’s board.…
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The U.S. Is Getting Closer to 100% of Households Having Internet Service
The digital divide is starting to close, with the percentage of U.S. households with internet access growing. According to a new consumer data survey from Leichtman Research Group, 92% of U.S. households get internet service at home. This is an increase from 83% of households in 2018, and 76% of households in 2008. Broadband makes…