Category: News
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Will Disney and ESPN Move Sports Fully to Streaming?
Ah, Coronavirus. She was just the nail in the coffin for ESPN’s dwindling pay-TV viewers. More than ever, people are switching to streaming for all their entertainment needs including sports, which makes now a great time for ESPN to consider taking its world of broadcast sports to direct-to-consumer streaming. Media Analyst Ben Swinburne of Morgan…
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Netflix Users are Watching More International Titles During Coronavirus
With a surge in viewership during the current pandemic, Netflix has seen an influx of users streaming international shows on the platform. That could be due to the fact that 86% of its 15.7M new subscribers in the first three months of 2020 came from outside the US and Canada, but it also could mean domestic viewers…
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Cinedigm Launches 9 New Channels on SelectTV Including The Bob Ross Channel
Today Cinedigm announced its partnership with streaming company FreeCast to launch nine new channels on its streaming service SelectTV. This deal is the most recent expansion of Cinedigm’s digital footprint. “As families across North America seek more value out of their entertainment dollar, cord-cutting has truly become a mainstream phenomenon,” said Erick Opeka, President of Cinedigm…
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ATSC 3.0 Launches in Portland with the Help of Triveni Gear
If you’ve ever been curious about some of the tech involved with getting a TV station up and running with the new ATSC 3.0 standard, Triveni Digital shared a few details about some of its equipment being used in Portland’s transition. In particular, Triveni Digital touted the use of its gear at Meredith-owned KPTV and…
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fuboTV Will Add ESPN Channels This Summer in New Distribution Agreement with Disney
fuboTV and Disney Media Networks announced today a distribution agreement to add Disney’s lineup of channels to fuboTV’s streaming platform. Beginning this summer, fuboTV’s Standard base package subscribers will have access to the following channels: ABC ABC News Live Disney Channel Disney Junior Disney XD Freeform ESPN ESPN2 ESPN3 in-market for SEC Network and ACC…
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Peacock Will Be Available on Vizio SmartCast and LG Smart TVs at Launch
Peacock announced today that it will be available on Vizio SmartCast TVs and LG Smart Vs when it launches on July 15. “We want to provide fans of Peacock’s vast programming a choice of how and where they consume our content when we launch nationally next month, said Matt Bond, Chairman, Content Distribution, NBCUniversal. “VIZIO…
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Netflix is Adding a Feature to Remove Titles from “Continue Watching” List
Android users recently saw a new feature pop up on their Netflix app that allows them easily to remove titles from the “Continue Watching” list. Never fear, iOS users, you’ll be getting the update on June 29. Before this added feature, viewers had to log in to their Netflix account in an internet browser and…
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54% of Broadband Households Own a Smart TV
In a new report titled Optimizing the Smart TV Experience, Parks Associates shares insights about how households across the country are watching content. The study shows that more than 50% of US broadband households own at least one smart TV, making the smart TV the primary platform consuming content at a time when viewing has…
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5 Nashville Stations Flip the Switch on ATSC 3.0
A group of Nashville television stations are among the latest to join the ATSC 3.0 club. The new broadcasting standard, aka NextGen TV, is gradually being deployed across a number of major markets around the country. In Nashville, WTVF (CBS), WKRN (ABC), WZTV (Fox), WUXP (MNT), and WNAB (CW) are all broadcasting via ATSC 3.0,…
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Here’s What We Know About DC’s FanDome Event
DC Comics has announced a standalone 24-hr event this summer aside from its usual appearance at San Diego Comic-Con. Although it’s a strange year to initiate a brand new convention, there are plenty of devout fans so it’s about time the DC universe got its very own event. Like this year’s Comic-Con, DC’s event, called…