Category: News
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YouTube and Twitch Plan to Stop Offering Live Streamers Multimillion-Dollar Contracts
Twitch and YouTube are phasing out expensive multimillion-dollar content deals with top live-streaming gamers like Tyler “Ninja” Blevins as the companies move away from their strategy of chasing talent with massive contracts. At the TwitchCon conference in Las Vegas, Twitch Chief Executive Officer Dan Clancy told Bloomberg News that spending seven and eight figures on…
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Deal Alert! 145W 25,000mAh USB-C Power Bank is $57 Off, Its Lowest Price Ever
Do you want a super powerful 145W 2,5000mAh power bank that can charge your laptop, phone, or Nintendo Switch? UGREEN has their new massive 25,000 USB-C portable charger on sale for just $92.99, down from the list price of $149.99. This portable charger can charge your MacBook Pro 14 1.3 times, iPhone 14 5.6 times,…
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Sinclair Owned CBS Affiliates Will Stay on YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu, & More After New Deal With Paramount
Today, Sinclair and Paramount announced a deal that will renew its contract for 23 CBS affiliates. This deal will also see YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu, and more keep Sinclair-owned locals thanks to their deal with Paramount. The agreement consists of renewals for the following CBS affiliates: WRGB in Albany, NY; KEYE in Austin, TX; KBAK…
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Spectrum Says It Will Drop Channels From Paramount, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery, & More If They Don’t Agree to New Deals Like What They Got From Disney
Today, during the 2023 Q3 earnings call, Spectrum made it clear that its deal with Disney was not a one-off deal. During the call, Spectrums’ parent company Charter’s CEO Christopher L. Winfrey, said that if other networks don’t agree to similar deals, they won’t offer their channels. Spectrum seems to see its Deal with Disney…
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T-Mobile’s Black Friday Deal is Here 4 iPhone 15s & 4 Lines For $100 a Month
Today, T-Mobile announced an early black Friday deal as it will offer 4 iPhone 15s and four new voice lines for just $100 a month. “Families will be able to enjoy groundbreaking iPhone 15 features including a durable, aluminum and color-infused back glass design, the Dynamic Island, A16 Bionic chip, an advanced camera system including a…
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QVC+ & HSN+ Are Launching Their First Reality TV Show & Will Air An Original Christmas Movie on Black Friday
QVC+, channels typically associated with pushing goods for you to buy, is once again releasing a Christmas movie – on Black Friday. The new film, The Recipe Files, is a mystery directed by soap opera veteran Lindsay Hartley (Passions, All My Children, Days of Our Lives) and stars singer-songwriter Ashlee Simpson, Morgan Bradley, and Doug…
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Spectrum Had to Pay $68 Million in Customer Credits Related to The Loss of Disney Programming
Back in September, Spectrum saw Disney-owned channels go dark on its TV service. Now, according to Charter Spectrums’ parent company’s earnings, it had to give away $68 million in customer credits because of that blackout. Spectrum says that negatively impacted their overall revenue and possibly impacted the number of Americans who have canceled Spectrum TV.…
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Spectrum Lost Over 320,000 TV Customers in The 3rd Quarter of 2023 as Cord Cutting Continues to Grow
Today we learned that Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, has once again lost 320,000 TV customers in the 3rd quarter of 2023. Spectrum also reported that they lost over 288,000 voice customers as many Americans turned away from traditional phone lines and TV services. Spectrum did add 63,000 internet customers during that time…
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Apple Watch Faces Import Ban After US Ruling That It Violated Patents
Apple faces a scenario where it may not be able to bring Apple Watches into the U.S. after the International Trade Commission ruled on Thursday that the company’s wearable infringed on patents owned by medical technology company Masimo. Masimo claims that the Apple Watch violates its patents related to light-based technology for reading blood-oxygen levels,…
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Amazon Will Charge $2.99 a Month For Ad-Free Prime Video Service
Amazon CEO Andy Jassey unveiled how much Prime subscribers will have to pay to eliminate the commercials that are expected to arrive early next year. By default, all Prime customers will see ads starting in 2024. Customers who want to eliminate those ads can pay $2.99 a month. Jassey noted that Prime Video aims to…