Category: News
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Save 50% on MLB.TV: Limited Time Deal
MLB.TV is celebrating Father’s Day with a sale on its streaming service. Now through June 20, you can sign up to stream the rest of the games of this season for $52.99 (normally $105.99). Sign up directly through MLB.TV or through the MLB.TV Amazon Channel. With the All Teams package, you can stream every team’s…
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Study: 82% of Broadband Households Subscribe to at Least One Streaming Service
New research from Parks Associates shows that the overwhelming majority of broadband households now have at least one SVOD subscription. That’s up from 76% in Q1 2020, and 70% in Q1 2019. In fact, most people subscribe to about four streaming services and pay a monthly bill of around $47 for them. However, there are…
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BritBox’s Summer Lineup Includes Newly Acquired ‘Luther’ Starring Idris Elba
The BBC service BritBox has introduced its summer slate which entails new acquisitions like Luther coming to the streaming service in July. The psychological thriller series stars Golden Globe winner Idris Elba as a maverick detective working for the Serious Crime Unit. The streamer will also be getting the Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) starring…
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‘Nobody,’ and ‘Wrath of Man’ are the Top Vudu and FandangoNOW Titles of the Week
Most theaters are back up and running, and that means movie studios are reveling in traditional box office releases once more. But after the theatrical window closes, it’s time for the films to head to VOD for home viewing. Vudu and Fandango now are popular go-to’s for transactional movies on demand, so their top-grossing titles…
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YouTube TV is Offering Free TiVo Stream 4K and Chromecast Devices
With YouTube TV still feuding with Roku, the streaming service is now giving subscribers one of two alternatives by offering either a free TiVo Stream 4K or Chromecast device ahead of YouTube TV launching an optional 4K feature. Subscribers have been getting the offer in emails, with the TiVo offer saying: “To ensure our loyal…
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Apple TV+ is Reducing its Trial Period to 90 Days – Here’s How to Get One Year Free Before the Change
Apple currently offers its device and hardware customers a free pass to Apple TV+ for one whole year, but that’s changing next month. Now, Apple customers will only get 3 months of access to the streaming service with their purchase. The change comes quietly in an update to the terms and conditions on the Apple…
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‘Loki’ Gets Higher First-Day Viewership Than Any Other Marvel Title on Disney+
Disney+‘s Marvel titles keep outdoing themselves. The Wednesday premiere of the highly anticipated Loki series quickly secured its spot as the streamer’s most-watched MCU title as far as day-one viewership goes. According to data from Samba TV (Disney+ doesn’t release viewership details), the God of Mischief’s own series drew in views from 890k households on…
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Peacock is Streaming All Remaining Stanley Cup Semifinal Games
Peacock officially announced it will be streaming all remaining games in the NHL Stanley Cup Semifinals live on the service. Coverage began earlier this week between the Montreal Canadiens and Vegas Golden Knights and will continue through Game 7. NBC Sports’ coverage of all Stanley Cup Semifinal games will also air on NBCSN or USA…
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Disney+ Will Likely Not Get an Ad-Supported Tier or Combine Disney+, Hulu & ESPN+ Any Time Soon
With HBO launching its ad-supported tier earlier this month, some Disney+ subscribers have been asking if the streamer would be the next to introduce a less expensive tier with ads. Disney CEO Bob Chapek says we shouldn’t expect it any time soon. Chapek addressed the ad-supported model during a Q&A session with Credit Suisse Monday.…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video the Week of June 14, 2021
Season 4 of Elite premieres June 18 on Netflix, and every day that week leading up to it will feature a new vignette short featuring expanded storylines. Plus, get ready for the new movie Fatherhood premiering just two days before Father’s Day, so we can appreciate the dads in our life while we laugh at…