Category: News
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Hulu Makes it on to Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming List with ‘Nomadland’
In a popularity contest usually dominated by Netflix, Hulu has made a breakout appearance in Nielsen’s recent weekly rankings for most minutes streamed during the week ending February 21. The platform’s acquired, award-winning film Nomadland made it to No. 8 on the streaming movie list alongside a slew of Netflix and Disney+ titles. Netflix leads…
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New Device Listings Hint at Possible New Fire TV Remote
A series of device listings from regulatory offices in several countries appear to reference a new remote control that could be coming to the Fire TV lineup in the future. Protocol’s Janko Roettgers tweeted about an FCC listing that mentions a new Bluetooth-enabled device with a model number of L5B83G. And while device photos aren’t…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: The NFL’s New Broadcasting Deal, More YouTube TV Channels, and More
This week, we saw the NFL announce its new broadcasting deal, including some exclusive rights for Amazon. Elsewhere, YouTube TV added more ViacomCBS channels to its lineup and Fox-owned Tubi might be looking to get into the original content game. Here’s what happened in the world of cord cutting and streaming. Breaking News Here are…
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The Roku Channel Acquires This Old House Content
Roku is adding more content to its free streaming service, The Roku Channel. The company made a deal today for global distribution rights to “This Old House” and “Ask This Old House.” The deal includes the full show libraries, all digital assets, and the television production studio. Past seasons of the shows will be available…
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WarnerBros Bumps Up Release Date for ‘In The Heights’
WarnerBros has pulled a strategic move and bumped the release of its upcoming feature musical In the Heights a week earlier to June 11, making it the only major release that week. The film was previously scheduled for a release date of June 18, the same week Disney/Pixar’s Luca is scheduled to drop. Now the…
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Stream the Six Nations Rugby Championship and More With Peacock’s Weekend Live Sports Line Up
The 2021 Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship continues this Saturday with round 5, and you can stream it Live this weekend on Peacock. Plus there’s more Premier League, Supercross, FIS Freestyle, and more. Check out the full schedule below. SIX NATIONS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIPSaturday, 3/2010:15am – Scotland v. Italy12:45pm – Ireland v. England4:00pm – France v.…
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Host a March Madness Watch Party with Sling & Win $30 at Fanatics
Sling TV is celebrating March Madness with a giveaway and, if you’re a subscriber, you have plenty of chances to win. All you have to do is watch game nights with friends or family. The Game Night Giveaway starts today and is running until the end of the month. For five nights of the tournament,…
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Cinedigm Launches 11 New Channels on SelectTV
Cinedigm has reached an agreement with FreeCast that will bring almost a dozen new streaming channels to SelectTV and other SmartGuide-powered services. The 11 new ad-supported channels are currently Live on the platforms. “As the television viewing audience continues to shift away from established cable and satellite providers onto OTT, it is critical that Cinedigm…
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‘YouTube Shorts’ Launches Beta Phase in the U.S.
YouTube’s answer to Tik Tok has begun rolling out in the US. This week, the video platform launched a beta version of YouTube Shorts with the feature scheduled to be available all across the US within the upcoming weeks. YouTube describes the feature as a short-form video experience for anyone who wants to create short,…
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How to Stream March Madness 2021 Round 1: Channels, Times & More
And then there were 64. March Madness is officially back with the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament officially tipping off today. After last year’s tournament was canceled, this year’s tournament will take place from a bubble within Indiana for the first time in the tournament’s history. With victories in the First Four play-in games, Norfolk…