Tag: Streaming
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CenturyLink Plans to Take on Sling TV
CenturyLink is joining a growing list of companies that want to jump into streaming live TV; however, they are taking a slightly different approach to it than many services. CenturyLinks’ new live TV streaming service will only have 17 channels, which is unlike other services that seem to be committed to the “more is better”…
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Three Companies Control Almost 90% of the Subscription Streaming Market
At last count there are over 100 streaming services in the United States; however, 90% of Americans who subscribe to a streaming service subscribe to the big three. According to Digitalsmiths, a Tivo-owned research company, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu share 89.5% of the market. Of the Americans who subscribe to a streaming video…
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The Rio Olympics: The Most Streamed Event Ever
The Rio Olympics was possibly the most streamed event ever and definitely marked a massive change for covering live events. “The Rio Olympics will be looked at as the last games where traditional TV was priorities over other channels. For future Olympics, social media and on demand video will become equal partners to live TV.…
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Stream Services Now Generate More Revenue Than Comcast
Cord cutting, which has seen steady growth over the years, has taken off in 2016. Now it looks like streaming services are starting to see the reward of their investments. Strategy Analytics, a research firm, projects that OTT video revenue will surpass $30 billion by 2020, up from $19.45 billion in 2016, with steady double…
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Redbox is Getting Back Into Streaming
Redbox first jumped into streaming with a deal to let Verizon use the Redbox name on their streaming service. Sadly, it failed to catch on and was later shut down. User’s content was moved to MGO, which was later purchased by Fandango and turned into FandangoNOW. Now it looks like Redbox is jumping back into…
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ESPN is About to Make Sports More Cord-Cutting Friendly
Sports has long been one of the main reasons people stick with cable. Your favorite shows may be something you can wait until tomorrow for, but live events, such as sports, are something people watch as they happen. Last week, Disney, the parent company of ESPN, bought a 1/3 stake in MLBAM, the backbone of…
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The NHL Is Becoming a Lot More Cord-Cutter Friendly
The NHL has long been a leader in streaming, but it still had many issues that prevented it from being everything cord cutters wanted. Now the NHL and Fox have come to an agreement to offer in-market streaming for Fox Regional Sports Networks games. This will make in-market games available to stream for Anaheim, Carolina,…
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Mario Marathon Streams Games to Help Children in Hospitals
Ever wish you could help kids with video games or streaming? Now you can. Mario Marathon kicks off today with their ninth marathon to raise funds for Child’s Play. In total Mario Marathon has raised over $504,500 for Child’s Play. The more people donate the longer they have to play… About Child’s Play Since 2003,…
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Over 101 Streaming Services Are Now Available to Cord Cutters
Before cord cutting you really only had three or so options for TV entertainment. You could pick from your local cable TV provider, satellite, or if you were lucky a third option. Now the number of options cord cutters have is really skywriting as cord cutting continues to grow. According to a recent report on…
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Police are Crack Down on Sale of and Use of Illegal Streaming TV Boxes
UK Police in Scotland along with the UK Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) have started a crackdown on UK Pubs use of streaming boxes loaded with programs and add-ons to stream movies, sports, and TV shows, along with sales of such boxes. The Scotland Police spokesman said: “As of today we estimated about 500 Pubs…