Author: Artie Beaty
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MLB.TV Sets Streaming Records
Just a few days ago, we published a report that baseball fans were watching the sport’s return, but they weren’t doing it on traditional television. We found out where they’re watching – MLB.TV. New information from SportsBusiness seems to back that up with data that shows MLB.TV is seeing record usage so far this season.…
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Smart TV Viewing Has Grown 239% Year Over Year, With Streaming Growth Slowing
Streaming usage continues to rise, but not quite at the rate it was earlier this year. And along with that, better ads are being served up to streaming customers. As a part of their 2020 “State of Streaming” report, Conviva released some data about the current streaming landscape, and it showed that streaming is still…
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Sports Are Back, But Cable Customers Are Not
Sports are back, without fans in attendance, but it appears traditional TV fans are absent as well. Just one week ago, we posed the question of whether live sports would bring streamers back to cable. We already have an answer, and it’s not good news for traditional television at least when it comes to baseball.…
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95% of People Say Streaming Has Changed the Way They Watch TV
When it comes to the younger generations, streaming services are pretty important. How important? A recent study from Hulu revealed that it’s so important that 91% of them would either give up just about anything – including their favorite music streaming service, their social media accounts, their favorite food, their favorite piece of clothing, and their…
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Amazon Video Streaming Has Doubled From 2019
Streaming is at an all-time high at the moment due largely to the current pandemic, but one service in particular is really on the rise. In a recent earning call with investors ($88.9 billion in sales for the second quarter if you’re curious), Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky noted that the company’s worldwide streaming hours are…
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YouTube & Netflix are the Most Downloaded Streaming Apps
When it comes to video streaming apps, are customers turning to paid or free services? Both actually, with a pretty even mix. SensorTower, a mobile app marketing agency, took a look at the most popular streaming apps for the month of June 2020, both as an overall rank and as a separate Apple and Android…
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Will Live Sports Send Cord Cutters Back to Cable?
The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 led to a huge spike in the streaming industry, but there’s a looming threat to those services that have been booming for the past few months – live sports. After months without live sports on TV, MLB recently began shortened season last week, the NHL and NBA are getting ready…
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ESPN Survey Shows the Excitement of Bringing Sports Back to TV
Live sports was already a television juggernaut, taking 19 of the top 25 spots for the highest rated television events last year. But maybe it is true that you don’t know what you have until it’s gone, as a lack of any on-field action thanks to COVID-19 has made fans only want live sports more. …
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The Fastest US Broadband Speeds Ranked By Company
Especially when it comes to streaming, internet speed is about the most important part of your overall experience. If you have a low speed connection, it doesn’t matter what type of service or equipment you have, you’ll have a bad time. So if you have choices, which company should you go with? Which US broadband…
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What Does 1TB of Internet Data Really Get You?
You might not even realize it, but there’s a good chance your home internet has a data cap, or an amount of data that you’re limited to before you’re charged more. That sounds like something you should be aware of, right? The possibility of your internet bill being higher than you expect? In theory, sure.…