Author: Jess Barnes

  • AT&T Lost 627,000 Video Subscribers in Q3

    AT&T Lost 627,000 Video Subscribers in Q3

    AT&T reported today that it lost 590,000 premium video subscribers in the most recent quarter. AT&T TV Now, the company’s live TV streaming service, lost 37,000 subscribers. The company ended Q3 with 17.1 million premium TV subscribers, down 16.3% year over year. AT&T TV Now is currently at 683,000 subscribers, down 40.3% year over year.…

  • HBO Max Reaches 8.6 Million Subscribers

    HBO Max Reaches 8.6 Million Subscribers

    In today’s AT&T Q3 earnings call, the company announced that total HBO and HBO Max subscriptions have reached 38 million in the US and 57 million worldwide. HBO Max subscriptions have more than doubled, the company says, with 8.6 million users activating the service. The company has invested $600 million in HBO Max in the…

  • Boost Mobile Launches Limited Time Deal for $10 Mobile Plan

    Boost Mobile Launches Limited Time Deal for $10 Mobile Plan

    Boost Mobile announced today a limited time offer for wireless plans starting at just $10/month. “Now more than ever, Americans are looking for ways to reduce their budgets without sacrificing on necessities,” said Andrea Henderson, head of marketing, Boost Mobile. “Our new plans enable a large segment of Americans, many still at home on Wi-Fi…

  • STIRR Adds Four New Channels to Its Free Lineup, Ahead of the 2020 Election

    STIRR Adds Four New Channels to Its Free Lineup, Ahead of the 2020 Election

    With just two weeks left before Election Day, STIRR is bringing four new channels to its free streaming lineup to help viewers get the information they need to stay up to date on the candidates, election events, national and state races, and the results. Today, STIRR launched dedicated channels for both presidential candidates – a Trump…

  • This is the End for Quibi

    This is the End for Quibi

    Just last month, we reported that Quibi founders were exploring options for the future of Quibi, including a potential sale of the mobile-first streaming service. Now, it looks like the service is out of options and founder Jeffrey Katzenberg is letting investors know that Quibi will shutting down. A report from The Information this week…

  • Sling is Launching Big Ten Network

    Sling is Launching Big Ten Network

    Big Ten Football is back and Sling is helping football fans keep up with their favorite teams by adding Big Ten Network. Back in December, Sling shared that NBTN would be added to its channel lineup ahead of the 2020-2021 college football season, after the channel was removed from Sling’s parent company Dish during a…

  • Amazon Makes it Easier to Go Hands Free with Fire TV

    Amazon Makes it Easier to Go Hands Free with Fire TV

    Amazon announced today some new features for controlling your Fire TV with Alexa-enabled devices. With the updates, Fire TV users can ditch the remote and use voice commands to find, launch, and watch content. Hands-free pairings now enable: Echo Show-like experiences: Leverage the biggest screen in your home when using popular Alexa experiences and skills hands-free.…

  • Netflix Reaches 195 Million Subscribers, Missing Subscriber Forecast for Q3

    Netflix Reaches 195 Million Subscribers, Missing Subscriber Forecast for Q3

    Netflix has just announced its Q3 results, showing that the streamer added 2.2 million subscribers for the quarter and reaching 195.15 million global subscribers in total by September 30. This quarter’s addition was slightly lower than the company’s estimated 2.6 million growth. The company noted that the slowdown in growth was due to an incredibly…

  • Sony’s ‘Happiest Season’ Skips Theaters to Go Straight to Hulu

    Sony’s ‘Happiest Season’ Skips Theaters to Go Straight to Hulu

    Another movie is skipping theaters to go straight to streaming this holiday season. Hulu has distribution rights to Sony’s “Happiest Season” in the US, with Sony Pictures keeping rights in all other countries.   The film, starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis, will premiere on November 25 as a Hulu Original. Clea DuVall directed the…

  • Analyst: The Number of OTT Services in the US Has More Than Doubled Since 2014

    Analyst: The Number of OTT Services in the US Has More Than Doubled Since 2014

    New research from Parks Associates shows that there are now close to 300 OTT video services in the United States, more than double the number that existed in 2014. Notable launches from this year include HBO Max, Peacock, and Quibi. The OTT Video Market Tracker study also shows that fewer services are shutting down this…