Author: Jess Barnes
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Hulu Launches New Sports Sellout Commercials, Debuting Today
Hulu is celebrating the return of sports with its newest lineup of commercials in the Hulu Sellouts campaign. This time, the ads feature NBA’s Damian Lillard, MLB’s Aaron Judge, and WNBA’s Skylar Diggins-Smith. As always, the ads will transparently share the fact that Hulu paid athletes to tell people “Hulu Has Live Sports.” How did…
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Haystack News Will Launch Dedicated Channels for Democratic and Republican National Conventions
Haystack News announced today plans for dedicated streaming channels for the Democratic National Convention on August 17-21 and the Republican National Convention on August 24-28 as part of its ongoing Decision 2020 news programming. The streaming channels will feature coverage of the two events from Haystack News providers which include around 300 local broadcasters from…
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Apple Will Reportedly Launch Bundled Services with Basic and Premium Tiers
Apple is continuing with plans to offer services in bundled packages, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Sources tell Bloomberg the bundles are being called “Apple One” and are being designed to drive subscriptions to multiple services. This isn’t the first we’ve heard about the potential for Apple services being offered in bundles. In…
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Redbox Expands Redbox Free Live TV with 2 New Channels
Redbox announced today that it has expanded its free live streaming service by adding two more channels to the lineup. Redbox Live TV, which launched in February, now includes over 60 channels, including three that are exclusive to Redbox: Redbox Rush (for action fans), Redbox Comedy (for those who love stand-up comedy and the best…
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Denver RSN Altitude Sports Waives Exclusivity Rights to NHL and NBA Games
Altitude Sports announced this week that it has waived its exclusive broadcast rights in Denver for the first run of the Colorado Avalanche’s playoff run, as well as waiving exclusive rights to Denver Nuggets first round playoff games. By waiving exclusivity rights, the network will make games available to those in-market for the NHL and…
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AT&T Wants to Sell Crunchyroll for $1.5 Billion
According to sources for The Information, AT&T is in talks to sell the anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony, with an asking price of $1.5 billion. While Sony is reportedly unhappy with the high price tag, the addition of Crunchyroll to the company’s portfolio would solidify its position in anime streaming. Sony already owns Funimation, a competitor…
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Piracy is Now a Billion Dollar Industry
The Digital Citizens Alliance and NAGRA have released a report titled “Money for Nothing” which shows how illegal piracy subscription services are impacting everyone from TV operators to viewers. The report values pirate IPTV services at $1 billion. “When it comes to piracy, the scope of the risk to consumers, small businesses and others is…
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AMC Files FCC Complaint Against AT&T
Earlier this week, AMC Networks filed a carriage complaint against AT&T with the FCC. The complaint says that AT&T is showing favoritism to the networks it owns, eliminating a fair playing field for other networks, including AMC channels. “We have had a long and successful relationship with AT&T and we hope to continue our strong…
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CuriosityStream Plans to Go Public
Curiosity Stream is planning to go public through an agreement with Software Acquisition Group. CuriosityStream chairman John Hendricks and Software Acquisition Group chairman Jonathan Huberman announced the plans Tuesday. CuriosityStream says that the deal will give the company the cash to allow the service to grow in terms of subscriber count, as well as building…
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Sling TV Adds SportsGrid Network to Its Free Library
SportsGrid Inc. announced today that it will make a 24 hour network available on Sling TV. SportsGrid Network is a linear service with real time coverage of in-game odds, data, stats, and more across the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, College Sports, Golf, Tennis and Soccer. The new channel will be available on Sling Free, the…