Author: Jess Barnes

  • Amazon Fire Will Drop HBO Now Support This Week

    Amazon Fire Will Drop HBO Now Support This Week

    Earlier this month, we learned that WarnerMedia’s deal to keep HBO Now on Fire TV devices is set to expire this month. On July 31, Amazon will no longer support the HBO Now app, as reported by Variety. Note: updated with a direct link to the Variety report. A deal still hasn’t been made to…

  • Hulu and Pocket.Watch Partner for ‘Smiles & Smarts’ Content

    Hulu and Pocket.Watch Partner for ‘Smiles & Smarts’ Content

    Pocket.watch announced today the expansion of its partnership with Hulu. The studio is launching “Smiles & Smarts,” a collection of 100 short-form learning videos for kids and families. The videos will star Pocket.watch creators including  JillianTubeHD, EvanTubeHD, Karina Garcia, Onyx Family, KidCity, and more. “The demand for kids and family content continues to grow as…

  • The 10 Best FREE Roku Apps for July 2020

    The 10 Best FREE Roku Apps for July 2020

    At a time when we’re all looking to be entertained and stay connected while keeping an eye on our budgets, free apps on the most popular streaming platforms are more important than ever. Today, we’re looking at ten of the best free apps for news, weather, movies, TV, and more to watch on your Roku…

  • Subscribe to Vidgo for Just $29.99 Before This Deal Ends This Week

    Subscribe to Vidgo for Just $29.99 Before This Deal Ends This Week

    Live TV streaming service Vidgo cut its price to just $29.99 per month, down from a regular price of $39.99, back in March, making it one of the most affordable live streaming services available. “$29.99 is the lowest cost streaming package out there that includes all of the ESPN, Disney, ABC, and Fox channels, as…

  • How Well Are HBO Max Series Performing?

    How Well Are HBO Max Series Performing?

    Following an earnings call from AT&T where CEO John Stankey shared that the launch of HBO Max was an all around success, the company is now sharing some insight about how individual shows are performing on the platform. “Friends and The Big Bang Theory are performing beyond expectations and driving high levels of engagement on…

  • Amazon Won’t Stream New York Yankees Games This Season

    Amazon Won’t Stream New York Yankees Games This Season

    Back in December 2019, it was reported that the Yankees would be the first MLB team to partner with Amazon to stream games live. Amazon Prime Video made the deal with YES Network to begin airing games during the 2020 season. The news was confirmed in March, with the first Yankees game on Prime Video…

  • Britbox Will Expand to 25 Countries

    Britbox Will Expand to 25 Countries

    The BBC and ITV owned streaming service Britbox announced plans Monday to expand to 25 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America and Africa. The first phase of global expansion will be the launch of Britbox in Australia later this year. Britbox offers North American viewers UK Programming, including exclusive premiere releases, UK…

  • Cox Blames DISH for Customers Missing MLB Opening Day

    Cox Blames DISH for Customers Missing MLB Opening Day

    Last week, Apollo Global Management blacked out local Cox Media Group channels in 10 markets for DISH customers. At the time, Andy LeCuyer, DISH senior vice president of programming made the following statement, saying that Apollo was to blame for the blackout. “We don’t understand why Apollo is choosing to put customers in the middle…

  • $6.5 Billion Allocated to Rural Broadband with DEPLOY Act

    $6.5 Billion Allocated to Rural Broadband with DEPLOY Act

    Senator Cry Gardner introduced a bill, the Developing Economic Prosperity and Linking Our Youth through Broadband Act (DEPLOY Broadband Act) that would provide $6.5 billion in emergency funding to the FCC to build out broadband services in unserved and rural areas. Both Republican and Democrat legislators have been noting the need for more money spent…

  • Netflix is Creating a Live Action ‘Witcher’ Prequel

    Netflix is Creating a Live Action ‘Witcher’ Prequel

    Netflix is building on the huge success of its original series The Witcher with an upcoming live action prequel, The Witcher: Blood Origin. The six-part limited series will tell a story that takes place 1200 years before The Witcher, exploring a time when “the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merged into one, and the…