Author: Jess Barnes

  • How to Watch the Grand Ole Opry Easter Special This Saturday

    How to Watch the Grand Ole Opry Easter Special This Saturday

    This weekend, the Grand Ole Opry is celebrating Easter with a special edition of its Saturday night concert. In partnership with Circle Network, the Grand Ole Opry will present the concert featuring acoustic performances by artists including Trace Adkins, Jason Crabb and T. Graham Brown. “As people around the world prepare for an Easter weekend…

  • Comet, Charge! & TBD Add More Sci-Fi, Action & Original Content

    Comet, Charge! & TBD Add More Sci-Fi, Action & Original Content

    Last week, Comet, Charge!, and TBD shared an announcement that all three would be getting an update with more programming. The channels, which are available for free OTA in many areas, can also be accessed through the free streaming service STIRR. The new content arrived on the channels earlier this week. Comet, the science-fiction focused…

  • Watch Apple TV+ Original Series Free for a Limited Time

    Apple is following services like Sling TV and HBO Go in bringing free content to viewers as many families are following stay at home orders. For a limited time, anyone can access some of Apple’s original content collection for free through the Apple TV app. You can find the free content at apple.co/FreeForEveryone in the…

  • Watch The Sopranos, The Wire & More HBO Content Free on Hulu

    Watch The Sopranos, The Wire & More HBO Content Free on Hulu

    Hulu has just announced that it will make some HBO content available for all subscribers, at no additional cost, for a limited time. Viewers can watch up to 500 hours’ worth of HBO programming, including series such as The Sopranos, Veep, Six Feet Under, and The Wire. This selection of content is available without needing to purchase the HBO Add-on…

  • Sling TV Adds Alexa Voice Support for Amazon Devices

    Sling TV Adds Alexa Voice Support for Amazon Devices

    Alexa voice control is now available on Amazon Fire TV devices for Sling TV subscribers. With Alexa support, you can use your Alexa Voice Remote or any Alexa enabled devices to navigate Sling TV. Here’s the message subscribers are getting from Sling TV: Watching Sling TV has never been easier! Starting today, you can use…

  • What to Watch on Netflix: The Top Ten Shows & Movies This Week

    What to Watch on Netflix: The Top Ten Shows & Movies This Week

    Netflix began showing the current top ten list of movies and TV shows earlier this year. The list is updated daily so you can check back often to see what others are watching and what content you should add to your own watchlist. Here’s the current lineup of the most popular shows and movies on…

  • 33% of Cable Subscribers Would Consider Cancelling if NFL Season is Postponed

    33% of Cable Subscribers Would Consider Cancelling if NFL Season is Postponed

    While we’ve known for some time that cable subscriber numbers are dropping with the rise of cord cutting, but one report is showing that the drop could be even more significant if sports don’t come back soon. Kill the Cable Bill conducted a survey with Mindnet Analytics to ask current cable customers how the lack…

  • AMC Theatres ‘Likely’ to Go Bankrupt

    AMC Theatres ‘Likely’ to Go Bankrupt

    AMC Theatres across the country were closed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, as groups in public were limited and stay at home orders were put into effect. Now, analysts are saying that the company is likely to file for bankruptcy. Today, MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler released a report, saying “Based on our…

  • YouTube is Making Original Shows Available for Free

    YouTube is Making Original Shows Available for Free

    While YouTube is known for free content, the platform also has a collection of original shows that are typically behind a paywall. YouTube Originals have previously only been available to those who subscribe to YouTube Premium for $11.99/month. Now, YouTube is following the lead of other services in making some of that content free for…

  • A New Simpsons Short will Premiere on Disney+ Tomorrow

    A New Simpsons Short will Premiere on Disney+ Tomorrow

    Today, Disney+ announced that a new Simpsons animated short film “Maggie Simpson in ‘Playdate with Destiny’” will start streaming globally on the service starting tomorrow, Friday, April 10. The news was first shared in a handwritten note from Matt on Instagram, saying “Greetings, Friends! Earlier this year, we made a nifty little short film called…