Author: Jess Barnes

  • Comcast is Making Over Two Dozen Networks & Services Free for Xfinity Customers

    Comcast is Making Over Two Dozen Networks & Services Free for Xfinity Customers

    Today, Comcast announced that it will be making on demand programming from over two dozen more entertainment networks and subscription video services available for its Xfinity X1 and Flex customers to enjoy for free for a limited time. “All year round, we provide our customers with a wide variety of diverse and in-language programming and we’re…

  • Quibi Was Downloaded Over 300,000 Times on Day One

    Quibi Was Downloaded Over 300,000 Times on Day One

    Quibi launched yesterday, April 6, after months of build up and previews of upcoming shows and movies. Quibi is a mobile-only streaming service with content shown in “quick bites” of ten minutes or less. The service is available on iOS and Android devices, with a slate of original content, including celebrity-led unscripted shows, movies shown…

  • VIZIO Launches 24 Hour Free Streaming Channels on SmartCast TVs

    VIZIO Launches 24 Hour Free Streaming Channels on SmartCast TVs

    Today, VIZIO announced the launch of 30 new free linear TV channel on its SmartCast TV home screen. The 24-hour streaming TV channels bring more news, entertainment, lifestyle, DIY, sports, comedy and music to millions of viewers across America as they seek access to information and more content. “More people are discovering our free content…

  • Did YouTube TV Drop ABC Live Channels? Here’s How to Get Your Local Channel Back

    Did YouTube TV Drop ABC Live Channels? Here’s How to Get Your Local Channel Back

    Tonight, some YouTube TV users were reporting that ABC had been removed from their live channel lineup. Those who couldn’t find ABC in the live channel lineup were still finding ABC programming on-demand. Reports of ABC missing from YouTube TV were mainly coming from Central Florida, but there were some reports from other areas around…

  • AT&T TV Customers Will Get a Free Year of HBO and HBO Max

    AT&T TV Customers Will Get a Free Year of HBO and HBO Max

    AT&T is offering a free year of HBO for new AT&T TV and DIRECTV customers. This offer will give subscribers HBO channels in their lineup, along with giving them access to HBO Max when the service launches in May. Along with free HBO, AT&T is giving all video subscribers free previews of EPIX, HBO, and…

  • IPTV Service Nitro TV Being Sued by a Disney, Amazon, Paramount & More

    IPTV Service Nitro TV Being Sued by a Disney, Amazon, Paramount & More

    Entertainment companies including Universal, Paramount, Columbia, Disney and Amazon have come together to fight ‘pirate’ IPTV service Nitro TV. TorrentFreak first reported that the companies are going after the IPTV service with a lawsuit filed in California, alleging that Nitro TV is offering subscribers thousands of “live and title-curated television channels” which it does not have…

  • Watch EPIX, Showtime, Acorn TV & More Free on Apple TV Channels

    Right now, you can get extended free trials for several streaming channels, including Showtime and Acorn TV, as well as free access to EPIX with no subscription required. Apple Channels were introduced last year, allowing Apple TV users to subscribe to third party services including CBS All Access, HBO, Starz, and others. The feature is…

  • Noggin is Offering a 60 Day Free Trial to Keep Kids Entertained & Engaged

    Noggin is Offering a 60 Day Free Trial to Keep Kids Entertained & Engaged

    For a limited time, Noggin is offering 60 days free of its subscription service. With Noggin, learning is the focus with lessons given by characters your kids know and love, backed by experts with preschool edutainment experience. “We’re living through some challenging times — with quick-spreading germs, school shutdowns, social distancing and lots of uncertainty.…

  • What is Quibi? Launch Date, Prices, Features & More

    What is Quibi? Launch Date, Prices, Features & More

    Quibi is a mobile-only streaming service, launching tomorrow. Short for “quick bites,” the content on Quibi will be made to be enjoyed throughout the day, between other activities. Here’s what to know about this service before launch day. Launch Date Quibi launches tomorrow, April 6, 2020. Content At launch, Quibi will include only original content.…

  • Reminder: Live TV Streaming Service Vidgo Has Dropped Its Price – Get $10 Off/Month Now

    Reminder: Live TV Streaming Service Vidgo Has Dropped Its Price – Get $10 Off/Month Now

    Vidgo, a live TV streaming service with 60+ channels, has dropped its prices for a limited time, in response to coronavirus, to help viewers stay entertained and connected. Right now, you can subscribe to the English language package for just $29.99/month or the Spanish language package starting at just $9.99/month. “$29.99 is the lowest cost…