Author: Jess Barnes
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How to Watch ‘Free Guy’ on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More
The blockbuster adventure-comedy “Free Guy” is now available to stream. The film, starring Ryan Reynolds Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Taika Waititi, was released in theaters August 13, went on to gross over $330 million worldwide, and earned the People’s Choice Award for the comedy movie of 2021. How to Watch ‘Free…
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Philo is Developing Its First Original Series
Philo announced today that it’s getting into the original content game. The streaming service has teamed up with entertainment company Kin for Boss Moves, with Love and Hip-Hop star Rasheeda Frost, a new original series with twelve 30 minute episodes. Here’s how Philo describes the new series, premiering in April 2022. Rasheeda will welcome audiences…
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TEGNA to be Acquired by Private Equity Firms Standard General & Apollo
Standard General and Apollo Global Management are buying local TV giant TEGNA in a multi-billion-dollar deal. The two private equity firms will buy the company for $24 per share, TEGNA announced Tuesday. TEGNA was formed in 2015 when Gannett was split, creating TEGNA for its TV stations and keeping its newspaper business separate. The company…
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Spectrum Will Increase TV Fees in March
Spectrum TV customers will see an increase in their bills, beginning next month. On March 18, 2022, Spectrum will be increasing broadcast TV fees and equipment fees. With the price hike, equipment fees will go up by $1 per month while broadcast TV fees will go up by just over $3 per month. Spectrum gave…
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Sling TV Will Now Accept Crypto as Payment
Starting this week, Sling TV subscribers will be able to pay for their monthly subscription with cryptocurrency. Through payment provider Bitpay, subscribers can pay with their preferred digital currency, from Bitcoin Ethereum to Dogecoin. “Sling is dedicated to offering flexibility, variety and ease. Users can curate a personalized content library with options like Extras, Premiums…
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Roku Reaches 60.1 Million Active Users
In its Q4 earnings report today, Roku announced that it has exceeded 60 million active accounts, an increase of 8.9 million for the quarter. “Audiences around the world continue to shift to TV streaming due to its affordability, ease of use, and breadth of content choices. In 2021, we increased active accounts by 8.9 million…
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Crunchyroll is Now Available on Nintendo Switch
Crunchyroll announced today that the app has launched on Nintendo Switch. Anime fans can enjoy more than 1,000 series and 30,000 episodes on the Crunchyroll app, through their Nintendo Switch console either docked at home or taken on the go, complete with offline viewing support. Crunchyroll is the first Nintendo Switch app to offer offline…
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fuboTV Brings Back Monthly Subscriptions
Just eleven days after removing monthly plans for new subscribers and introducing quarterly pricing, fuboTV has ended its pricing “experiment” and has brought back monthly subscription plans. On February 6, fuboTV listed quarterly subscriptions on its website. A fuboTV spokesperson confirmed that monthly packages were temporarily unavailable, saying “We have temporarily made our channel packages…
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DIRECTV STREAM Now Offers Nearly 250 PBS Channels
DIRECTV STREAM now offers close to 250 PBS channels. With the addition of the new channels, DIRECTV STREAM’s PBS channels now reach 99% of the country. Subscribers can now watch local content from their PBS channel, along with PBS Kids, and on-demand content from PBS. DIRECTV STREAM officially announced that PBS channels were coming to…
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Paramount+ Will Integrate Showtime Content, Starting This Summer
Paramount wants to make it easier to watch all of its content by combining Paramount+ and Showtime into one app. Subscribers will be able to sign up for Showtime within the Paramount+ app and easily watch content from both in the same app. The merged service will debut this summer and the services will still…