Author: Jess Barnes
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Starry Joins AT&T, Verizon, Cox & Others in Agreeing Not to Turn Off Internet Service in Next 60 Days
Starry has joined over 70 other internet service providers in taking the FCC’s pledge to ensure that residents and businesses don’t lose broadband access during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to following the basic guidelines, Starry has gone above and beyond by expanding its affordable, high-quality broadband program for affordable and public housing residents in…
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The YouTube TV Mark as Watched Feature Might Have the Strangest Rollout Yet
Recently, YouTube TV began rolling out a ‘mark as watched’ feature, and subscribers across the country celebrated. Now, some of that celebration is turning to confusion as YouTube TV subscribers are wondering what’s going on with the rollout. It’s typical for streaming service updates to roll out to groups of devices in waves. What’s less…
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6 FREE Sports Shows & Movies to Watch on Crackle This Weekend
If you’re stuck inside this weekend and looking for something to watch, Crackle has you covered. The free streaming service has a content library filled with everything from reality shows to action films, including a collection of sports content that you can watch anytime, anywhere, on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, iOS…
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CBS Will Fill March Madness Time Slots with Primetime Reruns
Now that the NCAA has canceled March Madness games, networks are left scrambling to fill the vacant time slots on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings. This morning, CBS posted a CBS Program Scheduling Advisory. The schedule shows CBS TV programming slated to air in place of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The schedule is made…
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NBA Suspended Season Will Cost Disney $306 Million, AT&T $168 Million
This week, the NBA made the decision to suspend the rest of this season after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. While this is an obvious letdown to those working in the League and to fans, media companies will also be taking a hit. Michael Nathanson, of analyst firm MoffettNathanson, estimates…
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How to Watch the CNN Global Town Hall for Coronavirus Tonight
Tonight, Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta will host a two hour special CNN Global Town Hall – Coronavirus: Fact and Fears with Facebook and Instagram, focusing on the Coronavirus. The event will begin tonight at 10pm ET/12am PT on CNN, CNN International, CNN.com, and Facebook. You can watch CNN live on Sling TV, Hulu, AT&T…
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Roku’s Surround Sound is User Friendly and Creates a Home Theater Experience
At the end of January, Roku announced an OS software update that would enable surround sound expansion of its Roku soundbars, allowing customers to use Roku TV Wireless Speakers to create a more immersive TV and movie watching experience at home. “We want customers to be able to expand their system over time without having…
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Vudu Adds Lists Feature for Favorite Movies and Shows
Today, Vudu announced a new Lists feature that will allow users to create “ultra customized lists” in order to better organize their favorite movies and TV shows however they want. The new feature gives customers more control by allowing them to organize movies and TV shows however they want, curating their own library of content. For example,…
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Another Competitor Joins the Bidding War for Your Local Channels
Many cord cutters have found that they can drop expensive cable packages and still enjoy many of their local channels with an antenna. Antenna sales are on the rise with many choosing this free alternative for watching local TV. Media companies are taking note of the popularity of OTA TV and are willing to make…
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AT&T is Getting Closer to Selling Regional Sports Networks
At an investors conference this week, AT&T CFO John Stephens commented on the company’s regional sports networks, suggesting that there could be interested buyers and that an auction for the networks could be nearing an end. We reported on AT&T looking into selling its regional sports networks last year, in an attempt for the company…