Author: Jess Barnes
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Another ‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff is Coming to Paramount+
During the ViacomCBS Investor Day event today, Paramount+ announced that fans will be getting more of the hit series ‘1883’ along with the next chapter of the ‘Yellowstone’ origin story, ‘1932.’ Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, 1932 will follow a new generation of Duttons during the time of western expansion, Prohibition, and…
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Pluto TV Hits 64 Million Active Users, Paramount+ Reaches 32.8 Million Subscribers in Q4
Today, ViacomCBS shared its Q4 numbers, including subscriber numbers for its streaming services. In total, the company’s streaming services reached 56 million subscribers. Paramount+ added 7.3 million subscribers to reach 32.8 million by the end of the quarter. Highlights for Paramount+ for the quarter included Clifford The Big Red Dog, Mayor of Kingstown, 1883, South Park: Post Covid, live…
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fuboTV is Giving Subscribers a Free Preview of the News Plus Add-On
fuboTV is giving subscribers an opportunity to check out its News Plus add-on for free through February 27. With the add-on, subscribers will have access to more national and international news from eight channels. The add-on launched last month and is normally available to all fuboTV subscribers for $2.99 per month. Channels in the add-on…
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fuboTV Expected to Bring Back Monthly Subscriptions This Week
Just last week, fuboTV changed its pricing structure by requiring new subscribers to sign up for quarterly plans rather than monthly. The plans started at $194.96 for three months and had to be prepaid. Now, it looks like fuboTV is bringing back monthly subscriptions after the quick test. Phillip Swann of TV Answer Man, who…
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Discovery+ is Bringing an Ad-Lite Version to the U.K. and Ireland
Discovery has announced that an ad-lite version of Discovery+ is coming to the U.S and Ireland, beginning in March. The ad-lite service will cost £3.99 or €4.99 a month, compared to the ad-free service with a price of £4.99 or €5.99 a month. Discovery says this is the first subscription streaming service to offer an ad-supported…
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Weekend-Wrap Up: fuboTV TV’s New Pricing, Disney’s Sunday Ticket Interest & More
This week, we saw pricing changes in streaming, without any new price hikes. Ahead of the Big Game this weekend, we also heard more about the battle for Sunday Ticket rights. Here’s what happened in the world of cord cutting and streaming this week. Breaking News Here are some of the top streaming stories from…
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YouTube TV is Bringing Picture in Picture to iOS
YouTube TV is finally working on extending its picture in picture feature to iOS devices including iPhones and iPads. YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan confirmed the upcoming update to The Verge. While there isn’t an exact date for the update yet, Mohan told The Vergecast that YouTube TV subscribers would get the feature “hopefully…
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DIRECTV STREAM Introduces a 5 Day Free Trial
Ahead of some major sports events, including the Super Bowl on February 13th and the NBA All Star Game on February 20th, DIRECTV STREAM is now offering a five day free trial. Cord cutters will now be able to get a preview of the service before signing on for a monthly subscription which starts at…
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Disney+ Confirms Interest in Sunday Ticket as it Reaches 129.8 Million Subscribers
In today’s Q1 earnings report, Disney announced that Disney+ added 11.8 million new subcribers for the quarter, bringing the streaming service’s total subscriber number to 129.8 million. “We’ve had a very strong start to the fiscal year, with a significant rise in earnings per share, record revenue and operating income at our domestic parks and…
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Hulu with Live Reaches 4.3 Million Subscribers in Q1
In today’s Q1 earnings report, Disney announced new subscriber numbers for Hulu. Hulu added 1.5 million subscribers during the quarter and ended the year with 45.3 million total subscribers. That number includes 4.3 million subscribers for Hulu with Live TV, up from 4 million in the previous quarter. With these updated numbers, Hulu with Live…