Author: Jess Barnes

  • Netflix and Liberty Global Extend Partnership in Europe

    Today, Liberty Global announced a multi-year deal with Netflix to continue offering content from the streaming platform to 11 million consumers in Europe. The extension of the partnership will allow Liberty Global to continue bringing Netflix to six countries across Europe through 2022. Liberty Global’s Virgin Media was the first broadband provider in the UK…

  • Orby TV Can Help You Ditch Comcast & DirecTV with Their Biggest Discount Ever

    Orby TV is the first low cost, no strings attached prepaid, pay-as-you-go satellite TV service. Right now, the company is offering a discount for installation of the Orby TV system when you sign up. Beginning today, Monday February 10 – and lasting for 30 days, through March 10 – the full Orby TV system, which…

  • Pluto TV vs XUMO: Two Free Streaming Services Compared

    Pluto TV vs XUMO: Two Free Streaming Services Compared

    While we’ve been hearing about a slew of new paid streaming services lately, there are many free streaming services offering great content, new channels, and old favorites without an additional monthly subscription fee. Today, we’re looking at two of these services – Pluto TV and XUMO. Pluto TV PlutoTV has a large collection of curated…

  • Disney+ Celebrates Valentine’s Day with Fairy Tale Weddings…and The Simpsons

    If you’re planning to spend Valentine’s Day at home, Disney+ is here to help you celebrate. Subscribers will be able to watch new episodes of the fan-favorite series “Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings,” along with love themed films from animated classics to romantic comedies, and Valentine’s Day-themed episodes of “The Simpsons.” Take a sneak peek at…

  • Deal Round Up: National Cut the Cord Day Edition

    Deal Round Up: National Cut the Cord Day Edition

    To celebrate National Cut the Cord Day, we’re sharing some of the top deals in cord cutting this week, from deep discounts on a live TV streaming service to deals on 4K UHD TVs. Sling TV, the company behind the founding of National Cut the Cord Day, is offering a major discount on new subscriptions.…

  • 36% of Disney+ Subscribers Have Cancelled Netflix, Amazon Prime & Other Services

    36% of Disney+ Subscribers Have Cancelled Netflix, Amazon Prime & Other Services

    During their recent earnings call, Disney shared subscriber numbers for the first time since the week of their streaming service’s launch. Disney+ has reached 28.6 million subscribers since launching in November 2019.New research from Piplsay took a look at viewers’ opinions of Disney+ in relation to similar streaming services. The study showed that 37% of…

  • Missing Friends on Netflix? Get the Complete Series for $80

    Missing Friends on Netflix? Get the Complete Series for $80

    Friends was removed from Netflix on January 1, ahead of the launch of HBO Max which will be the exclusive streaming home of the series. If you’re missing quality time spent with Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, Ross, and Joey, you’re in luck. The complete series of ten seasons is on sale, both in digital and…

  • How to Watch the 2020 Oscars on Roku, Fire TV & Apple TV

    How to Watch the 2020 Oscars on Roku, Fire TV & Apple TV

    On Sunday, February 9, 2019, at 8 PM Eastern, the Academy Awards will be live in Hollywood. After the Academy voted to allow streaming services to be eligible for the awards, Netflix earned 24 nominations for this year. The event will be airing live on ABC and there are more options than ever for streaming…

  • Timmy Failure Premieres on Disney+ Today

    The Disney movie Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, an original based on the best-selling book of the same name, debuts today and is streaming only on Disney+. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last week and was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews. It has been called a “rousing success for Disney” by Forbes.…

  • Netflix Announces New Comedy Series with Katherine McPhee and Eddie Cibrian

    Netflix Announces New Comedy Series with Katherine McPhee and Eddie Cibrian

    Today, Netflix announced that they’ve ordered 10 episodes of Country Comfort, a new multi-camera comedy series from creator Caryn Lucas (The Nanny, Miss Congeniality). When her career and personal life get derailed, an aspiring young country singer named Bailey (played by Katharine McPhee) takes a job as a nanny for a rugged cowboy named Beau…