Author: Jess Barnes

  • Peacock Reached 24.5 Million Users in Q4, Showed $1.7 Billion Loss in 2021

    Peacock Reached 24.5 Million Users in Q4, Showed $1.7 Billion Loss in 2021

    Updated to break out paid premium subscribers and those subscribing with a pay TV bundle. Streaming service Peacock hit 24.5 million monthly active users by the end of 2021, according to Comcast’s Q4 earnings report. In an earnings call to go over Comcast’s numbers, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said that Peacock’s premium paid tier has 9…

  • Plex Adds 10 New Live Channels to Its Free Streaming Service

    Plex Adds 10 New Live Channels to Its Free Streaming Service

    Plex is growing its channel lineup again this month with the addition of 10 new channels. Viewers can now catch westerns, true crime, global news, and more on Plex’s free streaming platform. The new channels now available on Plex include: Wanted: Dead or Alive (Available in the US)A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as…

  • HBO Max Could Benefit From Netflix’s Price Hike, AT&T CEO Says

    HBO Max Could Benefit From Netflix’s Price Hike, AT&T CEO Says

    During the AT&T Q4 earnings call Wednesday, CEO John Stankey shared his thoughts on recent streaming price hikes and where HBO Max stands today.  HBO and HBO Max reached a combined 73.8 million global subscribers, beating the company’s target of 70 to 73 million subscribers, which we first learned earlier this month. WarnerMedia noted its decision…

  • ATSC 3.0 Launches in Green Bay

    ATSC 3.0 Launches in Green Bay

    NextGen TV has launched in Green Bay, WI, with five stations now broadcasting with the NextGen TV transmissions standard. The stations include: WBAY-TV (ABC), WFRV-TV (CBS), WLUK-TV (FOX), WGBA-TV (NBC) and WCWF (CW). The participating station has cooperated to ensure that current programming remains available to all viewers, regardless of whether their television service is provided…

  • Last Chance: Get HBO Max for Just $7.99/Month for Your First Year

    Last Chance: Get HBO Max for Just $7.99/Month for Your First Year

    HBO Max is offering 20% off its monthly subscription price now, bringing the price down to just $7.99 per month (normally $9.99) with ads or $11.99 per month (normally $14.99) without ads. With HBO Max, you’ll be able to stream all of the popular shows like The Peacemaker, (check out John Cena’s epic dance moves in…

  • What’s Coming to Netflix, Hulu & Amazon Prime Video the Week of January 24, 2022

    What’s Coming to Netflix, Hulu & Amazon Prime Video the Week of January 24, 2022

    This week, catch the series premiere of ABCs Promised Land on Hulu with Live TV Monday night or catch it on-demand the following day. The new series, set in California’s Sonoma Valley region, follows the drama of two families vying for wealth and power. Netflix is debuting documentaries, cartoons, series, and movies this week. Check…

  • CBS Rebrands Its Streaming News Service

    CBS Rebrands Its Streaming News Service

    CBS has rebranded its streaming news platform, including a name change from CBSN to CBS News Streaming, to showcase original reporting and some of the most well-known anchors from CBS News. The CBS News Streaming Network includes live national streams, 13 local streams including a new CBS News Miami Streaming channel, and content from popular…

  • Crackle is Exclusively Streaming Spider-Man 1-3 for Free Starting February 1

    Crackle is Exclusively Streaming Spider-Man 1-3 for Free Starting February 1

    Free streaming service Crackle is bringing all three Columbia Pictures’ Spider-Man films to its platform beginning Tuesday, February 1. Crackle has the exclusive AVOD and fast channel streaming rights to the films. The addition of the three films comes on the heels of the theatrical release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, giving fans of the classic Marvel comic…

  • DIRECTV is Increasing Prices & Changing RSN Fees on January 23

    DIRECTV is Increasing Prices & Changing RSN Fees on January 23

    Yesterday, we shared details about a price hike for most DIRECTV STREAM packages. Along with its streaming service, DIRECTV is also raising the prices of most of its satellite TV packages. “We’re making several adjustments to pricing for DIRECTV packages starting January 23, 2022. You’ll see the new pricing on your bill,” the company wrote…

  • Netflix Added 8.28M Subscribers in Q4 2021

    Netflix Added 8.28M Subscribers in Q4 2021

    Netflix shared its Q4 2021 earnings Thursday afternoon. The company added 8.28 million global subscribers for the quarter, just over the 8.19 million expected by analysts ahead of the report. Netflix now has 221.8 million global paid subscribers. Netflix expects to add 2.5 million more subscribers in first quarter of this year, well below the 3.98…