Author: Jess Barnes

  • fuboTV Adds ABC Affiliates in 17 Markets

    fuboTV Adds ABC Affiliates in 17 Markets

    fuboTV is expanding on its collection of ABC affiliates with the addition of 17 more markets today, bringing the total number of ABC affiliates on the streaming service to over 80, along with national ABC feeds in markets where an affiliate is not yet available. Here are the new affiliates added today: KOHD – Bend…

  • Sling is Giving Subscribers a Free Week of Hallmark Channel

    Sling is Giving Subscribers a Free Week of Hallmark Channel

    Sling TV is giving subscribers a free weeklong preview of Hallmark Channel, just in time to celebrate Christmas in July. From July 9-16, Sling TV users will have access to the channel which is normally only available with the Lifestyle Extra add-on for an additional $6/month. Not a Sling TV subscriber yet? Right now, you…

  • Roku Users Lost Access to Spectrum App Over the Long Weekend

    Roku Users Lost Access to Spectrum App Over the Long Weekend

    Spectrum customers took to social media and the Roku message boards over the holiday weekend to look for help with opening the Spectrum app on their Roku devices. Many customers were getting the same error message: Spectrum TV is only available in the U.S. and its territories, ref code RLC-1002. Some noted that they were…

  • STIRR Summer Camp Starts Tomorrow

    STIRR Summer Camp Starts Tomorrow

    Free streaming service STIRR is celebrating summertime with a lineup of campy, over the top movies from Tuesday, July 6th through Saturday, July 10th. STIRR Summer CAMP will feature an assortment of zombie and sea monster movies, game shows, and all things sci-fi. All streaming for free. Here are some of the highlights coming up at STIRR summer…

  • Sinclair Is Reportedly Bidding for NBC Regional Sports Networks

    Sinclair Is Reportedly Bidding for NBC Regional Sports Networks

    Sinclair is interested in adding to its regional sports networks, with NY Post reporting that Sinclair Broadcasting Group has made an offer for NBCUniversal’s seven RSNs. Sources told the Post that an offer was made during the first round of bids, which took place before NBC shared financial details about the RSNs. Those details will…

  • A Disney+ Original Takes Nielsen’s Top Movie Spot

    A Disney+ Original Takes Nielsen’s Top Movie Spot

    Nielsen has released its Top Ten for the week of 5/31/21 – 6/6/21, with Netflix maintaining the top spot for original and acquired content, but Disney+ knocking Netflix out of the top spot for movies with Raya and the Last Dragon. Lucifer held the top spot for original content for another week with viewing up…

  • fuboTV’s CFO Will Leave the Company at the End of the Year

    fuboTV’s CFO Will Leave the Company at the End of the Year

    fuboTV had some big news just before the holiday weekend. The streaming service’s CFO will be leaving the company. The news was shared on Twitter after an SEC form was filed at the end of June. In the filing from June 29, fuboTV wrote that the company entered into an “employment transition agreement” with Simone…

  • Peacock’s Live Sports Lineup for the Weekend of July 2, 2021

    Peacock’s Live Sports Lineup for the Weekend of July 2, 2021

    This weekend, catch Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens, coverage of the 108th Tour de France, and more on Peacock. Here’s the full lineup of weekend sports coverage. STANLEY CUP FINALS – LIGHTNING AT CANADIENS Friday, 7/2 8:00pm – Game 3 Monday, 7/5 8:00pm – Game 4…

  • The Roku Channel is Adding 30 New Movies and 3 More TV Shows to Its Free Lineup

    The Roku Channel is Adding 30 New Movies and 3 More TV Shows to Its Free Lineup

    The Roku Channel is expanding its free streaming lineup with 30 new movies and 3 new shows added this month. Highlights for July include Tom Hanks being isolated on an island in Castaway, an epic historical battle in 300, and some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles content to round it out. Here’s what’s new on The…

  • Amazon Prime Video Gets Streaming Rights to Final ‘Evangelion’ Film

    Amazon Prime Video Gets Streaming Rights to Final ‘Evangelion’ Film

    The final chapter in the Japanese anime film series Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time will stream on Amazon Prime Video in over 240 countries, beginning August 13. Prime Video shared the big news for anime fans on Twitter: Amazon has worldwide streaming rights to the film, outside of Japan. The film premiered in theaters…