Author: Luke Bouma
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Amazon Video Likely Coming to The Apple TV Tomorrow
Well, it looks like the Amazon Video app for the Apple TV will come out tomorrow. For a short time, both Amazon and Apple had pages up listing that the app would come out tomorrow. Now though both have been taken down. (Note tomorrow marks 6 months since the Amazon Video app on the Apple…
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The Cable TV Industry Was Just Downgraded to Neutral By Barclays
Today was a very bad day for cable TV. Barclays today downgraded the whole cable TV industry to neutral. In their report, Barclays says their earlier more optimistic projects will likely come up $675 million short. Barclays had been assuming a relatively static competitive market for cable TV, now with the growth of cord-cutting and…
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UPTV Becomes Cord Cutting Friendly With New Streaming App
Today the cable TV network Up Entertainment launched a new app called UP Faith & Family that lets cord cutters subscribe directly to an expansive library of titles growing weekly, many unique to the service. These include exclusive seasons of the beloved drama Heartland, select fan favorite series and movies from the cable network UP TV such…
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Google is Pulling YouTube From The Fire TV
Well, the fight between Google and Amazon just took a new step today. As of today, Google is pulling all YouTube apps from the Echo Show and the Fire TV. This is not the first time Google has pulled a YouTube app from an Amazon device. Earlier this year Google pulled the YouTube app from…
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Netflix is Working on 30 Scripted Shows & 80 Movies For 2018
Well it looks like Netflix will have a busy 2018. This week Bloomberg talked with Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos about the future of Netflix content. During the interview, he announced that Netflix will have 30 local-language scripted series and 80 movies released in 2018. This is all apart of a roughly $8 billion Netflix…
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Dailymotion Launches a New Android TV App
Today Dailymotion announced that they are launching a new app for Android TV devices including Sony Smart TVs and the Nvidia Shield. This is all apart of an effort by Dailymotion to relaunch as a place to find the best of the web’s content together in a single destination. “Dailymotion’s mission is to bring people…
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Cinemark Theaters Now Offers an $8.99 Subscription Service to Take on Movie Pass
Do you love movies and live close to a Cinemark theater? Well now you can get discounted movies at Cinemark theaters for just $8.99 a month. Cinemark Theaters is the 3rd largest theater chain in the United States and now wants to take on Movie Pass with their own $8.99 a month service. With Cinemark if…
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Dish Network’s CEO Steps Down to Focus on Wireless 5G Internet
Today it was reported that Dish Network’s CEO Charlie Ergen will step down to focus on the companies 5G home internet plans. Now Erick Carlson the current President and Chief Operating Officer will succeed Ergen as CEO of Dish. Charlie Ergen was a co-founder Dish, and more recently is credited with the launching of Sling…
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House of Cards to Resume Shooting Without Kevin Spacey
Well, it looks like House of Cards fans will get closure as Netflix announces they will finish the sixth season without star Kevin Spacy. This was all confirmed this week when Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, speaking Monday at UBS’s Global Media and Communications Conference in New York said “We’re really excited about bringing…
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Twitter Announces the Most Streamed Events of 2017
As 2017 comes to an end, we get our first look at some of the biggest events of the year. Today Twitter announced their most viewed events in 2017. Top 10 Most Viewed Live Stream Broadcasts on Twitter in 2017 (Global) “U.S. President Inauguration Day 2017 Special Live Coverage” (PBS) (1/20/17) “U.K. Election Night Results…