Author: Tmera Hepburn
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Last Day to Get Amazon Prime Before the Price Increase
Amazon is increasing the price of its Prime membership starting Friday, Feb. 18. Now, the yearly subscription is getting a $20 price hike from $119 to $139 and the monthly fee will go up $2 from $12.99 to $14.99. Today is the last day to get the membership at current prices before the increase goes…
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Free Home Design Channel ‘Homeful’ Launches on Xumo
XUMO is expanding its lineup of free, ad-supported streaming channels with the launch of Homeful, a new specialty lifestyle channel from Blue Ant Media. The channel features some of the best in home design, real estate, renovations and transformations, including Sarah 101, Candice Tells All, What’s for Sale? and more. “Homeful, which is packed with…
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Netflix Renews ‘Stranger Things’ for Final Season 5, Sets Season 4 Release Date
It’s about time to head back into the Upside Down. Netflix has revealed the official release date for Season 4 of its flagship Original Stranger Things coming to the service later this year. Season 4 will premiere in two parts, with Volume 1 dropping May 27, followed by Volume 2 on July 1, according to…
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All the New Content Announced During Paramount’s Investor Day
Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS) has announced a new expanded slate of programming coming to Paramount+, and it’s stacked with franchise extensions and all-new buzzworthy originals spanning must-see movies, scripted dramas, unscripted reality TV, comedy, kids and family, sports, news, specials, all coming to Paramount+. In addition, The company announced that starting with 2024 film releases, Paramount+ will…
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ElectricNOW Channel Launches on Samsung TV Plus
Los Angeles based production and distribution company Electric Entertainment has partnered with Samsung to launch its free, ad supported channel ElectricNOW on Samsung Smart TVs and select mobile devices in the U.S. Starting today, ElectricNOW’s linear channel will be available to stream on Samsung TV Plus, featuring countless hours of genre entertainment. ElectricNOW is the…
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ViacomCBS Rebrands as Paramount Effective Today
ViacomCBS is officially changing its name to Paramount as of Feb. 16. The move is to promote greater recognition, and create a unified “umbrella brand” instead of giving the illusion of two companies, according to President and CEO Bob Bakish. “Paramount’s iconic peak represents a rich history for our company as pioneers in the Golden…
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‘Inventing Anna’ and ‘The Tinder Swindler’ are the Most Popular Titles on Netflix Right Now
Netflix’s documentary The Tinder Swindler spent its second week in a row as the top title on the streaming service. The scandalous story of Simon Leviev’s dating expoitations has garnered more than 64 million hours of viewership since it dropped on Feb, 2. The streamer’s coming of age teen flick Tall Girl is back with…
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Conviva: 36.3% of Super Bowl Big Screen Viewership was on Roku
More data surrounding the weekend’s Big Game keeps piling in, and much of it points toward how streaming is booming. Conviva released its Super Bowl 2022 report, and the findings show that more than 30% of viewers watched the event via connected TVs, followed closely by smart TVs at 33.5%. Of those, Roku proved to…
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Get 3 Months of STARZ and Amazon Music for Just 99 Cents
Amazon is spreading the love this February with a special offer on its music service and a popular Prime Video channel. Right now, new customers can bundle Amazon Music Unlimited and STARZ together for just .99 cents/month for three months. That’s an excellent deal considering Amazon Music Unlimited is regularly $7.99 per month on its…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video the Week of Feb. 14, 2022
This week in streaming, you’ll find plenty of new releases to watch like new episodes of Love is Blind on Netflix, a new season of Space Force starring Steve Carrell, family flicks like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and more. Hulu is getting lots of seasons from TV series like Hoarders, and Married at…