Category: All News
-
The Tennis Channel Will Launch a Streaming Service With a Live Feed Of Its Cable Channel
Love Tennis but sick of having to pay for a ton of cable TV channels just to get the Tennis Channel? Today, The Tennis Channel announced that in 2024 it will launch a new streaming service with a live feed of the Tennis Channel. This will let fans of Tennis enjoy the sport they love…
-
Major Studios Target 47 Illegal IPTV Services to Shut Down
Anti-piracy group FACT, a group of major Hollywood studios dedicated to stopping piracy and British telecom company Sky identified almost 50 illegal IPTV services in the United Kingdom with the help of regional law enforcement. The operators had been providing its users illegal access to premium TV and movies — some from Sky, according to…
-
Why Are Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and More Raising Their Prices? Skyrocketing Production Costs and Inflation Are Hitting Streaming Hard
Disney+, Hulu, Netflix and ESPN+ all raised their prices this month. This likely won’t be the end as the price of entertainment continues to ebb higher and higher. The companies all blame higher production costs. But it’s more complicated than that with an industry that had to contend with inflation, a boom and bust of…
-
The Death of The Home Phone? AT&T Lost 356,000 Home Phone Customers In Just 3 Months
Today, AT&T reported results for the third quarter 2023 and announced that in just three months, it lost 365,00 home phone customers from both voice internet protocol services and its traditional phone service. AT&T also lost 28,000 DSL customers as it transitions away to fiber and 5G home internet. This all comes as AT&T plans…
-
T-Mobile is Now Calling Forced Migration a ‘Small-Scale Test’ That Hasn’t Kicked Off Yet
T-Mobile’s plans to forcibly move subscribers on legacy plans to newer, more expensive offerings has another wrinkle, with the company now calling it a “small-scale test” that hasn’t kicked off yet. Word of the migration efforts leaked on Reddit, and was later confirmed by several outlets, including Cord Cutters News. The leaks included a breakdown…
-
This is How Much ESPN Makes For Disney
ESPN has long been considered the golden goose for Disney. Thanks to a new disclosure from the media giant, we know just how lucrative the sports network really is. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Disney restated its financial results in line with a new method of reporting it plans to…
-
Netflix Isn’t Done With its Password-Sharing Crackdown
Netflix expects to continue to flip password sharers into new customers over the next several quarters, with hundreds of millions of house holds still untouched by the sharing crackdown. “We’re staging this out,” Co-CEO Greg Peters said on an investor video interview following the release of its third-quarter results. He noted that there remains customers…
-
20 US Senators Ask the FCC to Turn YouTube TV, DIRECTV STREAM, Fubo, & More Into Cable TV Companies
Today, 20 US Senators joined a growing number of local TV station owners to ask the FCC to turn streaming services like YouTube TV, DIRECTV STREAM, Fubo, and more into cable TV companies. In the letter, the Senators worry that streaming services like YouTube TV could undermine local news if the FCC doesn’t regulate them.…
-
Patreon Gets Into Live Streaming By Acquiring Digital Event App Moment
Patreon, which provides creators with a way to offer subscriptions, has acquired the digital event app Moment, which will bring live events streaming to the platform. The acquisition will give creators a new way to share content with their fans by offering tickets to digital experiences. Patreon will absorb Moment’s staff and operations, integrating both…
-
Sling TV Freestream Adds 9 New Free Channels This Week
If you still think of Sling TV as just a paid service, you are missing out. Sling TV Freestream is the company’s free ad-supported streaming service and offers over 430 free channels and over 41,000 on-demand titles. This week, Sling TV added eight new channels to its Freestream lineup. This comes as Sling TV Freestream…