Category: News

  • YouTube & Netflix are the Most Downloaded Streaming Apps

    YouTube & Netflix are the Most Downloaded Streaming Apps

    When it comes to video streaming apps, are customers turning to paid or free services? Both actually, with a pretty even mix.  SensorTower, a mobile app marketing agency, took a look at the most popular streaming apps for the month of June 2020, both as an overall rank and as a separate Apple and Android…

  • Sling TV Will Move Paramount Network from Sling Blue to Add-On Bundle Next Month

    Sling TV Will Move Paramount Network from Sling Blue to Add-On Bundle Next Month

    Sling TV is notifying subscribers of an upcoming change to their channel lineup. At the end of August Paramount Network will be moved from the Sling Blue base package to the Comedy Extra add-on. Here’s the message from Sling TV: We want to let you know that on August 31st, Paramount Network will be moved…

  • What’s New on CBS All Access?

    What’s New on CBS All Access?

    This morning, ViacomCBS announced that it has started the expansion of CBS All Access, with the addition of content from across ViacomCBS’ networks. In that announcement, the company said that over 3,500 episodes were added to the streaming service today, with more to come. CBS All Access is offering a one month free trial of the CBS All…

  • Bloody Disgusting Will Launch a Horror Streaming Service Just in Time for Halloween

    Bloody Disgusting Will Launch a Horror Streaming Service Just in Time for Halloween

    Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting announced a partnership today to launch a new horror streaming network, set to premiere this October. Bloody Disgusting will be the first and only free source of premium horror content, the companies shared in a press release. The channel will include horror classics, cult favorites, and original content. The ad-supported channel…

  • Amazon Fire TV Will Keep HBO Now App, Rebranded as HBO

    Amazon Fire TV Will Keep HBO Now App, Rebranded as HBO

    With WarnerMedia’s deal with Amazon to keep the HBO Now app on Fire TV devices set to expire tomorrow, July 31, the two companies have come to an agreement. Fire TV users who use the HBO Now app will still have access to the app which will be rebranded as “HBO” on August 1. While…

  • ViacomCBS Expands CBS All Access with Content from Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon & More

    ViacomCBS Expands CBS All Access with Content from Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon & More

    ViacomCBS announced today that it has begun the expansion of CBS All Access to transform it into a “diversified super service.” Over 3,500 episodes from across ViacomCBS’ brands have been added to the service, including series from BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Smithsonian Channel and more. Along with the additional content, the service began rolling…

  • Comcast Lost 477,000 TV Subscribers in Quarter 2 of 2020

    Comcast Lost 477,000 TV Subscribers in Quarter 2 of 2020

    Comcast reported today that it lost 477,000 video subscribers in the second quarter of 2020. Revenue was down by 12% from a year ago to $23.7 billion. Broadband made up for some of those losses with Comcast gaining 323,000 broadband subscribers, ahead of analysts’ average estimate of 247,000 net additions, according to research firm FactSet…

  • Peacock Reaches 10 Million Sign Ups

    Peacock Reaches 10 Million Sign Ups

    In its quarterly earnings report this morning, Comcast shared a drop in revenue and the overall negative effects of COVID on the business but included a bright spot in for the quarter: the launch of Peacock. The new streaming service has reached 10 million sign ups, according to Comcast. Peacock launched nationwide on July 15,…

  • Here’s What’s Coming to Tubi for Free in August

    Here’s What’s Coming to Tubi for Free in August

    The free streaming service Tubi is adding a new slate of movies to the platform you can watch in August. Get your rom-com fix with titles like Failure to Launch and The Perfect Match, or tune into some Sci-Fi adventure with Universal Soldiers and Z For Zachariah, starring Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Chris Pine.…

  • How to Watch the 2020 NBA Restarted Season Without Cable

    How to Watch the 2020 NBA Restarted Season Without Cable

    After a four month delay for coronavirus, the NBA schedule will pick back up on July 30 with 22 teams playing eight games to finish the regular season. Play-in tournaments are scheduled for August 15-16 with playoffs beginning on August 17. Which Teams Will Play? These are the 22 teams that will be competing: Eastern…