Category: News

  • Sling and DISH Will Keep ViacomCBS Channels

    Sling and DISH Will Keep ViacomCBS Channels

    ViacomCBS and DISH announced today a multi-year renewal of their carriage agreement, keeping ViacomCBS channels on DISH and Sling TV. Ahead of today’s announcement, there was speculation that Sling and DISH were preparing to face a blackout of ViacomCBS channels. Sling posting a warning, which was quickly removed, notifying subscribers that it was “fighting on…

  • ‘Hamilton’ Gave Disney+ a 72% Increase in App Downloads

    ‘Hamilton’ Gave Disney+ a 72% Increase in App Downloads

    A stage recording of the musical “Hamilton” was released on Disney+ Friday, July 3. With the debut came a spike in mobile app downloads. Over the holiday weekend, the Disney+ app was downloaded 513,323 times with 266,084 of those downloads coming from the US, according to Apptopia and first reported by Variety. Those numbers show that…

  • How Are Streaming Subscribers Bundling Services?

    How Are Streaming Subscribers Bundling Services?

    There’s certainly no shortage of options when it comes to streaming these days, with new options arriving almost every month it seems. And as the streaming landscape becomes more and more crowded, customers are putting their own bundles together in a huge variety of ways. But what exactly are most people putting together? TiVo offered…

  • Philo’s New Arrivals Include Hallmark’s Christmas in July, ‘Yellowstone’ and More

    Philo’s New Arrivals Include Hallmark’s Christmas in July, ‘Yellowstone’ and More

    Philo recently added two new channels to its growing list of content and has new titles coming this month to keep you entertained all summer long. Check out the new arrivals below. Now Available on Philo The BET Awards were held on Sunday June 28 and became one of Philo’s most popular live programs this…

  • Disney+ Will Join Comic-Con@Home This Month

    Disney+ Will Join Comic-Con@Home This Month

    With the D23 fan club event canceled this year over coronavirus, Disney has made the move to join the virtual Comic-Con@Home this summer with three of its newest projects, docuseries Marvel’s 616, scripted original series The Right Stuff and animated movie Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe. Joining the panel for Marvel’s 616 will be Directors…

  • Silicondust Reports Slight Delay for its ATSC 3.0 Tuner

    Silicondust Reports Slight Delay for its ATSC 3.0 Tuner

    Silicondust says a manufacturing issue with the first batch of its ATSC 3.0 tuner will delay deliveries slightly. The company says July deliveries will shift to the following month, while August shipments will now occur later in the month. The news came via an update on the company’s Kickstarter campaign for its HDHomeRun QUATRO 4K.…

  • STIRR Adds Four New Channels to Its Free Lineup

    STIRR Adds Four New Channels to Its Free Lineup

    STIRR is adding even more content to its free streaming lineup. Recently, the platform added four new channels. AFV Family Channel (Channel 65) The AFV Family Channel is family-friendly comedy for all! America’s Funniest Videos brings you the best home videos and family-friendly comedy programming you can watch together with everyone in your family. The…

  • TCL 8 Series is On Sale for a Limited Time

    TCL 8 Series is On Sale for a Limited Time

    TCL’s first Mini-LED TV, the 8-Series, is back to its lowest price. Until July 5, customers can buy the 65-inch 8-Series for just $999.99 and the massive 75-inch model for $1799.99, exclusively from Best Buy, both in store and online. Here are some of the features of the 8 series: Quantum Contrast technology: Our new…

  • Quibi’s Free Trial is Ending Soon

    Quibi’s Free Trial is Ending Soon

    Quibi’s 90-day free trial period will come to an end starting this week. The mobile-only streaming service launched April 6 and extended a three-month free trial to new users through April 30. So depending on when you signed up, all users will have to start paying a subscription fee ($4.99/month with ads, $7.99/month for ad-free)…

  • 10 New Disney+ Movies to Watch from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and National Geographic

    10 New Disney+ Movies to Watch from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and National Geographic

    Disney+ launched in the fall of 2019, and has already amassed a long list of things to stream. With an assortment of Disney original movies, classic animated movies, and content from Marvel, National Geographic, Pixar, and Star Wars, it has something for just about everyone. But, what movies are actually worth the watch. Here are…