Category: News
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Peacock Helped Boost WWE Revenue in Q1
The WWE reported its Q1 results this week, with revenue at $263.5 million, a 9% decrease year over year. The company noted that the drop was due to the absence of live events due the pandemic. While revenue was down, the numbers were ahead of Wall Street forecasts, due in part to the WWE’s partnership…
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Peacock’s Live Sports Lineup For the Weekend of April 23, 2021
Sports highlights on Peacock this weekend include exclusive coverage of practice, qualifying and warmup sessions of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, plus English and Spanish-language coverage of Premier League this Saturday, April 24 at 7:30am ET. as Liverpool faces Newcastle. INDYCARFriday, 4/234:15pm – Practice 1Saturday, 4/249:45am – Practice 21:45pm – Qualifying3:20pm – Indy Lights…
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Frndly TV Adds CuriosityStream’s Full On Demand Collection
Frndly TV has added CuriosityStream’s full ad free on demand library of content, the streaming service shared in an email to subscribers. FrndlyTV is a family friendly streaming service with 15 channels, starting at $5.99/month. The channel lineup includes Hallmark Channels, Inspiration, UpTV, Game Show Network, Curiosity Stream, The Weather Channel, Outdoor Channel, BYU TV,…
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Disney+ Ousts Netflix from Nielsen’s No.1 Spot with ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’
Disney+ finally took the top-ranked spot away from Netflix for the week ending March 28 with the help of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. The MCU series got 628 million minutes of streaming time, beating out Netflix’s top original of the week The Irregulars by more than 200 million minutes. It’s interesting to note…
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MeTV’s ‘Month of Mayberry’ Features Favorite Episodes from ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
Get ready for The Month of Mayberry on MeTV where you’ll be transported back to the front porches and sheriff’s office of the small Southern town in The Andy Griffith Show all month long. Programming kicks off Sunday, May 2 on MeTV with the very first episode of The Andy Griffith Show and the backdoor…
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‘How I Met Your Father’ Series Starring Hilary Duff Headed to Hulu
A spinoff series of the popular 2000’s comedy How I Met Your Mother is coming to Hulu. The streamer has ordered 10 straight-to-series episodes of How I Met Your Father with Hilary Duff set to star as the lead role. The sequel series will be set in the future with Duff’s character Sophie looking back…
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Discovery+ Launches Premium Nature Programming in Honor of Earth Day
Discovery+ announced the launch of its newest collection “Discovery+ Immersions,” a compilation of premium and exclusive long-form nature originals in honor of Earth Day. The collection includes expanded versions of Sunrise Earth and North America, with never-before-seen footage, along with 30-minute to 3-hour feeds of content focusing on different animals and experiences across the planet to…
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Sling TV Expands Locast Integration to Android TV and Android Mobile
Sling TV is making it easier for subscribers who use Locast for locals to see what’s on TV. Sling has expanded its Locast integration and is showing Locast channels in its channel guide on Android TV and Android mobile devices. The Sling TV and Locast integration started in February when a Sling update allowed subscribers…
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Cinedigm Announces Content Partnership with Genius Brands’ Kartoon Channel!
Cinedigm has teamed up with Genius Brands International to bring new content to Kartoon Channel!, a free, ad-supported kids’ and family streaming channel. The content partnership includes Cinedigm providing some of its most popular films and series to Kartoon Channel!, including new movies like Cinderella, Hero Quest featuring the voices of Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone…
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Netflix’s Approach to Curb Password Sharing Won’t be Too Aggressive
Back in March, we reported on Netflix testing ways to crack down on password sharing by sending out a verification code to the account owner’s device. Naturally, this started a buzz among subscribers that wasn’t necessarily well-received. One survey revealed that 78% of cord-cutters share passwords for video streaming services and that 54% of Netflix…