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Paramount+ Added 2.7 Million Customers in the Third Quarter, Bringing its Total to 63 Million
Paramount+ added 2.7 million customers in the third quarter as the company’s streaming service slowly moves towards profitability. The company, which reported its quarterly results on Thursday, reported that its total base of Paramount+ subscribers hit 63 million. Pluto, its free, ad-supported streaming service, contributed to ad revenue rising 18% for the period. Pluto and…
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Disney Wants to Sell Part of ESPN & Apple is Reportedly a Likely Buyer For the $24 Billion Network
Ever since back in July 2023 in an interview with CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Iger left an option open to sell some of its TV assets, including ESPN the question has been who would be a possible buyer. Now Bank of America says ESPN is likely worth $24 billion, and some of the likely buyers…
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Verizon Added 100,000 Postpaid Phone Subscribers in Its Third Quarter
With the release of its third quarter earnings on Tuesday, Verizon said it added 100,000 postpaid phone subscribers — a massive jump from the 8,000 the carrier reported for its 2022 second quarter. Over the last year, the nation’s largest wireless provider has fallen behind its more aggressive rivals, AT&T and T-Mobile, and has only…
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Local Now Adds 3 New Free Channels This Week
Earlier today, the free ad-supported streaming platform Local Now added four new channels to its service. Local Now streams a large collection of free live and on-demand content. Recently, Local Now topped 500 free live TV channels, making it one of the largest free streaming services for cord cutters. According to Local Now, on average,…
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Amazon Is Rolling Out a Feature That Makes Freeing Up Space on Fire TV Devices Easier
Fire TV users no longer have to resort to deleting an app to free up device storage space. Amazon is rolling out a new feature called App Offload. The feature was first identified by AFTVnews, confirming rumors from September. Amazon later made the official announcement. Instead of uninstalling an app entirely, App Offload removes an…
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Netflix Added 8.8 Million Subscribers in Third Quarter As it Announces Premium Plan Price Hike
Netflix added 8.8 million subscribers in the third quarter, more than three times its tally from a year ago, as its password crackdown and ongoing global expansion continued to drive growth. The earnings results came as the streaming giant said it would raise the price of its premium plan, while also bringing back its basic…
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Amazon Wants to Be Your One-Stop Shop For All Streaming Channels, But is That an Impossible Goal?
With the proliferation of subscription streaming channels, user-generated platforms and free ad-supported services, there’s a strong likelihood you’re jumping from app to app on your TV. Amazon wants to eventually be the single place where you can go to access all of these services. “Our mission is to be a place where customers can find…
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Deal Alert! Anker’s 120W USB-C Charger is Just Just $59.99, Great For iPhone 15 & Pixel 8
As more and more of our devices are becoming battery-operated, waiting for them to charge is a pain. Now Anker has a 120W changer that can max charge most phones and laptops all at once. Right now, Anker’s 120W 3-port USB-C and USB charger is on sale right now for a limited time. If you…
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Hollywood Has Lost 45,000 Jobs Since Writers and Actors Strikes Began
Hollywood writers may be headed back to work after its union struck a new deal with the big media studios, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t already been a toll taken among those working in the industry. The U.S. Bureau of Labor noted in its monthly employment report that the motion picture and sound recording…
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Disney is Reportedly in Talks to Sell Disney+ Hotstar and India Assets With Multiple Buyers
Disney is still in preliminary talks to sell its India streaming and television business. Potential buyers now include billionaires Gautam Adani and Kalanithi Maran — owners of New Delhi Television and Sun TV Network, respectively — according to Bloomberg. Sources familiar with the matters reportedly told Bloomberg that acquiring Disney’s India assets would serve to…