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HBO Max will cost $14.99 per month and launch in May 2020
AT&T and WarnerMedia just announced the pricing of their HBO Max streaming service, along with sharing more details about the timing and content lineup. The service will cost $14.99 per…
Sony to shut down PlayStation Vue on January 30, 2020
Sony’s live TV streaming service, PlayStation Vue, is shutting down. The service will no longer be available as of January 30, 2020, the company announced today. The news comes only…
AT&T TV Now streaming service gets yet another price hike
AT&T’s streaming service is again raising prices. AT&T’s TV Now, the service previously known as DirecTV Now, is bumping up its prices yet again — by as much as 30%,…
The Apple TV app arrives on Roku, ahead of Apple TV+ streaming service launch
Ahead of the arrival of Apple TV+, the brand-new Apple TV app is launching on Roku devices, starting today. The app currently allows Apple customers to access their iTunes video…
TiVo’s ad-supported streaming service, TiVo Plus, launches today
TiVo’s answer to The Roku Channel, TiVo Plus, is launching today. The company had already unveiled its plans for ad-supported streaming earlier this month with the debut of two new…
Hulu rolls out 4K content to Xbox One, with Amazon Fire TV and others coming ‘soon’
Hulu this summer finally brought back 4K content to its service, after abruptly removing it in 2018 while it focused on other priorities. Initially, its 4K content was only available…
Disney+ tweets all the movies and shows coming to its streaming service
In an impressive bit of pre-launch marketing, Disney today announced by way of a massive Twitter thread basically every movie and TV show coming to its upcoming streaming service Disney+.…
CBS News is bringing a 60 Minutes-inspired news show to streaming service Quibi
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s streaming service Quibi, due to launch in April, has partnered with CBS News to modernize “60 Minutes”-style programming for the era of bite-sized video. Instead of an hour-long…
Hulu finally launches support for downloads, initially to ad-free viewers
Hulu is finally adding downloads to its streaming service, years after Netflix and Amazon Prime Video did the same. The company had promised over a year ago that it would…
NBCU launches LX, a local news network aimed at younger cord cutters
NBCU is again going after Gen Z and millennials with the launch of a new digital news brand and soon-to-arrive streaming network, called LX — short for “Local X.” Local,…
Roku unveils a new streaming player lineup, plus Roku OS 9.2 launch
Roku is getting a jump on the holiday shopping season with the arrival of new and updated devices. The company is expanding its media player lineup for the U.S. and…
Plex partners with Lionsgate to expand its ad-supported video library
Plex has added a new content partner for its soon-to-launch ad-supported video service. The company announced this morning its service will now also include movies from Lionsgate, which will join…
AT&T faked DirecTV Now numbers, lawsuit alleges
AT&T faked the numbers for its DirecTV Now streaming service ahead of the company’s Time Warner merger, according to a lawsuit filed by investors, Bloomberg reported. The suit alleges the…
‘The Big Bang Theory’ goes to AT&T’s HBO Max streaming service for over a billion
“Friends” is getting some new neighbors at HBO Max. The streaming service from AT&T’s WarnerMedia has signed a big deal, reportedly worth over $1 billion, for the exclusive streaming and…
NBCU’s streaming service ‘Peacock’ announces originals slate, including a Battlestar Galactica reboot
NBCUniversal is sharing a few more details about its new streaming service, due to launch in April 2020, including the service’s name and content lineup. In a nod to the…
Netflix officially launches a ‘Latest’ section with built-in reminders
Last month, Netflix was spotted testing a new section in its TV app called “Latest,” which would connect viewers with a personalized list of upcoming content due to be released…
Amazon unveils a new Fire TV Cube, soundbar and over a dozen Fire TV Edition products
At the big European tech trade show, IFA 2019, Amazon today announced more than 20 new Fire TV-branded devices, including a next-generation Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Edition soundbar from…
Netflix’s new feature for tracking upcoming releases could help retain subscribers
Hoping to keep viewers engaged with its content, Netflix today announced the launch of a new section called “Latest” in its TV app, designed to highlight the streaming service’s recent…
Roku launches a Kids & Family section on The Roku Channel, plus parental controls
Roku’s home entertainment hub, The Roku Channel, is expanding into programming for children. The company this morning announced plans to aggregate kids and family movies and TV alongside the channel’s…
DirecTV Now’s rebranding to ‘AT&T TV NOW’ is officially rolling out
AT&T’s live TV streaming service, DirecTV Now, is getting a new name. The company in July announced that the service would soon be rebranded to AT&T TV NOW at some…
Roku expands its free, live TV selection with 5 more channels, including fubo’s Sports Network
The Roku Channel continues to expand beyond ad-supported movies and premium subscriptions with today’s announcement of the addition of several more live TV channels available to anyone with a Roku…
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi partners with NBC News for a daily news show aimed at millennials
NBC News today announced an exclusive partnership with Jeffrey Katzenberg’s upcoming mobile streaming service, Quibi, which will see the media company becoming the first major producer for the service’s “Daily…
Dish’s AirTV launches an $80 streaming stick for accessing Sling TV, Netflix & broadcast channels
Dish is expanding its hardware lineup today with the launch of a new 4K streaming stick, the AirTV Mini, designed to make it easier for cord cutters to access from…
PlayStation Vue raises prices by $5 per month, following its recent content deals
Sony’s PlayStation Vue live TV streaming service is joining its rivals with the roll out of another price increase. The company announced today it will be upping the price for…
fuboTV inks Discovery deal, adds 13 more networks to its live TV streaming service
Live sports streaming service fuboTV is expanding further into non-sports content with today’s news that it’s inked a new multi-year deal with Discovery, Inc. that will bring 13 Discovery television…
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s streaming service Quibi books $100M in ad sales ahead of launch
Quibi, the short-form video platform founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg, hasn’t even launched, but has already booked $100 million in advertising sales, according to a report from The WSJ this morning.…
Amazon’s IMDb Freedive rebrands to IMDb TV, adds new content and plans European expansion
Amazon-owned free streaming service IMDb Freedive is getting a new name, more content and, soon, is expanding to Europe, the company announced this morning. Originally launched in January, the service…
NBC targets millennials with launch of a new streaming news service
NBC’s new digital streaming news network, NBC News Now, has officially launched. The service offers viewers eight hours of continuous daily programming from 3 PM to 11 PM on weekdays.…
Amazon Fire TV tops 34 million users, potentially widening its lead over Roku
Amazon Fire TV’s lead over rival streaming platform Roku is widening. In January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Amazon said it had “well over” 30 million Fire…
Updated Apple TV app arrives ahead of Apple TV+’s fall launch
Here’s a big Apple TV update. Not THE big Apple TV update. The whole Apple TV+ thing is still forthcoming, but this major update to the app should go a…
