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Trump Wants Pro Sports Up Running ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’
Throughout societal history, few distractions generate more media attention and money than sports. Backed by billions in television, pay-TV and subscription stream video revenue, Major League Baseball, the NBA, NFL, NHL, PGA, MLS, ATP, WWE, Nascar, etc., rely almost entirely on media distribution to support a rarified ecosystem of lavish compensation, billionaire owners and self-serving … Continue reading “Trump Wants Pro Sports Up Running ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’”
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Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others
Apple TV Channels, which like Amazon Channels, offers access to third party over-the-top video platforms, is offering extended free access to content during the coronavirus pandemic. Apple is extending to 30 days free trials to ViacomCBS’ Showtime OTT and MGM-owned Epix (through May 2 with no subscription required), AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Lifetime Movie … Continue reading “Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others”
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Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others
Apple TV Channels, which like Amazon Channels, offers access to third party over-the-top video platforms, is offering extended free access to content during the coronavirus pandemic. Apple is extending to 30 days free trials to ViacomCBS’ Showtime OTT and MGM-owned Epix (through May 2 with no subscription required), AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Lifetime Movie … Continue reading “Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others”
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FandangoNow to Host ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Live Watch Party Today
FandangoNow, the transactional video on-demand service from Fandango, at 4 p.m. PST/7 p.m. EST is hosting a live watch party of Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog. The watch party will feature a live Twitter commentary from the film’s stars Ben Schwartz (Sonic) and Lee Majdoub (Agent Stone) along with the film’s director Jeff Fowler exclusively on … Continue reading “FandangoNow to Host ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Live Watch Party Today”
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AT&T Stops Selling U-verse Pay-TV Service
As expected, AT&T has stopped selling new subscriptions to U-verse, the telecom’s 14-year-old pay-TV service, in an attempt to move consumers toward upstart online TV service AT&T TV (formerly DirecTV Now). “To help our employees serve our existing customers, we’re no longer selling U-verse TV. Service for existing U-verse TV customers is not impacted,” AT&T … Continue reading “AT&T Stops Selling U-verse Pay-TV Service”
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Roku: Idle TV Sports Viewers Streaming More Movies, TV Shows
With professional (or any) sports on television an early victim of the coronavirus pandemic, new data from Roku suggests linear TV viewers suddenly denied access to sports of any kind have embraced streaming TV shows and movies more aggressively than other Roku subscribers. March 2020 Week 1 vs. March 2020 Week 3 NBA and NHL … Continue reading “Roku: Idle TV Sports Viewers Streaming More Movies, TV Shows”
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HBO Streaming 500 Hours of Free Content
As part of its #StayHomeBoxOffice coronavirus campaign, HBO April 2 announced it would stream multiple series, documentaries and moviesfor free on HBO Now and HBO Go beginning April 3. The WarnerMedia Entertainment subsidiary is joining other distributors and content holders rolling out free access to content to for millions of Americans (and non-subscribers) under government … Continue reading “HBO Streaming 500 Hours of Free Content”
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Doc ‘Refugee’ Coming to Digital April 14 From Virgil
Virgil Films will release the documentary Refugee April 14 on digital and VOD. From the executive producer of Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, Refugee is a harrowing account of Europe’s migrant crisis. It follows a family of Syrian refugees separated by the borders of Europe who fight to be reunited as they migrate from … Continue reading “Doc ‘Refugee’ Coming to Digital April 14 From Virgil”
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Acorn TV Launching in the U.K. on April 29
Taking a page from rival streaming video service BritBox, AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is slated to launch in the United Kingdom on April 29. Acorn TV, which owns a majority stake in the Agatha Christie literary estate, bowed in the United States in 2011. It now claims 1 million subscribers in North America. New subs … Continue reading “Acorn TV Launching in the U.K. on April 29”
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FandangoNow Offering Digital Rental Preorders on ‘Trolls World Tour’ With Additional Discount on Other DreamWorks Titles
FandangoNow, the transactional video-on-demand service from Fandango, is for the first time offering preorders for digital rental of Trolls World Tour, debuting digitally April 10. Also, those who preorder the rental of the film can rent or buy a number of DreamWorks Animation films available on FandangoNow at 50% off the regular price, including the … Continue reading “FandangoNow Offering Digital Rental Preorders on ‘Trolls World Tour’ With Additional Discount on Other DreamWorks Titles”
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WarnerMedia Hires Ex-Hulu Boss Jason Kilar as CEO
WarnerMedia Entertainment April 1 named Jason Kilar as its CEO. Kilar, former founding CEO of Hulu, begins his position on May 1, reporting to COO John Stankey. Kilar’s resume involving streaming video will be key as WarnerMedia, whose assets include Warner Bros., HBO and Turner, launches HBO Max in May. He ran Hulu from 2007 … Continue reading “WarnerMedia Hires Ex-Hulu Boss Jason Kilar as CEO”
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Conviva: Global Streaming Video Up 20% During Pandemic
At a time when society has never been more digitally connected, countries around the globe are imploring their people to be socially distant. But in the age of connectedness, with options for news, entertainment, and friendships at the press of a button, the sacrifices are not nearly as harsh, according to new data from Conviva. … Continue reading “Conviva: Global Streaming Video Up 20% During Pandemic”
