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A YouTube App Sign-In Issue On Fire TV Is Now Fixed
For those that have been experiencing an issue preventing them from signing in to the YouTube app on Fire TV devices, YouTube has now confirmed the issue has been fixed. Before the fix rolled out, users found they could not log in to the app at all. This not only affected those attempting to sign…
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Comcast Now Offers A $70 ‘Sports & News’ Live TV Package
Those looking for a live TV package that only focuses on sports and news now have another option. Comcast‘s new ‘Sports & News TV’ plan costs $70 a month and unlocks access to more than 50 channels. While the $70 monthly price is only available to Xfinity Internet customers, there is the option to sign…
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Pluto TV Adds Revry FAST Channel
A new Revry FAST channel is now available on Pluto TV, providing users with access to a wide variety of LGBTQ+ content, including premium movies and popular series. While Revry is available as a free standalone streaming service, Revry also offers a number of free, ad-suppprted channels globally. With Pluto TV the latest platform to…
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Vizio Adds ‘Inspiration + Faith’ Category To WatchFree+
Vizio has now added a new ‘Inspiration + Faith’ category to WatchFree+. The new category makes it quicker and easier for users to find motivational and spiritual content, including faith-based sermons, yoga, and family-oriented films and TV shows. This is in addition to health and wellness, meditation and mindfulness content. Some of the live channels…
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Netflix Plans Increase In Price, Including The Cheapest ‘Standard with Ads’ Plan
After confirming more than 300 million subscribers, Netflix is now raising the price of some of its plans in select countries, including the United States. In fact, all of Netflix’s plans in the U.S. are now increasing in price, including the cheapest ‘Standard with ads’ plan. Following the latest price increase, the cost of the…
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Netflix Closed 2024 With More Than 300 Million Subscribers Globally
Netflix closed out 2024 with more than 300 million subscribers globally, resulting in a big increase on the year before. With 260 million global members reported for Q4 2023, the service managed to add more than 40 million over the past twelve months. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, Netflix ended Q3 2024 with 282.7 million global…
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Streaming Hit Another All-Time High With 43.3% Of Total TV Usage In December 2024
Streaming accounted for 43.3% of total TV usage in December 2024, marking another record month for the category. According to the latest The Gauge data from Nielsen, overall time spent watching television in general increased by 4% when compared to November, with the increase driven by the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. While overall TV usage…
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Related: SubscribersNASCAR FAST Channel To Go Live On Tubi Later This Month
A NASCAR FAST channel is due to go live on Tubi later this month, marking the launch of the first NASCAR free ad-supported television channel. The NASCAR Channel will be available twenty-four hours a day, and as with everything else available on Tubi, the channel will be available to watch without a subscription or registration.…
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Super Bowl LIX Will Be Available To Stream For Free On Tubi
If there weren’t already enough reasons to download the Tubi app, Fox has now confirmed that Super Bowl LIX will be available to watch on Tubi. As Tubi is a completely free streaming service, that also means this year’s Super Bowl will be available to stream live for free. Technically, the big game will be…
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Philo Adds Another Optional Add-On, AMC’s ALLBLK
Philo has added ALLBLK as an optional add-on. With AMC’s ALLBLK now available, Philo subscribers can pay extra for access to more content, including more independent movies, nostalgic Black cinema, WE tv originals, and stage plays. The arrival of the ALLBLK add-on follows Hallmark+, which also became available as a Philo add-on in December. In…
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Related: PhiloSling TV Replaces ‘DVR Plus’ With ‘Unlimited DVR’ For All New And Existing Users
Sling TV has made a major change to its DVR, upgrading the paid DVR Plus add-on to an Unlimited DVR add-on. The previous DVR Plus add-on only provided subscribers with the ability to record up to 200 hours of content. Sling appears to have been slowly rolling out the upgrade over the past few days,…
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DirecTV Launches ‘MySports’ Package Featuring 40 Sports And Broadcast Channels
DirecTV has now launched a new ‘MySports’ package to offer sports fans the option of a live TV plan that’s specifically focused on sports channels and programming. In total, subscribers to the MySports package get access to 40 sports and broadcast channels at launch. Priced at $69.99 a month, the new plan unlocks access to…
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Vizio Enters The Bundle Market With Cheaper AMC+ And Starz Package
Another bundle is on the way, and this time is an AMC+ and Starz package offered by Vizio. It would appear that this is only the first of many bundle options that are set to be offered by Vizio in the future. In combining the two services together, consumers can save on the overall monthly…
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Venu Sports Is No More After Disney, Fox And Warner Bros. Discovery Discontinue The Service
Venu Sports is being discontinued, bringing an end to a short-lived and contentious streaming service. In confirming their plans to end the service, Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery explained their goal now is to focus on their existing products and services. Here’s the joint statement in full: “After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed…
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DirecTV And Dish Maintain Venu Sports Is Bad For Business
While Fubo may no longer have any concerns about the anticompetitive nature of Venu Sports, DirecTV and Dish’s parent, EchoStar, still do. So much so that the two companies have reiterated their position, claiming the launch of Venu Sports would be bad for business, and bad for the industry as a whole. In letters to…
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Willow FAST Channel And Add-On Now Available On Prime Video
The Willow Sports FAST channel is now available on Prime Video, providing users with access to a variety of cricket content throughout the year at no additional cost. For those that want even more cricket content, the option of signing up for a Willow TV subscription through Prime Video is also now available. Willow claims…
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hoopla’s New SeasonPass Lets Library Users Borrow Full Seasons For Free
hoopla has launched a new SeasonPass which makes it possible for library users to ‘borrow’ entire seasons of shows for free with just their library card. Once borrowed, library users will have unlimited streaming access to each season for an entire week. At launch, a selection of 14 TV series are available to borrow through…
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Related: HooplaDiscovery+ ‘With Ads’ And ‘Ad-Free’ Plans Increase In Price
Warner Bros. Discovery has increased the price of its Discovery+ ad-supported and ad-free subscription tiers. The price increase takes effect today, increasing the cost of the ‘With Ads’ plan to $5.99 a month and the ‘Ad-Free’ plan to $9.99 a month. At the new rates, both plans are now $1 more expensive. The last time…
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Roku Surpasses 90 Million Streaming Households
Roku is starting 2025 with confirmation the operating system surpassed 90 million streaming households (previously referred to as ‘active accounts’) in the first week of the year. Considering the company ended the year before with 80 million, Roku managed to add around ten million over the past twelve months. In terms of the actual calendar…
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Google TV To Become A Lot Smarter This Year, Thanks To Gemini AI Upgrade
Google TV is set to become a lot smarter later this year, and thanks to a Gemini AI upgrade. Once the upgrade goes live, users will be able to benefit from a number of improvements including more “natural conversations” with their TV. The company confirmed the AI upgrade for Google TV during this year’s CES…
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