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The streaming television channel Newsy as it appeared during a June 2021 broadcast. (Graphic by The Desk) YouTube TV announced on Wednesday it will drop the digital-centric news channel Newsy from its lineup. The removal comes as Newsy and Scripps … Read More
(Logo: Philo, Graphic designed by The Desk) Wallet-friendly streaming service Philo is in the preliminary stages of creating a Spanish-language package of streaming networks and content, the company’s chief executive recently confirmed to The Desk. The comments were made in … Read More
(Logo courtesy Comcast Corporation; Graphic by The Desk) Comcast’s streaming service Peacock will become the exclusive home of current and new films from Universal Pictures starting next year, the company announced on Tuesday. The deal essentially ends a long-term agreement … Read More
A still image from the 23rd season of South Park. (Photo: Viacom/South Park Studios/Handout) Pluto TV has launched three new channels on the Latin American version of its free, ad-supported streaming service, including one dedicated to re-runs of the hit … Read More
(Image: Sinclair Broadcasting Group/Handout, Graphic: The Desk) The Sinclair Broadcast Group this week said it is unlikely to reach an agreement with Altice-owned cable provider Suddenlink for continued carriage of two of its local broadcast channels. The channels in question … Read More
(Image credit: Shutterstock) Update: More HBO Max bad news – new movies no longer guaranteed. While HBO Max losing the Harry Potter movies makes some sense, this doesn’t. A new report indicates that six HBO Max original movies (dubbed ‘Max … Read More
Verizon is bringing its Fios TV app to users of Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV devices, starting this week. Customers with at least one Fios TV set-top box on their account will be allowed to download and access the … Read More
(Logo: AT&T/WarnerMedia, Graphic designed by The Desk) AT&T says its premium cable network HBO and domestic streaming service HBO Max added nearly 3 million subscribers in the last quarter, bringing its total number of households receiving HBO programming in the … Read More
(Image credit: Marvel Studios/Disney Plus via YouTube) This is more confusing than She-Hulk’s CGI or scale. The She-Hulk release date and schedule just got changed ever so slightly, bucking the current trends that Disney does for its Marvel and Star … Read More
(Logo: Locast, Graphic: The Desk) Free streaming television service Locast has expanded to a 35th market, making local broadcast channels available to viewers served by the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. In an announcement on Friday, Locast said it was making 40 … Read More
Satellite radio company SiriusXM Pandora unveiled a new premium subscription plan this week. The plan, called SiriusXM Platinum VIP, allows two hardware radios to access nearly 200 SiriusXM satellite radio channels and offers two separate online logins to stream more … Read More
A judge in Brazil sided with movie studio Lionsgate this week, blocking rival Walt Disney Company from launching its Star streaming service in the country under that brand name. The ruling came after Lionsgate filed a trademark complaint against Disney … Read More
(Image: SiriusXM/Handout, Graphic: The Desk) Satellite radio company SiriusXM Pandora says it now has more than 31 million subscribers willing to pay at least $5 a month for its premium radio offering. Another 3 million customers are counted as promotional … Read More
(Image: Dish Network Corporation/Graphic: The Desk) Dish Network says it has reached an agreement with AT&T to restore premium movie channels HBO and Cinemax to its satellite television service. The announcement came on Friday in a statement published to a … Read More
Hulu with Live TV. (Photo: Handout) The Walt Disney Company’s streamer Hulu has added two new football channels to its live television service. The channels, NFL Network and NFL RedZone, are making their debut on the streaming service ahead of … Read More
A screen capture of the AccuWeather Channel as it appeared during a broadcast on January 26, 2021. (Graphic by The Desk) A new streaming video product produced by AccuWeather will launch later this summer, the climate company announced in a … Read More
(Image: AT&T/Handout, Graphic: The Desk) AT&T has finalized a transaction that severs its pay television products from the rest of the phone company’s assets. The move finalizes a plan announced earlier this year by AT&T and the private equity firm … Read More
(Photo courtesy SiriusXM Pandora; Graphic by The The Desk) Football stars Tom Brady and Larry Fitzgerald are the newest stars to be signed by SiriusXM Pandora. The company announced on Monday that the pair will host a new radio program … Read More
(Logo courtesy Channel 4 UK, Graphic by The Desk) Discovery Communications is reportedly exploring a potential bid for British broadcaster Channel 4, according to a report. The bid comes as lawmakers in the United Kingdom are considering plans to transform … Read More
(Logo: YouTube/Google, Background image: Pexels, Graphic: The Desk) Google-backed video service YouTube is testing a cheaper version of its premium plan in some European countries. The plan, called Premium Lite, allows streamers to watch YouTube videos without advertisement interruptions for … Read More
(Image credit: Warner Bros) The once-promising DC Cinematic Universe went off the rails after the release of the underwhelming Justice League movie in 2017, but Warner Bros. is now looking to Marvel for inspiration and has formulated a new 10-year … Read More
The logo of streaming service Spotify. (Logo: Spotify/Handout, Graphic: The Desk) Streaming music service Spotify is quietly testing a new feature with a limited number of its customers that offers unlimited music skipping and on-demand listening for as low as … Read More
(Image courtesy ViacomCBS; Graphic by The Desk) ViacomCBS on Thursday reported gains in the number of free and premium streaming customers it serves across its three Internet-based television products. As part of its quarterly earnings report, ViacomCBS says it now … Read More
Roku’s operating system on a smart TV. (Graphic by The Desk) Roku on Thursday said its most-recent earnings quarter ended with the company logging 55.1 million active user accounts, a growth of more than 1.5 million accounts over a three-month … Read More
(Image: Tubi TV/Graphic: The Desk) Fox’s free, ad-supported streaming service Tubi will try to grow its audience by incorporating more TV shows and movies into its content library — as long as they are not too much to license. That … Read More
(Video frames courtesy ViacomCBS, animation by The Desk) ViacomCBS and Comcast Corporation’s Sky Group have signed a distribution agreement that will allow Sky subscribers in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe to access the blockbuster streaming service Paramount … Read More
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is pictured in an undated image. (Image courtesy Amazon, Graphic by The Desk) If you are in the market for a new streaming TV device, Amazon is running a great deal that might be … Read More
(Image credit: Netflix) Netflix is often ranked as one of the best streaming services for true crime and engrossing documentaries, and the streamer is working hard to maintain that reputation. Case in point, a new docuseries that chronicles the disastrous … Read More
(Logo courtesy Dish Network/Sling TV LLC, Graphic by The Desk) Dish Network’s streaming television service Sling TV added more than 65,000 subscribers in the second quarter of the year, bringing its current customer count to nearly 2.44 million accounts, the … Read More
(Image credit: Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Image / Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Newcastle vs Nottm Forest live stream will see the away side make their Premier League return after more than two decades outside of the … Read More
(Logo courtesy Walt Disney Company; Graphic by The Desk) The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to Lionsgate for the right to use the “Star Plus” branding for a streaming service set to launch in Brazil. … Read More
Streaming radio platform TuneIn will offer live play-by-play of National Football League (NFL) games this season along with an audio simulcast of the NFL Network, The Desk has confirmed. The simulcasts will be available to listeners with a TuneIn Premium … Read More
(Image: WarnerMedia/AT&T/Handout, Graphic: The Desk) An AT&T executive has revealed that the company’s decision to offload HBO Max to Discovery as part of a broader sale of media assets was due in part to a lack of acknowledgement that AT&T … Read More
(Graphic by The Desk) Sports-centric streaming cable television replacement Fubo TV says it now serves more than 680,000 paying customers, more than doubling its subscriber base compared to one year ago. The figure was released as part of the company’s … Read More
(Video frames courtesy the Walt Disney Company, animation by The Desk) More than 116 million customers now have a subscription to Disney Plus, the Walt Disney Company affirmed on Thursday. The data was revealed as part of the company’s quarterly … Read More
(Image via Pexels, Graphic by The Desk) Many of the satellites used by broadcasters Dish Network and DirecTV are approaching the end of their useful life cycle, and neither company appears to be building new satellites fast enough to replace … Read More
(Image: Dish Network Corporation/Graphic: The Desk) The Sinclair Broadcast Group and Dish Network reached a temporary agreement over the weekend that will allow more than 100 Sinclair-run local channels to remain on the satellite service while both sides hammer out … Read More
(Graphic by The Desk) Weather forecaster AccuWeather has formally launched its free, ad-supported streaming service AccuWeather Now, with the Roku Channel getting first dibs at the new streamer. The channel was among a dozen new linear feeds added to the … Read More
(Image: SiriusXM/Handout, Graphic: The Desk) A California man is suing SiriusXM Pandora over promotional rates that are offered to some of its existing subscribers. In a complaint filed in federal court this week, Bakersfield resident Joseph Enriquez charged SiriusXM with … Read More
(Logo courtesy Comcast and ViacomCBS/Graphic by The Desk) Comcast Corporation and ViacomCBS are partnering on a new streaming service that will potentially reach more than 90 million television viewers in Europe. Sky Showtime will offer movies and television shows from … Read More
(Image courtesy Locast, Graphic by The Desk) Local broadcast streamer Locast is now natively integrated into Vizio’s line of smart television sets, the company announced on Wednesday. The launch marks the first time Locast has integrated its streaming service into … Read More
(Graphic by The Desk) AT&T is expanding its complementary access to its streaming service HBO Max with free access for some customers of its wireless prepaid phone service Cricket. Starting Friday, Cricket customers who subscribe to the company’s $60 a … Read More
The top executive at Fubo TV says he believes his linear streaming television service could grab anywhere from three million to five million subscribers within the next five years. The statement came in an interview with a CNBC reporter published … Read More
(Image: Tubi TV/Graphic: The Desk) Streaming television service Tubi is launching a sports programming vertical, parent company Fox Corporation announced this week. The vertical, called “Sports on Tubi,” will feature hundreds of hours of on-demand programming from a wide range … Read More
Two new streaming services are rolling out this week for users of Charter/Spectrum’s online-connected set-top boxes. AT&T WarnerMedia’s streaming service HBO Max and Google’s ad-supported, user-generated content streamer YouTube are now accessible within the Spectrum TV guide for digital cable … Read More
(Image courtesy Locast, Graphic by The Desk) Online television service Locast says it will no longer interrupt live video streams with a request that a viewer donates, a perk originally reserved for streamers who agreed to make a monthly donation … Read More
(Image courtesy Locast, Graphic by The Desk) Streaming broadcast television service Locast announced on Thursday it would immediately suspend its operation in the three dozen regional markets where it offers service. The announcement marked a stunning reversal of business for … Read More
(Image courtesy Amazon) Technology company Amazon is expected to debut a new line of Amazon-branded television sets as soon as next month, according to a report. On Thursday, financial publication Business Insider said Amazon has been quietly working on a … Read More
(Images courtesy SiriusXM Pandora, Graphic designed by The Desk) SiriusXM Pandora will launch a new podcast hosted by comedian Seth Rogen in early October, the company announced on Thursday. “Storytime with Seth Rogen” will debut on Pandora, on SiriusXM’s streaming … Read More
(Graphic by The Desk) For more than a year, television viewers with Vizio SmartCast sets and no other streaming device have been forced to “cast” movies and TV shows from HBO Max to their screens. As of this week, that … Read More