Recommended free streaming video services (2020 edition)
A look at various free streaming video services, from Pluto TV to Kanopy.
CBS
YouTube TV to gain ViacomCBS channels
Last week, Google and ViacomCBS announced a deal for YouTube TV to carry 14 different Viacom cable channels. Said channels include: BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, MTV Classic, Nickelodeon, Nick
CBS All Access, Netflix to feature Nickelodeon content
With the launch of Disney+ and AT&T/WarnerMedia’s 2020 launch of HBO Max, two of the biggest sets of American cartoon libraries will be largely tied to those services
Recommended free streaming video services (2019 edition)
As I’ve written before, my usual advice for paying for streaming services is to pay for no more than three or four at the most. That’s regardless of the
CBS and Viacom to merge into a single company, "ViacomCBS"
On Tuesday, CBS and Viacom announced that the two media companies plan to merge, creating a single company valued at $30 billion. The newly merged company’s new name will be the
What media companies own popular franchises now versus the 1980s?
Decades ago, media ownership in the United States wasn’t as concentrated as it is today. In 1983, 50 companies owned 90% of American media. As of now, that 90% of media
Survey: Binge-watching preferred over weekly episodes
Binge-watching’s something that I don’t do often. Maybe it’s the total number of TV shows I sit down and watch having dwindled over the years. Perhaps it&
5 favorite TV station identifications
In the US, the FCC requires all broadcast radio and television stations to issue a station identification at or near the top of each hour. Station IDs consist of the station’s
How to live stream the election results
Today’s Election Day. Again, I hope everyone’s remembered to go vote. As for watching the election returns, there’ll be plenty of places to turn to for such.
Netflix and Amazon combined outspend CBS, Turner on programming
A recent study by research firm IHS Markit states that Amazon and Netflix spent a combined total of $7.5 billion on programming in 2015. $4.9 billion of that was by Netflix,