My recommended streaming video services (fall 2017)
Streaming video services aplenty are appearing. Still, the question remains: which ones to use? I’ll try my best to answer which ones are worth the cost.
Netflix
Disney to leave Netflix in 2019, launch its own streaming services
Disney plans to launch a Disney streaming service, which means it’ll be leaving Netflix in 2019. Meanwhile, ESPN’s launching a streaming service, too.
The best on demand streaming video services for cartoons?
A look at various streaming services for cartoons that’re available, from Netflix and Hulu to newer services like Boomerang.
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, while $2.6 billion was by Amazon.
Why isn’t renting or buying digital videos catching on like streaming services?
Why haven’t digital video sales or rentals taken off the way streaming video services have? I look at a few reasons why this is the case.
Hulu drops its free video service
One of the online pioneers of streaming video, Hulu’s dropping its free tier to focus on its paid-only services.
Hulu, co-owned by Disney, Fox, Comcast, and (with a recent investment) Time Warner, has been offering as its main specialty episodes of recently-aired TV shows, mainly from over-the-air networks. However, there’s been plenty of streaming video changes since its 2007 debut, thanks to rival streaming service Netflix taking off.
Minorities in cartoons: “The Deep”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “The Deep,” a CGI animated series. The series is based on a comic (of the same name) by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer.
“The Deep” follows the adventures of the Nektons, a famous family of undersea explorers who live in a large, high-tech submarine named “the Aronnax.” Traveling the world, the family gets involved with various aquatic adventures.
The world’s most popular apps I actually use
A study by research firm SensorTower reports that the world’s most popular apps (based on number of downloads) are largely dominated by Facebook. WhatsApp, a messaging app bought a few years ago by Facebook, is the most popular app by far, with 41.2 million global downloads as of May 2016. WhatsApp is followed by Facebook Messenger … Read more
Cable TV boxes face new FCC rules, other challenges
A recent survey by Leichtman Research Group reports that 65% of US households have at least one TV set connected to the Internet. This includes smart TVs (TVs with streaming media apps built in), video game consoles, Blu-Ray players, and streaming devices (Rokus, Apple TVs, etc.). This number’s gone up from 44% in 2013. It … Read more
DreamWorks creating “Home” TV series for Netflix
DreamWorks has made a large volume of material exclusively for Netflix, from “Turbo FAST” to “The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show.” However, the quality of DreamWorks’ shows has varied. From what I’ve seen, some of their shows have a few too many bodily function gags, of the sort that should’ve died out by the 2000s. “Peabody,” for instance, has a classmate … Read more