Amazon is buying classic film/TV studio MGM for $8 billion, in a bid to shore up Prime Video.
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Tag: streaming video
NHL to air on Turner Sports, including TNT, TBS, and… HBO Max?
Turner Sports, including TNT, TBS, and HBO Max, will serve as a secondary broadcaster of NHL games, including three Stanley Cup Finals.
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Streaming service review: Paramount+
A review of Paramount+, ViacomCBS’ new streaming service. Verdict: it’s not a must-have service, unless one’s a fan of “Star Trek,” Nickelodeon, or CBS.
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Streaming service review update (2021): Disney+
An updated review of the Disney+ streaming service.
Read moreThe NHL moving to ESPN and ABC; ESPN+ to stream out-of-market local games
On Wednesday, big sports and cable/streaming news broke: the National Hockey League (NHL) and ESPN reached an agreement for the sports network to be the
Read moreWhat are the most popular US streaming services?
For years, I’ve considered Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Netflix as the “Big Three” streaming services. Netflix made streaming services popular; was inexpensive; served as
Read moreComcast shutters NBCSN to focus on streaming, USA Network
On Friday, news came that NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, will be shutting down its cable sports network NBCSN by the end of the year.
Read moreAre multiple streaming services really cheaper than cable? Plus, how much to budget on streaming?
The increasing number of streaming services in recent years has also seen an increase in some concerns. Specifically, a growing number of price hikes, plus
Read moreWarner Bros. to simultaneously release all of its 2021 movies to theaters and HBO Max
On Thursday came very surprising news… big enough I pushed back my original planned blog post for today to write this one instead. Warner Bros.
Read more“Peanuts” Thanksgiving, Christmas specials to air on PBS?
The “Peanuts” holiday specials/Apple TV+ saga continues. As we saw last time: Apple obtained exclusive streaming rights to the classic “Peanuts” holiday specials, including the
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