Samba TV: Linear TV Viewership Dropped Under 50% Of U.S. Homes In 2H-2022
Multi-screen data analytics firm Samba TV this week released findings from a second-half 2022 U.S. video viewership report that showed a marked reduction in traditional linear TV. The report indicated that for the first time in the study’s history fewer than half of Americans are…
LG Adds New Original Cooking Shows From Majordomo TV To LG Channels FAST Service
LG Electronics announced Tuesday a deal with Majordomo Media on a multi-year partnership to produce original programming exclusive to LG’s free ad-supported streaming (FAST) service, LG Channels. LG Channels is a free streaming channels TV service available exclusively on LG’s premium webOS smart TV lineup….
Hub Study: FAST TV Options Trending Hot As Inflation Digs Into Consumer Wallets
Free and/or lower cost ad-supported TV streaming is trending heavier as inflation continues to pinch consumer wallets, according to a new study from streaming media analytics firm Hub Entertainment. Hub’s Q4 2022 “TV Advertising: Fact vs. Fiction” study pointed to the emergence of new free…
Netflix To Present First Live Streamed Comedy Special With Chris Rock
Netflix is planning to become the first subscription video on demand (SVoD) OTT service to present a live global comedy streaming event, with a special performance featuring comedian Chris Rock. The landmark live video stream, which will be presented “early in 2023,” according to a…
Pluto TV Realigns Channels, Genres While Improving Navigation For Users
Ad-supported free live streaming service Pluto TV this week reorganized its U.S. channel offering, adding new categories, channels and programming. The revamped lineup was said to be intended to deliver greater ease of navigation to users and more programming based on popular themes and genres…
YouTube TV Adds 5 Channels To Lineup
YouTube TV, the popular live streaming service, announced Wednesday that it has added The Weather Channel, G4TV, Comedy.TV, JusticeCentral.TV and Recipe.TV to its expanding channel lineup. All five new channels are part of the cable-alternative service’s monthly assortment and available at no extra charge. YouTube…
Cinedigm Brings 9 Free, AVOD Channels To LG WebOS Smart TVs
Streaming programming distributor Cinedigm announced Wednesday that it has added 9 free, ad-supported networks to LG webOS Smart TVs. “Smart TVs have transformed the way viewers consume content with connected TVs becoming the dominant viewing medium for hundreds of millions of viewers,” announced Jennifer Soltesz,…
Roku, Google Extend Agreement On YouTube, YouTube TV Carriage
In eleventh-hour fashion, Roku announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with Google on a new multi-year extension to an agreement to keep the main YouTube app and (restored) YouTube TV live streaming service available for new Roku device owners in the Roku Channel…
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