Brand New CNN+ To End Service April 30th
Barely a blip on the smart TV radar screen, the new much-hyped on-demand CNN Plus streaming news service is history. The cable news network confirmed the decision in its own reporting on Thursday afternoon, adding that the virtually still-born digital news offering will shut down…
Netflix Introduces Double Thumbs Up Button To Better Gauge Show Popularity
Looking for more data on the kinds of programming that its subscribers prefer the most, Netflix has introduced a Double Thumbs Up tool. Netflix viewers will now find the new option next to the Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down buttons in the Netflix app on…
Roku Adds CNN Plus To News Service’s App Available For Download Soon
Roku is adding the new CNN Plus premium subscription video on demand service to a new expanded CNN app, the news service announced in a blog Monday. Roku TV and Roku media streaming adapter users will soon be able to get the new service by…
JustWatch: HBO Max Made Big Market Share Strides With U.S. Viewers In Q1
Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and Disney+ were the big four market share winners among U.S. subscription video on demand (SVoD) streaming services for the first quarter of 2022, but HBO Max gained the most with U.S. users of the JustWatch content search service. Netflix…
Parks Associates: Amazon Prime Video Hit 45% U.S. Penetration Rate In Q3-2021
The Amazon Prime Video service subscriber penetration rate hit 45% of connected U.S. homes to remain among the top three premium streaming services as of the third quarter of 2021, according to research firm Parks Associates. The Park Associates Video Services Dashboard said 77.3 million…
`Coda’, `Moon Knight’ Top JustWatch Streaming Charts, March 28-April 3
Coda (Apple TV+HBO Max, Hulu or Spectrum TV), Death on the Nile (HBO Max and Hulu) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (Prime Video, iTunes, YouTube TV, Google Play TV and Vudu), represented the top three movies streamed or searched for most in the United States…
Survey: NextGen TV Ads Resonating With U.S. Consumers Hungry For More OTA
Advertising for the new over-the-air (OTA) and over-the-top (OTT) ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV hybrid broadcasting system resonated well with consumers over the holidays, according research conducted by Magid. The marketing campaign, which debuted on local television stations in 17 major U.S. markets over the holidays,…
Netflix Tests Methods Of Surcharge Implementation For Subscription Sharers
Netflix revealed this week that its is testing in certain Latin American countries a method of dealing with password sharing on the subscription video on demand service, including a new means of handing sharing surcharges. The move comes as the next steps in the streaming…
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