Peacock’s New `Watch With’ Feature To Bring Live Engagement With Fans
NBCUniversal’s premium streaming service Peacock is rolling out a new feature called “Watch With” that will present special episodes of programs with a new YouTube-like live interactive viewing experience. The feature will let viewers watch these “special episodes” alongside realtime split-screen commentary of talent offering…
Comcast Officially Launches Retail Hisense XClass 4K UHD TVs
Confirming leaked reports, Comcast officially announced Tuesday the introduction of its private-label 4K UHD XClass TVs, manufactured by Hisense and sold through Walmart Stores and Walmart.com nationwide. The giant cable TV multi-system operator is integrating the XClass TVs with its X1 broadband/conditional access technology as…
NBCU, Samsung Reach Peacock Deal In Time For Tokyo Olympics
Those Samsung TV owners worried about missing out on any of NBCUniversal’s in-depth coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics got good news Monday, when the media giant announced it has reached a deal with the No. 1 TV brand to put the subscription-based Peacock App…
Study: Amazon, MGM Deal Comes As SVoD Competition Grows Hotter
Anyone wondering what would have motivated Amazon to spend more than $8 billion this week in a definitive merger agreement with MGM Studios, need only look at the seven horse premium streaming video service race. According to consumer measured interest metrics released this week by…
Research: Disney+ Nearly Reached No. 3 U.S. SVOD Service In 2020
In the last quarter of 2020, Disney+ closed in on Hulu and nearly overtook the third place for the biggest streaming service in the United States for the year, according to data released this week by streaming guide service JustWatch. The research found that relative…
Parks: Top 3 OTT Services Secure In U.S. Subscription Ranks
Although the ranking order of the top 10 over-the-top streaming services has been re-arranged somewhat following the emergence of new services including Disney+, Apple TV+, Peacock and HBO Max, the top three services — Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu — don’t appear to be going…
114M New U.S. SVOD Subscriptions Predicted Through 2025
If you think your favorite OTT subscription video on demand (SVOD) app has been buffering too much lately or frequently down-rezing that quality 4K Ultra HD/HDR video you might be paying extra for — Just wait. A report issued this week by U.K.-based Digital TV…
Peacock Arrives On Roku Streaming Devices, and Roku TVs
Roku formally announced Monday that NBC Universal’s new premium streaming app Peacock has come to Roku streaming media players and Roku TVs. Roku and the media conglomerate struck a last-minute deal Friday, avoiding a looming blackout of nearly 50 NBC Universal TV Everywhere Apps ,…
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