`The Hitman’s Body Guard,’ `Rick & Morty’ Top Streaming Lists
The Hitman’s Bodyguard, The Fate of the Furious and The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift represented the top 10 movies streamed in the United States for the week of June 21, 20201. Also last week, Rick & Morty (Adult Swim/HBO Max), KEVIN CAN F**K HIMSELF…
JustWatch: Disney+ Continues To Disrupt OTT Streaming Activity
Since its appearance on the Web in Nov. 2019, the Disney+ premium streaming app has proven to be a disruptive force in the emerging over-the-top (OTT) premium video services market, data gathered by JustWatch has found. According to the international online OTT title search and…
Roku Greenlights Second Season Of Kevin Hart Comedy Series
Roku celebrated the launch of its free original premium content Tuesday afternoon by announcing its hit exclusive new Kevin Hart comedy action series “Die Hart” has been renewed for a second season on The Roku Channel, under the title “Die Harter.” The premiere of the…
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…
AT&T, Discovery Unveil Plans To Merge Into Streaming Giant
The premium video streaming industry continued the trend toward consolidation Monday with word that AT&T and Discovery Communications have reach a definitive agreement to combine AT&T’s WarnerMedia with Discovery, to create an even larger streaming giant. Discovery’s CEO David Zaslav will become the head of…
New Netflix Features Pick Viewing Selections For You
Netflix has recently started adding new “Play Something” and “Play Something Else” features to its app for TV devices, the streaming service announced in a blog posting Wednesday. The company called the Play Something feature “an exciting new way to kick back and watch” a…
TVs With Vewd App To Get Support For Facebook Watch
Vewd, the over-the-top and hybrid TV solutions provider, announced this week that it is bringing access in supporting smart TVs to videos from Facebook Watch. TV manufacturers that have deployed Vewd’s smart TV software can now add the Facebook Watch app globally, either through the…
Study: Half Of U.S. TVs Are Smart
More than half of all television sets in U.S. homes are so-called “smart TVs” with the ability to connect to internet streaming services, and some seven out of 10 U.S. households reported having at least one smart TV. That’s according to a study of more…
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