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Amazon Prime now includes 'free' live TV in Germany
Amazon Prime customers in Germany now have access to live TV at no additional cost.
Peacock’s Android app was missing from Google Play search results
The new Peacock TV app doesn't appear in Google Play Store search results.
Amazon Prime Video finally offers user profiles worldwide
Amazon Prime Video is finally adding user profiles to accounts worldwide.
Verizon adds free Disney+, Hulu streaming to some Fios packages
For a limited time, you can get free Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions if you subscribe to Verizon's Fios internet service.
Sling TV responds to streaming price hikes with a one-year 'guarantee'
One day after Google increased the cost of a base YouTube TV subscription, Sling TV is trying to entice consumers to switch with a promise not to increase prices for one year.
YouTube TV costs $65 a month after yet another price increase
The base plan has jumped up $15 since the last hike in April 2019.
Peacock streaming service is coming to Android TV and Chromecast
NBCUniversal’s new streaming service Peacock will be available on Google platforms and devices beginning July 15th.
Roku's live guide will help you navigate its free movie and TV channel
Roku's free movie and TV channel is now getting a traditional grid Guide.
At last, you can watch early ‘Simpsons’ episodes as intended on Disney+
As promised, 'Simpsons' fans can now watch early seasons (pre-2009) in 4:3 format on Disney+.
YouTube TV is adding 14 ViacomCBS channels to its lineup
Thanks to an expanded, multi-year distribution agreement between Google and ViacomCBS, YouTube TV will add another 14 channels.
Fandango is buying Vudu's video service from Walmart
Walmart expects the deal to close in the coming months.
HBO Go and Now won't work on older Apple TV models after April
HBO will pull support for its HBO Go and HBO Now apps for 2nd and 3rd generation Apple TV units on April 30th.
Comcast brings Hulu to its cable and streaming boxes
Comcast has already relaxed some of its policies -- like suspending data caps and making Xfinity WiFi free for 60 days -- for people stuck at home due to the coronavirus. Now, Comcast wants to provide customers with more content to watch while they're social distancing. Today, it's bringing Hulu to Xfinity Flex, and the streaming app will arrive on X1 soon.
Quibi is launching on April 6th with 50 shows
There's been a lot of hype around Quibi, the upcoming streaming platform designed for your phone, and we finally have some concrete launch details. Quibi will be available on April 6th. It will launch with 50 shows, and release 175 shows in its first year.
FX is now exclusively streaming its shows on Hulu
Starting today, FX content is streaming on Hulu. More than 40 of FX Networks' series, including Nip/Tuck, Justified, Damages, Rescue Me and Thief and Terriers, are available on the platform, and new original content is scheduled to arrive soon.
Altice One brings its cable lineup to Apple TV
Altice One's cable offerings are now available on Apple TV 4K. Optimum and Suddenlink subscribers can access their favorite cable content directly through the Altice One app on Apple TV 4K. This is good news if you want to watch TV beyond your official box, and it offers a few added perks, like the ability to search Altice One programming via voice controls on the Siri Remote.
Disney+ announces two adventure competition shows for teens
While Quibi is remaking the once-popular Nickelodeon show Legends of the Hidden Temple, Disney+ is planning two of its own mazes-based, puzzle-solving shows that could be Legends of the Hidden Temple-esque with a reality TV spin. Today, the streaming service announced plans for the new content: The Quest and The Maze.
BritBox finally adds classic 'Doctor Who' to its UK service
As a Boxing Day gift to the UK, the entire library of classic Doctor Who content is now available on BritBox. The streaming service now has 627 pieces of content -- a mix of episodes, spinoffs, documentaries and more. That includes 558 episodes with the first eight doctors, an unaired story entitled Shada, which is presented as a 130-minute special, and two solely animated stories -- The Power of the Daleks and The Macra Terror.
Netflix releases worldwide subscriber stats by region for the first time
For the first time, Netflix is reporting its international business operating results by region. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Netflix shared its streaming revenue and membership info for the US and Canada; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Asia-Pacific and Latin America. This change in how Netflix reports its earnings data highlights how important markets outside the US have become -- especially as Netflix faces new competition.
Apple TV+ will drop every episode of ‘Little America’ on January 17th
Little America, the anthology series based on true stories about immigrants in the US, arrives on Apple TV+ on January 17th. Apple will release all of season one's episodes at once, rather than weekly as it's done with other shows, and more than a month before Little America's debut, Apple has already committed to a second season.