Freestream (FAST) now on Sling TV Last Thursday, Sling TV unveiled access to Freestream. It’s an advertising-supported video platform, provided at no charge to the viewer, and with no enrollment required. The new platform is a FAST service. FAST (free…Continue Reading →
VIX+ Comes to DISH & Sling TV For anyone seeking Spanish-language TV, this may be the best option. Dish Network and its streaming subsidiary Sling TV, announced last week that they will carry VIX+, a new Spanish-only channel bundle launched…Continue Reading →
Vidgo Video Viewing (Voraciously) When Shane Cannon launched Vidgo TV in December 2019, he knew he was picking a fight with giants. Disney, Dish Network, AT&T, and Google had already entered the streaming video market. And they had carved it…Continue Reading →
Streaming Video Players in U S Households Where broadband internet service goes, streaming video is likely to follow. So a leading market analysis firm claims, anyway. According to Parks Associates, 41% of U.S. households with broadband have streaming video players….Continue Reading →
50% HBO Max Discounts for Some AT&T Customers In every cloud, it’s been said, there’s a silver lining. We don’t know if this is true in every case, but it is true for AT&T customers who had HBO Max with…Continue Reading →
Steep Discounts from Sling TV Sling TV, Dish Network’s semi-independent streaming video platform, wants new enrollments. To that end, it’s offering steep discounts for its core channel packages- some of the steepest we’ve ever seen. For new customers, Sling TV…Continue Reading →
DISH Bets on Sports Wagering If you have a DISH Hopper device, you can already do a lot with it, and soon you’ll be able to do even more. This morning, the satellite TV system announced a new agreement with…Continue Reading →
Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show: TV This year, Las Vegas isn’t seeing as much joy as it has in previous years. Following the great Pox Pandemic Panic, nothing remains as it was. Virtually everything, with precious few exceptions, has undergone…Continue Reading →
Movie Theaters May Stream Movies to Homes For decades, cable, telecom, and satellite video systems have fought fiercely with theater chains and with TV and movie studios– sometimes over market share, more often over licensing. They have to deal with…Continue Reading →
Interactive Livestream Launched by Comcast Following Disney and Sling TV, Comcast is exploring new frontiers in two-way video communication. This includes interactive TV. last month, America’s largest cable system operator launched Watchwith, an interactive livestreaming app, in concert with a…Continue Reading →