If you happened to miss this year’s Super Bowl, you missed a staggering number of commercials for Paramount Plus, the new streaming service that launched March 4. It replaced CBS All Access, adding more shows, movies and live TV to that service’s roster. Read more: CNET’s Paramount Plus review Price tag: $6 a month or …
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Amazon is expanding the local news coverage it offers for free on its Fire TV platform. On Thursday the e-commerce giant announced it will begin rolling out “live and on-demand local news” inside its News app to 88 “major cities” across the country including Detroit, Phoenix, New Orleans and Orlando. The announcement follows an initial 12-city launch last year which …
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Paramount Plus, a new streaming service replacing CBS All Access next week, will cost $10 a month to stream ad free on a premium tier when it launches March 4, and it will add a cheaper, $5-a-month “base” tier in June that is supported by advertising. That cheaper tier marks a $1 discount to CBS All Access’ entry-level price, but this base …
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Paramount Plus, a new streaming service replacing CBS All Access next week, will stream some new movies from Paramount Pictures 35 to 45 days after they premiere in theaters, while other Paramount flicks will hit the online service much later. Paramount Plus’ release plans for these new theatrical films, though a big change from pre-pandemic norms, aren’t as aggressive as some …
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Halo is coming to the small screen, but in a new twist, it will head to Paramount Plus. Previously announced for sister network Showtime, Deadline first reported that the TV series based on the hit video game franchise will arrive in the first quarter of 2022. Halo developer 343 Industries announced in 2018 that Showtime had ordered a 10-episode season based on the …
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Looking to watch the Super Bowl online over a streaming service? Expect the action on your TV to lag a few seconds behind the notification of a big play that pops up on your phone — or the cheers from next door as your neighbor watches via cable. As more people cut the cord from traditional cable and satellite providers, …
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Something new is coming soon: The Cheapskate Hall of Fame. It’s a pantheon of some of my favorite cheap products and services. Watch this space for more details! Are there any potential inductees in today’s roundup? I can’t say, but there are some genuinely great deals here. Check ’em out: Vankyo Vankyo V600 1080p projector $145 with promo code (save …
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ViacomCBS’ rebrand of CBS All Access into Paramount Plus now has a date: March 4. The news, announced on Tuesday, will also see ViacomCBS host an investor “streaming event” on Feb. 24 where it will further detail its “streaming strategy” for the new service, Pluto TV and Showtime. First announced last year, the Paramount Plus rebranding of CBS All Access …
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Despite playing without a bubble during the fall and winter of an unprecedented pandemic, the NFL has somehow made it to the playoffs. COVID-19 outbreaks on multiple teams caused postponements and shuffled schedules earlier in the season, but the league muddled through. Last week’s opening round of this year’s NFL Playoffs saw the Bills hold off the Colts, the Rams’ …
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Despite playing without a bubble during the fall and winter of an unprecedented pandemic, the NFL has somehow made it to the playoffs. COVID-19 outbreaks on multiple teams caused postponements and shuffled schedules earlier in the season, but the league muddled through. Last week’s opening round of this year’s NFL Playoffs saw the Bills hold off the Colts, the Rams’ …
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