Disney’s positioning of Hulu as a more mature streaming service took another step forward on Monday, with the Mouse House launching a dedicated section on the platform for FX. Called FX on Hulu, the new section brings the FX network that Disney acquired in its purchase of Fox assets last year together with Hulu, which Disney …
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Disney Plus went live in November and it’s taken a while for some streaming platforms to catch up: Vizio on Thursday announced its SmartCast system now supports the service natively. The smart TV app includes support for Ultra HD and HDR video, and you can add Disney Plus on the apps row on SmartCast Home or through the SmartCast Mobile app. In its …
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There are probably just a few beings in your life who love you more or less unconditionally: your parents, your kids (if you have them), your dog (or cat) and your relationship partner. There are other days to celebrate parents and kids, but Valentine’s Day is here. Hopefully you’ve already lined up an awesome gift for that very special person …
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Disney Plus‘ fairy-tale dreams may come true sooner than Disney thought: Disney Plus has signed up 28.6 million people less than three months after the service rolled out, Disney said Tuesday. To put that in context, Disney initially expected Disney Plus would take five years to reach between 60 million and 90 million subscribers. In less than 90 days, it’s …
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Disney expects to start expanding its streaming service Hulu internationally in 2021, after Hulu has operated in the US almost exclusively for more than a decade, Disney CEO Bob Iger said Tuesday, noting that the company is prioritizing its global launch of Disney Plus before turning attention to widening Hulu. Hulu’s expansion beyond the US has been closely watched for years. The service …
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Calling all students, teachers and people weary of Windows hassles: Is it time to consider a Chromebook? Let’s see if this deal can convince you: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the second-gen Lenovo 100E 11.6-inch Chromebook for $99 — a price that includes three free months of Disney Plus. It normally runs $159, and it was …
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A carriage dispute between Roku and Fox ended Friday evening as the two companies reached an agreement that kept Fox’s apps on Roku streamers and Roku TVs. Those apps include the Fox Sports app, which will allow free streaming of the Super Bowl, in both standard and 4K resolution, this weekend. We are delighted that we reached an agreement with FOX to distribute FOX …
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Verizon added valuable new wireless customers in the fourth quarter of 2019 as it builds out its 5G network, but weaknesses in other parts of its business caused it to fall short of analyst expectations on earnings. The New York-based wireless carrier said Thursday that it added a total of 790,000 new postpaid phone subscribers in the fourth quarter, compared …
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Netflix has dismissed any suggestions the so-called streaming wars would be its undoing. With its latest earnings report, the company still isn’t sweating the pressure, as it added more subscribers than expected even as it faced new rival services from Disney and Apple. Its not-very-secret weapon? Gigantic international scale. Already the world’s dominant subscription streaming service, Netflix saw subscribers climb by …
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Peacock, NBCUniversal‘s coming streaming-video service, will be free with advertising when it rolls out nationally July 15 coinciding with the summer Olympics, the company said Thursday at a star-studded unveiling. But to unlock Peacock‘s so-called “Premium” selection, with all its original programming and double the library, you need to pay either $5 a month to stream with advertising or $10 to go …
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