Hulu Zooms to 28 Million Total Subscribers, Up 12% So Far in 2019

Hulu kicked off 2019 by rapidly packing on subscribers — driven by price cuts and promos — with the streamer announcing that its total customer base has swelled to over 28 million. And …

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Hulu Plans Debut of Commercials Aimed at Binge-Watchers

Hulu plans to launch another ad format tailored to the viewing habits of the streaming-video junkie. The company, controlled by Walt Disney and Comcast, said it plans to launch a new format that &#…

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Hulu Taps into Marvel Universe for Two New Live Action Series

Signs Chrissy Teigen to content development deal

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How Netflix Makes Movies, TV Shows Sound Better With High-Quality Audio

Netflix is adding high-quality audio feeds to its catalog, and introducing adaptive audio streaming to make sure its members are getting the best-possible sound based on the speed of their internet…

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DirecTV Now, Hulu and other vMVPDs score 108% viewership growth: Conviva

Virtual MVPDs like DirecTV Now, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue and Sling TV are making big strides toward increasing viewership on their services, according to Conviva.

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Sky takes up NBCU’s CFlight TV advertising metric

Sky today announced that it is adopting NBCUniversal’s CFlight cross-platform advertising metric, giving the product its first international launch.

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Sling TV is Offering an Extended 14-Day Free Trial - Cord Cutters News

Been thinking about Sling TV and want to try it before you buy it? Right now you can get an extended 14-day free trial but only for a limited time. The downside is if you take advantage of the 14-day free trial you can’t also take advantage of the $15 a mo

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Viacom Launching 14 Free Channels on Pluto TV, Sets Broad Digital Originals Slate

For Viacom, the future of television has an increasingly online sheen. The media conglomerate is bringing a slew of content from its flagship cable networks to Viacom-owned Pluto TV — launchi…

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Viacom Is Creating New Original Shows for YouTube, Hulu, and Facebook - Cord Cutters News

Today Viacom announced that they are going to create more original programs for YouTube, Hulu, Facebook, and others. Awesomeness Brent Rivera’s Dream Vacation (AwesomenessTV YouTube Channel; Summer 2019): Join Brent Rivera and his friends as they ditch the

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Spotify Now Has Over 100 Million Subscribers, Narrows Q1 Losses

Spotify grew its paid subscriber rolls by 32% in the first quarter of 2019 — reaching 100 million Premium customers — while the streaming-music company narrowed its losses and beat Wall…

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Twitter is Adding Video Content From the NFL, ESPN, Univision, Viacom, & More - Cord Cutters News

Today Viacom announced that they are adding a ton of video content to Twitter. Including Content from NFL, ESPN, Univision, Viacom, and more. Here is Everything Viacom Announced Today: Univision: This year, Univision and Twitter are launching a content par

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Disney to Put Emphasis on Asia Growth, Direct to Consumer

The newly expanded Walt Disney is to place particular emphasis on Asia as it rationalizes its recent acquisition of 21st Century Fox and as it prepares to expand its direct-to-consumer (D2C) busine…

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APOS: Zee5 Streaming Platform Seeks Overseas Audiences

India’s Zee Entertainment Enterprises is rolling out operations of its Zee5 streaming service in five new languages. The company is also upping its involvement in original content. The moves were a…

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APOS: Asia Streamer Hooq Heads for 100 Original Shows

Asian video streaming service Hooq has committed itself to developing at least 100 original shows and films by the end of this year. They will be produced in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Thai…

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APOS: HBO Go to Launch in Malaysia

HBO Asia is to launch its, HBO GO in Malaysia from next month. The South East Asian country will be the fifth to receive the streaming service, following Hong Kong, Indonesia, The Philippines and S…

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Airbnb Wants to Join the Streaming World - Cord Cutters News

In a report from Reuters, we learned that Airbnb is making plans to develop content for streaming. Airbnb Inc., the company that allows users to book home rentals in cities around the world, has plans to create travel focused content. The company already h

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Amazon Spent $1.7 Billion on Content in Q1, but Original Video Investments Still Unknown

Amazon revealed in a regulatory filing Friday afternoon how much money it spent on content in the first quarter of the year — but the disclosure still doesn’t tell us a whole lot about …

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