[ad_1] The focus on internet-only service makes sense when Google recently dropped its 100Mbps tier. Why pay for old-school TV when you have a gigabit connection that can stream video without so much as a hiccup? YouTube TV appears to be thriving with 2 million customers, and Google Fiber customers are a prime candidate for […]
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‘Altered Carbon’ season 2 teaser shows Anthony Mackie as the ‘new’ hero
[ad_1] The new season debuts February 27th. There’s a fair amount of hype for the show, both because of the relatively lengthy two-year wait and because of the show itself. It’s arguably Netflix’s tentpole ‘deep’ sci-fi show (Lost in Space being lighter fare) with a healthy audience, and now it has to go up against […]
YouTube Premium and Music have 20 million subscribers
[ad_1] The company’s live YouTube TV service fared relatively well, too, with about 2 million subscribers by the end of 2019. That makes it smaller than Hulu With Live TV’s estimated 2.7 million from November and Sling TV’s 2.69 million. However, that’s still a healthy number for a service that was comparatively late to the […]
The best pre-Super Bowl deals for 4K TVs and streaming
[ad_1] If you already have a 4K TV but don’t have one with a built-in Fox Sports app or a 4K box from TV providers like Dish, Comcast, Verizon or DirecTV, then adding a set-top box or streaming stick will work as a shortcut. For cord-cutters, you can sign up with Fubo TV (or at […]
Netflix widens deal with ‘Big Mouth’ animation studio
[ad_1] Netflix is showering more affection on the teams involved with Big Mouth. The service has signed a “multi-year” deal with animation studio Titmouse to both create multiple adult animated shows and get a a first crack at any similar series the studio produces. The two didn’t hint at what would come next, but it’s […]
Amazon is having a sale on all of its Fire TV streamers
[ad_1] The new Fire TV Cube is also on offer with a decent discount: $100 instead of $120. Again, not the cheapest we’ve seen it (it dropped to $90 just before the holidays), but a great price for all the new features it packs in, such as support for Dolby Vision and HDR+, YouTube and […]
Marvel axes two of its Hulu animated shows
[ad_1] The shift comes as Marvel unifies work on its movie and TV projects under one larger Marvel Studios team headed up by Kevin Feige. Whatever the exact reasons, the move suggests that Marvel (and really, Disney at large) is adjusting its broader streaming strategy. It’s putting most of its energy into Disney+ shows, to […]
Apple unveils animated musical series from the creator of ‘Bob’s Burgers’
[ad_1] The company has only narrowed the release down to “summer,” but you can already expect a star-studded cast. On top of Gad, you can also expect voice-overs from Hamilton alumni Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr. as well as Kristen Bell, Tituss Burgess, Kathryn Hahn and Stanley Tucci. There are more shows on deck […]
Apple TV+ documentary series will profile Oprah, Lin-Manuel and Big Bird
[ad_1] The series is executive produced by veteran R.J. Cutler, who’s also working on a Billie Eilish documentary for the service. You can expect Dear… to reach Apple TV+ sometime in the spring. It’s not certain if this will be as big a draw as The Morning Show or Little America, but it’s clear that […]
Steve Martin and Martin Short will team up again in a new Hulu series
[ad_1] There’s currently no release date, although each episode should be half an hour. This isn’t the first streaming project Martin and Short have done together. They received Emmy nominations for their Netflix one-off An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life. This is a considerably more ambitious undertaking, though, and it […]