When I first hatched the idea of The Streaming Advisor we were in the midst of what is now known as “The Great Recession”. Money was tighter for millions of people including y young family. And we had to make decisions on spending in the face of job losses or concerns that they could be…
Distro TV is a new entry in a line of grid based live TV streaming options. At the moment it has a smaller lineup of streaming channels than many but it has a certain niches that I believe will help it grow over time. It leans into a different audience than others do. The Indian…
We don’t have numbers and nobody will until results for the latter part of this quarter ends. But Sling TV’s strategy during the pandemic has been pretty brilliant. This is not a statement as to the value of the offering. But the idea of giving away news and entertainment content with no strings attached during…
Tech Crunch reports Vudu, a Walmart owned on-demand video operation has come to an agreement to be purchased by Fandango, a company that sells movie tickets online as well as renting and selling TV shows and movies. The agreement will eliminate one of the many on-demand movie distributors. It has not been mentioned whether the…
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 2020 – Tubi (www.tubi.tv), the world’s largest ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service, today expanded the reach of its Tubi Kids library to iOS users. Starting today, kids and families will be able to access over 1,200 age-appropriate movies, and television shows completely free on iOS, building on the library’s current…
