Hulu and YouTube are battling for subscribers for their respective live TV streaming services, according to a CNBC report out this morning, which says that Hulu Live has grown to 450,000 paying subscribers and YouTube TV has just over 300,000. Both are still trailing competitors including Dish’s Sling TV, which has more than 2 million estimated subscribers, and AT&T’s DirecTV… Read More
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YouTube’s in-app messaging and Community tab to make their way to YouTube TV, YouTube Music
YouTube is aiming to bring its set of social features, including the in-app messaging system and “Community” tab for creators, to its wider suite of apps. Specifically, the company is interested in porting those features to its YouTube TV app aimed at cord cutters, as well as its Music app. The company won’t confirm a timeline in terms of when these features would launch,… Read More
Apple adds a documentary series about extraordinary homes to its streaming lineup
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T-Mobile is launching a TV service because there’s just not enough options just yet
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If you’re a cord cutter and you really, somehow don’t think there’s enough options for streaming TV over the internet, we have some good news.
T-Mobile is launching a television service and acquiring Layer3 TV to do so.
Details are scarce right now, but the move highlights how every single service provider is moving to also be the company that you go to for your TV content.
T-Mobile did not announce a price or details about what the service would entail, but it did note in a press release that: “With Layer3 TV’s leading technology and talented team, T-Mobile plans to launch its own disruptive new TV service next year, tapping into the amazing content available from creators today to disrupt legacy cable and satellite TV’s distribution model.” Read more…
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Amazon drops plans for its own ‘skinny bundle’ TV service, report says
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