January 13, 2021 — TDS Telecom (TDS®) has unveiled TDS TV®+, an integrated, intelligent TV service that brings live TV, On Demand, and streaming services like Netflix together in one place. TDS TV+ offers local and popular HD channels, regional…
Streaming TV
Report: Streaming Services Now Average Seven Per Customer
The average number of streaming services bundled by consumers grew from five in April to seven in the second half of October, according to NPD Group research about average SVOD subscriptions per customer. The NPD Group’s Connected Intelligence TV Service…
Latest Streaming TV Blackout Has Roku Removing the Charter Spectrum App
Removing channels from a TV lineup over carriage disputes is common in the pay-TV business. That legacy has found its way into the streaming TV business, but the blackouts are now about apps, with Roku removing the Charter Spectrum app…
Verizon Continues Streaming TV Strategy with Free discovery+ Streaming Offer
Verizon’s launch of discovery+ in the U.S. on January 4, 2021 will continue the strategy of introducing new streaming services free for an extended period. The service will be available to new customers on Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband mobile, 5G…
Parks Finds Increase in Customers with Two Video Streaming Subscriptions
New high quality services filling new content niches and the COVID-19 pandemic are driving an increase in the percentage of U.S. homes with two video streaming subscriptions or more, according to Parks Associates. “The Next ‘Big 3’ in OTT” found…
Verizon Refines Streaming Strategy with Launch of Updated Stream TV Device
Verizon unveiled an updated streaming device today, Stream TV, giving customers an alternative to Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Comcast’s Flex. The streaming set-top-box was first introduced by Verizon about a year ago. The updated Verizon Stream TV device is…
T-Mobile Launches Streaming TV Service TVision, Starts at $10/Month
Mobile carrier T-Mobile is the latest to enter the streaming TV market with the launch of TVision. The service offers a variety of channel line-ups and a new streaming media device, with pricing for 30 channels starting at $10/month. The…
Indiana Operator Combines Streaming and Linear Video Service
New Lisbon, Indiana — September 23, 2020 — For New Lisbon Broadband and Communications in Indiana, it was never a question of not being in the video business, but what would be the best way to meet the needs of…
Ugly Legacy Pay-TV Realities Emerge for Streaming Industry in the Form of Streaming TV Blackouts
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Legacy pay-tv consumers have been the victims of ugly battles between TV networks and pay-tv distributors (cable, DBS, and telcotv providers) for quite some time. Those same battles have come…
AT&T CEO: Video Strategy is Key But Path Won’t Be Easy
Although AT&T has been facing a range of critics for the company’s video strategy and has had some disappointments on that front, AT&T CEO John Stankey continues to see video as key to the company’s strategy. At an online financial…
Report: Samsung Has Highest Streaming TV Market Share
More than a billion streaming TV and video devices are now in use worldwide, according to streaming TV market share research from Strategy Analytics. Researchers track devices in 27 countries. With a 17% market share, Samsung is the leading streaming…
Report: 33% of COVID-19 Teleworkers Say Voice Communications is Most Important
Although it may not be the most advanced option, voice calling was rated the most important communications option for teleworkers during COVID-19, according to a COVID-19 teleworkers communications report from Global Wireless Solutions. One third of smartphone users surveyed said…
