Age and demographic differences play a big role in which social media sites an individual uses, according to a new U.S. social media use report from Pew Research Center. The survey found that the two top sites continue to be…
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T-Mobile Shifts Gears on Video Again, Decides to Partner Up with YouTube TV, Philo
T-Mobile and Google have announced a big deal involving video, messaging, storage, smartphones, 5G and more. Perhaps the biggest news is Google’s YouTube TV streaming service will become T-Mobile’s premium TV offering, with streaming service Philo offered as its new…
Report: 23% of vMVPD Subscribers Also Have Pay-TV
Nearly one quarter (23%) of vMVPD subscribers also have traditional pay-TV subscriptions, according to a new report from TDG, a division of Screen Engine/ASI. It’s a surprising finding, considering that virtual multi-channel video programming services, streamed over a broadband connection,…
Verizon Launches 5G Home Fixed Wireless in Detroit With Several Freebies
The Detroit metro area is the sixth market for the Verizon 5G Home fixed wireless offering. Customers signing up for service get a range of free offerings, including one month of YouTube TV, one free year of Disney+ and three…
WOW! Exec Reveals How the Cable and Broadband Operator Aims to Get Ahead of Cord Cutting
Regional cable and broadband operator WOW! introduced streaming TV partnerships that fully embrace cord cutting, providing more evidence of a rapidly changing video landscape. WOW! is a traditional cable operator, but like most operators, is shifting their business emphasis to…
Sandvine Mobile Video Report: Video is 62% of Mobile Traffic
Video is dominating mobile Internet use, according to a new Sandvine mobile video report. Video is 60% of downstream traffic and 62% of traffic overall, according to the report, titled Sandvine Mobile Internet Phenomena Report. Sandvine dug into the details…
Cincinnati Bell to Promote YouTube TV in Latest Streaming Video Partnership
Cincinnati Bell and YouTube TV are partnering to promote the streaming video service in Hawaii and the greater Cincinnati area. The promotion targets the carrier’s fiber-connected customers. Cincinnati Bell’s Fioptics Internet was available to about three-quarters of the greater Cincinnati…
Streaming TV Shakeout Now Well Underway
News this week that Sony PlayStation Vue, an early streaming live TV offer, will shut down in early 2020 highlights a difficult streaming TV environment. Sony blamed high content costs and the highly competitive pay-TV business as primary reasons for…
Provider Phases Out Video, Helps Customers Find Streaming Cable Replacement Options
BELD Internet, a broadband provider in Braintree, Massachusetts owned by utility Braintree Electric Light Department, announced this week that it now offers gigabit service but will no longer offer cable TV service as of December 2. The news illustrates a…
Cox Adds Amazon Prime Video App To Contour; Now Accompanies Netflix, YouTube And More
ATLANTA, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Cox Communications announced that Contour customers now have access to Amazon Prime Video, making it easier than ever to enjoy their favorite TV shows and movies in one place. By simply saying “Amazon Prime Video” or “Prime Video” into…
Report: Cord Cutters Not Turning to Streaming vMVPD Alternatives in Big Numbers
Only 40% of the 1.4 million traditional linear pay-TV subscriptions lost in the first quarter of 2019 were recaptured by equivalent over-the-top (OTT) offerings, according to new video cord cutting economics research from analysts at financial research firm MoffettNathanson. The…
Verizon YouTube TV Partnership Announced, Includes 5G, Mobile, and Fios
A Verizon YouTube TV partnership was announced today by Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg on the company’s quarterly earnings call this morning. The partnership appears to expand upon an earlier announced Verizon YouTube TV partnership tied to the launch of their…
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