Tubefilter: Tubi’s creator slate brings new and returning shows to 100 million monthly active users. “Five months after launching a creator-packed content hub, Tubi is rolling out a related slate of original programs. The Fox-owned streaming service is working with six creators — all of whom have seven-digit subscriber counts on YouTube — to produce exclusive shows that are beginning to […]
#StreamingMedia
Broadband TV News: Older viewers drive YouTube’s long-form growth. “Based on a 56,000-respondent global tracker, Ampere says 85% of internet users now watch YouTube each month, with 18% of users reporting that they watch full-length movies and TV shows on the platform. The strongest engagement with this long-form catalogue sits among 35-64-year-olds, challenging perceptions of YouTube as a […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/12/broadband-tv-news-older-viewers-drive-youtubes-long-form-growth/
Tubefilter: 43% of Gen Z chooses YouTube and TikTok over traditional TV. Microdramas are a big reason why.. “According to Activate CEO Michael Wolf, who presented the firm’s findings at the WSJ Tech Live event, 43% of Gen Z respondents listed YouTube and TikTok as their preferred destinations for entertainment and news. Microdramas are one of several formats drawing attention; those brief […]
The Stranger Things 5 trailer demonstrates exceptional narrative craftsmanship
The production team selected Queen's "Who Wants to Live Forever" as the soundtrack, creating a powerful juxtaposition with Hawkins transformed into a military-occupied quarantine zone. Originally composed by Brian May for Highlander (1986).
#StrangerThings5 #ContentStrategy #Storytelling #StreamingMedia #DataDrivenNarrative #Netflix #MusicInMedia #PopCulture #AI #MediaAnalysis #XaviCulture
MakeUseOf: This app streams live sports legally and it’s free. “As a lifelong sports fan, I have repeatedly tried ‘free’ streaming subscriptions, knowing full well that there would be hidden fees and additional costs further down the road. I recently realized I needed to cancel some subscriptions to save money, but I still had to get my sports fix without resorting to piracy. Thankfully, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/01/makeuseof-this-app-streams-live-sports-legally-and-its-free/
Disney pulls ABC, ESPN and more from YouTube TV as talks break down
YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and ESPN after the two sides failed…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Alphabet #Business #California #Entertainment #Headlines #Inc. #Mediaandentertainmentindustry #NatGeo #Sports #Streamingmedia #Technology #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/220702/
Engadget: Disney warns that YouTube TV could lose its channels amid fee negotations. “Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: YouTube TV may lose a provider’s content because a deadline is approaching without a deal in place. This time, the media company is Disney. It’s warning (via Variety) that its networks could soon go dark on Google’s streaming service.”
MakeUseOf: I stopped paying for Netflix after discovering these free legal streaming apps. “After one too many Netflix price hikes and evenings disappointed by the lack of fresh content, I decided enough was enough, and it was time to seek an alternative. To my surprise, I discovered a wealth of free, legal, high-quality apps offering movies, TV shows, and even live TV channels that I didn’t […]
Amazon cloud outage takes down many online services
LONDON (AP) — Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Alphabet #Business #CloudComputing #DamienP.Williams #Generalnews #Headlines #Inc. #Internet #MikeChapple #PatrickBurgess #PowerOutages #Software #Streamingmedia #Technology #TopStories #U.S.news #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/198501/
Engadget: California bans loud commercials on streaming platforms. “California has passed a law to ban loud commercials on streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu. This is great news for people who don’t want to wake the neighborhood up when a streaming show suddenly turns into an aggressively loud ad for migraine medication.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/12/engadget-california-bans-loud-commercials-on-streaming-platforms/
Netflix Stock Drops After Musk Calls for Boycott
Elon Musk urged his 226M followers to cancel Netflix subscriptions, citing concerns over LGBTQ+ content in children's programming. The call sparked #CancelNetflix trending and led to a stock decline.
This highlights the growing debate around content representation in kids' media and the market influence of tech leaders with massive social platforms.
TechRadar: Roku users should get ready for a lot more AI-generated ads, according to its COO – and I mean a lot. “As The Verge reports, Roku finance and operating boss Dan Jedda told investors to prepare for a new era. He said ‘No longer is it going to be about the top 200 advertisers. It’s going to be about 100,000 advertisers.’ The goal is to shift smaller businesses – think local car […]
Engadget: The largest illegal sports streaming service has been shut down after sting operation. “The sports broadcasting piracy network Streameast has been shut down after it was investigated for a year by a US-based anti-piracy group. Streameast is the largest illegal sports streaming platform in the world, and while active it offered its users free access to 80 unauthorised domains.”
Gizmodo: HBO Max’s ‘Looney Tunes’ Purge Has Found a Sanctuary in Tubi. “Looney Tunes‘ search for a streaming home has reached a happy ending—and some consolation after being prominently featured on HBO Max initially and then being wiped from the platform. The series has settled on Tubi, where fans can now find over 700 episodes.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/16/gizmodo-hbo-maxs-looney-tunes-purge-has-found-a-sanctuary-in-tubi/
Grizzlies’ Ja Morant fined $75,000 by NBA for finger-gun gestures https://www.rawchili.com/nba/228828/ #Basketball #BuddyHield #Denver #FLStateWire #GeneralNews #Grizzlies #Memphis #MemphisGrizzlies #MemphisGrizzlies #Miami #NBA #NBABasketball #NewYorkCityWire #NYStateWire #Sports #StreamingMedia #TemetriusMorant #TNStateWire #U.S.News
ESPN Gets Headlock on WWE Live Events Like ‘WrestleMania’ in New U.S. Rights Deal
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/espn-wwe-live-events-wrestlemania-streaming-rights-1236479492/
#News #ESPN #Streamingmedia #WaltDisneyCo #WWE
ESPN Gets Headlock on WWE Live Events Like ‘WrestleMania’ in New U.S. Rights Deal
#Variety #News #ESPN #Streamingmedia #WaltDisneyCo #WWE
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/espn-wwe-live-events-wrestlemania-streaming-rights-1236479492/
Vulture: 50 ‘New’ Episodes of Johnny Carson Are Finally Headed to Streaming. “Hi-yoooo! Big news for Johnny Carson fans — and anyone interested in late-20th-century pop-culture time capsules: A hefty batch of 50 not-seen-in-decades Johnny Carson–hosted episodes of The Tonight Show is headed to streaming next month, Vulture has learned.”
Discovered via Calishat Snaps: WhereToWatch.stream. From the front page: “Discover what’s streaming worldwide — Check Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and Prime Video libraries across the United States, UK, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and more.”
PC World: YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads. “It’s fairly easy to block the constant, incessant advertising that appears on YouTube. Google would prefer that you don’t, or pay up (quite a lot) to make them go away. Last weekend, the company started its latest campaign to try and badger ad-block users into disabling their extensions. Since then, it looks like YouTube has […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/17/pc-world-youtube-might-slow-down-your-videos-if-you-block-ads/
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