MHZ Shuts Down Worldview
MHz Worldview, the free over-the-air channel showing international mysteries and news programming, will shut down on March 1, 2020
Industry Watch
Too Many Streamers?
A new survey has found that more than half of consumers – 59% – are not willing to pay more than $20 a month for streaming services
#1: CBS’ Lifestyle DABL
The Savvy Screener’s most popular story of 2019 looked at over-the-air channel DABL, which has now been broadcasting since September
Circle Opens January 1
Circle, an over-the-air country music lifestyle channel, will debut New Year’s Day via Gray Television and CBS-owned stations
beIN Adds Over-The-Air
beIN Sports Xtra launches on over-the-air channels in 15 markets, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas/Ft. Worth
Roku Treat for Cord-Cutters
Roku will make select shows from HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and other premium services available for free from December 26 to January 1
Bluprint ‘Runway’ Tie-In
‘Fashion Sewing with Jhoan Sebastian Grey’ debuts on Bluprint following Thursday’s season premiere of Bravo’s ‘Project Runway’
Free Sports Expansion
beIN Sports Extra launches on The Roku Channel, and SportsGrid on Pluto TV and Stirr
More People Use TV Antennas
More viewers are using TV antennas, reports media market firm Horowitz Research, and it’s helping to drive cord-cutting
More Bingeing, Less Sleep
The AASM reports that bingeing is impinging on our sleep. And industry intelligence firm Conviva says we’re streaming more overall