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posted by janrinok on Tuesday February 25 2020, @04:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the tubey-and-voodoo dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Fox is reportedly eyeing Tubi. [Editor's Note: Tubi is a streaming service.]

Tubi is available in the US, Canada and Australia on Android and iOS, as well as on devices such as Amazon Echo ShowGoogle Nest Hub MaxRoku and Apple TV. Content is also viewable at www.tubi.tv. The company plans to launch in more areas including the UK and Mexico in the coming year.

[...] As more streaming services such as Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus launch to compete with the likes of Netflix, several companies are also looking to free, ad-supported platforms aimed at customers who might not be willing to dish out more money for an ever-growing list of paid offerings.

Last year, it was reported that Walmart could be thinking of selling Vudu, a service that lets customers rent or purchase individual shows or movies. Vudu also launched a free, ad-supported service in 2016. 

Walmart reportedly purchased Vudu for around $100 million in 2010, and says the service is installed on more than 100 million devices in the US. It's not clear if there will be a deal between NBCUniversal and Vudu, people familiar with the matter told The Journal. A Walmart representative declined to comment, but said the company is "constantly having conversations with partners."


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 25 2020, @07:10PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 25 2020, @07:10PM (#962494)

    You forgot the Fukme streaming service. Also /. is starting a goatse channel with only one title. In the end, I'm sure Amazon will own everything anyway.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 25 2020, @07:25PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 25 2020, @07:25PM (#962504)

    Pretty much, eventually anybody not owned by one of the content producing corporations or Telecoms will likely be out of business. Mostly because the regulators are packed with people that used to work in the industry and have precisely no interest in ensuring that the people have access for an affordable price.