Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN) Launches | Jan 20, 1993
The Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN) was an American television network operated by the Prime Time Consortium, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Domestic Television and Chris-Craft Industries. PTEN broadcasted for four years, from January 20, 1993 through October 27, 1997, primarily airing action and drama programming aimed at adults between the ages of 18 ….
Roku Launches X Games TV FAST Streaming Channel | Dec 18, 2024
Leading up to two X Games events in 2025, streaming platform Roku launched X Games TV FAST channel on December 18, 2025. The dedicated X Games content channel includes a section called “X Games Zone,” featuring a one-stop destination for fans to browse, discover, and stream everything related to the X Games, including programming highlights, ….
Arrow Video Launches Arrow Player Streaming Platform Focusing on Cult Cinema | Feb 1, 2021
On July 23, 2020, Arrow Video purchased the domain name arrow-player.com for what would soon become an over-the-top subscription streaming service focused on curated cult movies from around the world. On February 1st of the following year, Arrow Video launched the Arrow Video Player, featuring an array of cult favorites, international horror imports, and under-seen ….
Streaming Service TUBI TV Launches | Apr 1, 2014
Over-the-top content platform and free ad-supported streaming television service Tubi launched on April 1, 2014. As of May 2024, the service had 80 million monthly active users. Tubi was founded by Farhad Massoudi and Thomas Ahn Hicks of AdRise in San Francisco, as a free service under the name Tubi TV. In May 2017, the ….
WGN-TV’s First Broadcast Air Date | Apr 5, 1948
WGN-TV, located on broadcast Channel 9, is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. As of 2024 the station serves as the local outlet for The CW Network. It is owned and operated by Nexstar Media Group, and is the sister company to news/talk/sports radio station WGN (720 AM). WGN-TV’s transmitter is ….
Amazon Prime Enables Ads for its Subscribers Becoming Largest Ad-Supported Streaming Platform | Jan 29, 2024
On January 29, 2024, Amazon permanently turns on ads for all of its Prime Video subscribers, a movie one top advertising executive calls a “tornado” that will “upend” the streaming video landscape, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Users will have the option to pay an additional $3 per month to remove the ads. The move ….
Kino Lorber Launches Kino Film Collection SVOD in U.S. on Amazon Prime Video Channels | Nov 1, 2023
Independent film distribution Kino Lorber launches the Kino Film Collection, a U.S. streaming service available on the Amazon Service via Prime Video Channels for $5.99 per month. The Collection features Kino releases from movie theaters, along with hundreds of films from its expansive library of more than 4,000 titles, many streaming for the first time. ….
Loop Media Launches in New Zealand | Jun 23, 2023
Free streaming television media company Loop Media and New Zealand-based media firm Orange Door, have announced that Loop Media has been added to Orange Door’s portfolio of offerings in New Zealand. Loop specializes in streaming television to restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, medical offices, airports, bars and college campuses. The partnership allows Orange Door and ….
HBO Max | TV Network and Streaming Launches | Oct 26, 2021
HBO Max will bring together its vast entertainment assets, including movies, kids programming and original series from Warner Bros., HBO, DC, Cartoon Network and Max Originals in one place for the first time in Europe. HBO Max announced its service will be available to customers in 27 territories during the initial phase of its European ….
Kino Cult Streaming Platform Launches | Oct 1, 2021
Kino Lorber partners with Giant Pictures to launch Kino Cult, an free ad-supported streaming destination for genre lovers of horror and cult films. Featuring hundreds of hours of curated and theatrically released films in High Definition, Kino Cult launches in the U.S. and Canada across web, mobile devices, connected TVs, and VOD apps on devices ….
