Bill Frost
Bill Frost has been a journalist and TV reviewer since the 4:3-aspect-ratio ’90s. His pulse-pounding prose has been featured in The Salt Lake Tribune, Inlander, Coachella Valley Independent, Las Vegas Weekly, and many other dead-tree publications (see BillFrost.tv). In addition to being a Senior Contributing Writer at CableTV.com, Bill is a syndicated streaming TV columnist for Salt Lake City Weekly and other alternative weeklies, and host/producer of TV Tan Podcast. By night, Bill cranks a Flying V with his band at the bar.
Philo Adds 3 New Channels
by Bill Frost | Aug 11, 2022 | Entertainment, Industry News
Philo, CableTV.com’s editorial pick for cheapest live TV streaming service, added three new channels to its skinny-bundle $25-a-month plan this week: MeTV, Heroes & Icons, and Story Television. Along with June 2022 additions Decades and Start TV, this beefs Philo’s channel count to 80+, as opposed to its advertised 60+.
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“Female” Discovery+ Meets “Male” HBO Max
by Bill Frost | Aug 8, 2022 | Entertainment, Industry News
Lost in last week’s surprise shelving of the $90 million Batgirl and other movies at HBO Max was this: celebrating the summer 2023 merger of HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single app platform, Warner Bros. Discovery has thrown an internal gender reveal party.
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Watch New Bravo Episodes Next Day on Peacock
by Bill Frost | May 6, 2022 | Entertainment
If you’re a Bravo fanatic who doesn’t subscribe to a live TV service, you’ve probably noticed that the latest episode of Top Chef and the first part of the Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion haven’t shown up on Hulu this week. What in the name of Andy Cohen is going on?
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What to Watch This Week | May 2–8
by Bill Frost | May 2, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch recommendations include a new entry in the Star Trek universe, Mike Myers’s return to TV in The Pentaverate, the premiere of true-crime docudrama The Staircase, the returns of Bosch and The Wilds, and Lil Jon jumping from MTV to HGTV. Happy viewing!
Read more What to Watch This Week | April 18–24
by Bill Frost | Apr 18, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch hotlist includes the final run of Better Call Saul, the long-awaited returns of Barry, The Flight Attendant, and Russian Doll, a Cypress Hill hip-hop doc, and a star-studded dramatization of the Watergate scandal, Gaslit. It’s a busy week—better put some fresh batteries in your remote.
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The Marvel Movie Marathon Dream Job
by Bill Frost | Apr 7, 2022 | Entertainment
The application period for this Dream Job has closed, and we have selected our winner! Thanks to everyone who applied. Check out our brave Superfan Supreme. Wondering how to catch the next installments in the rapidly-expanding MCU? You don’t need to study the Darkhold to find answers; read our Disney+ subscription guide for up-to-date info [...]
Read more What to Watch This Week | February 7–13
by Bill Frost | Feb 7, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch highlights include Puppy Bowl XVIII (and that other game, Super Bowl LVI), a pair of creepy tech thrillers from HBO Max, and an expected Betty White film classic. Hut-hut, watch!
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Live TV Streaming Customer Satisfaction Survey 2022
by Bill Frost | Jan 23, 2022 | Best Of, Industry News
Live TV streaming services aren’t exactly like cable or satellite, so curious cord-cutters rightfully have concerns: Is it worth it to switch to streaming? According to our survey results, most people feel they’re getting their money’s worth with YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV.
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The State of Streaming 2020
by Bill Frost | May 3, 2021 | Featured, Industry News
See how new streaming services, more binge-watching, and exploding subscriber bases defined streaming in the year of COVID-19.
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