Mikayla Rivera
Mikayla Rivera has worked as an editor for nine years, bringing her passion for niche genres and TV streaming services to websites like Mithical Entertainment, Reviews.org, HowtoWatch.com, and now CableTV.com. Her love of anime and ethical marketing is rivalled only by her dedication to The Chicago Manual of Style. When Mikayla isn’t editing other people’s work, she’s writing comics and novels on her own time.
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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What to Watch This Week | August 8–14
by Bill Frost | Aug 8, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch recs include a reimagining of A League of Their Own, the returns of Never Have I Ever and Resident Alien, Jamie Foxx vampire action-comedy Day Shift, new anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead, and true-crime thriller Rogue Agent. Where’s that remote?
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Only Murders in the Building Season 2 Episode 8 Preview
by Eric Chiu | Aug 8, 2022 | Entertainment
Let’s recap the top suspects in episode 8 of Only Murders in the Building.
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Only Murders in the Building Season 2 Episode 7 Preview
by Eric Chiu | Aug 1, 2022 | Entertainment
Let’s rank the top suspects in episode 7 of Only Murders in the Building.
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by Bill Frost | Aug 1, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch picks include Premier League soccer action, Neil Gaiman’s long-awaited Sandman series, the returns of Reservation Dogs and Beavis & Butt-Head, Predator prequel Prey, and LGBTQIA+ horror flick They/Them. Crank the A/C and get watching!
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What Is Basic Cable and How Do I Get It?
by Mike Strayer | Aug 1, 2022 | TV FAQs
Looking to save a little on your TV budget? Find out more about basic cable and other cheap alternatives to standard cable.
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9 R-rated Movie Suggestions for Disney Plus
by Randy Harward | Jul 28, 2022 | Entertainment
Disney+ announced on Monday that it had added R-rated films like Deadpool, Deadpool 2, and Logan to its streaming library. It makes sense since the movies are about Marvel characters and Disney+ owns Marvel Studios. But the films are for adults, and Disney+ is about families—or it was, until Disney decided it wanted that grown-up cash.
What does this mean for the future? More R-rated films are coming to Disney+, but which ones make sense for the service? We have some suggestions.
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America’s Favorite Reality Shows in 2022
by Randy Harward | Jul 25, 2022 | Entertainment
Americans love reality television, but asking us to pick a favorite reality show results in significant division.
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by Bill Frost | Jul 25, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch recs include a new standup comedy special from Whitney Cummings, the return of Harley Quinn, new comedy-mystery The Resort, time-traveling sci-fi series Paper Girls, and WWE SummerSlam pro-wrestling action. Stop dreaming, start streaming!
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