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While Netflix has reached a whopping 75 percent of U.S. OTT households, one outlet analyzes how Sling TV has become a serious threat to the platform. New data suggests that the platform’s popular “skinny bundle” is the SVOD giant’s biggest threat when it comes to viewing hours per month.
According to The Daily Dot, live television streaming service Sling TV leads on a “per household” basis with 47 viewing hours per month. Netflix, on the other hand, averages about 28 hours of viewing time per home. While the figure is still significant, households are spending practically 25% more of their time streaming live television than watching SVOD content.
In other news…
Season 1 of Ava DuVernay’s OWN series Queen Sugar will begin streaming on Hulu beginning April 21, under a new deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. The upcoming second season of the series, which follows a black sugarcane mill owner and her sister, will premiere via the network on June 20. [Variety]
One outlet writes about how Netflix’s Mystery Science Theater 3000 revival is as funny (and necessary) as the original series. The writer describes how the original reboot feels like 1992 all over again and teaches viewers to watch the screen closely for details, just like the original. [The Verge]
Our sister site spoke with actor Dennis Quaid about his character Michael Lennox, who is featured in the forthcoming second season of Amazon’s Fortitude. Season 2 of the Prime Video original Arctic thriller from Sky Atlantic returns today, April 14. [New York Post]
Netflix has debuted the official trailer to writer/director Adam Leon’s second feature, Tramps. Originally debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, the original film premieres April 21 and follows an aspiring chef who attempts a risky job for his hustler brother:
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