Philo vs Rumble

Philo in the News - Philo Press

The page lists recent press mentions, including Page Six's Virtual Reali-Tea Awards streaming exclusively on Philo, and other coverage from The Hollywood Reporter, Parade, and more.

USPI Adds Popularity Score; Owning Content Wins

State of Streaming updated its Unified Streaming Power Index (USPI) in August by adding a new Popularity Score vector, developed with Reelgood, that ranks streaming services by consumer interest across their full catalogs. The Popularity Score averages how often a service's titles appear in the national Top 100 each day over a month, creating a forward-looking index aimed at projecting where audience attention is headed. The USPI separates services into 'owners' (catalog-first platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max) and 'renters' (wrappers/resellers like Philo, Fubo, Roku Premium) to signal stability risks tied to content ownership. The August edition argues that services reselling third-party content can post strong short-term numbers but are vulnerable to carriage changes, while owners show more durable demand signals.

• The Unified Streaming Power Index (USPI) added a new Popularity Score metric for August.
• The Popularity Score was built in partnership with Reelgood and averages daily Top 100 presence per title over a month.
• Philo and Fubo scored highly in August despite not owning the content driving demand.

Philo vs Frndly TV: Best Budget Live TV 2026

This Cord Cutters News article (by Jess Barnes, published August 22, 2026) compares two budget live TV streaming services: Philo and Frndly TV. It summarizes available plans and pricing for each service (Philo: Free tier, Essential $25/month, Bundle+ $33/month with add-on services; Frndly: Basic $8.99, Classic $10.99, Premium $12.99), channel counts and examples, DVR and streaming quality differences, and device compatibility. The piece lists channel lineups side-by-side and notes both services support major devices including iOS, Android, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and Chromecast. The article includes affiliate disclosures and links.

• Philo offers a Free streaming lineup, an Essential plan at $25/month, and a Bundle+ plan at $33/month.
• Philo’s Essential plan includes 70+ live TV channels, 150+ free streaming channels, 80,000+ movies and shows on demand, and unlimited DVR with one-year storage.
• Frndly TV offers three plans: Basic $8.99/month (40+ channels, SD, 1 screen), Classic $10.99/month (HD, 2 screens, 3-month DVR retention), and Premium $12.99/month (HD, 4 screens, 9-month DVR retention).

8-K Financial Filing Analysis for Rumble (2026-10-02)

On September 30, 2026, RUM Group Inc. completed the acquisition of an additional 8,256,155 outstanding shares of Northern Data AG from Tether Investments, S.A. de C.V. pursuant to an amended Transaction Support Agreement. In consideration, Rumble issued pre-funded warrants to Tether to purchase up to 16,744,307 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, based on an exchange ratio of 2.0281 Class A shares per Northern Data share. The transaction increases Rumble's stake in Northern Data from approximately 85.2% to 98%, enabling the company to initiate a statutory squeeze-out under the German Stock Corporation Act to reach 100% ownership.

• Acquired 8,256,155 Northern Data AG shares from Tether Investments, increasing ownership from ~85.2% to ~98%.
• Issued pre-funded warrants to Tether for up to 16,744,307 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share (exchange ratio of 2.0281 shares per Northern Data share).
• Announced plans to initiate squeeze-out proceedings under the German Stock Corporation Act to acquire the remaining ~2% and achieve 100% ownership.