Author: Luke Bouma
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Fubo Gets a Date in Court In Its Efforts to Stop Disney, FOX, & Warner Bros Discovery From Launching a New Sports Streaming Service
The fight over Walt Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s planned sports streaming joint venture is heading to court thanks to a lawsuit from Fubo trying to block it. Earlier this year, Fubo sued Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery over its new streaming service. Now, the court has set an August 7, 2024,…
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Netflix Will Stop Reporting Subscriber Numbers… What Does This Mean for Cord Cutting?
This week, Netflix reported its first quarter 2024 earnings and added a staggering 9.33 million new subscribers to its tally. Netflix added 2.53 million subscribers in the United States and Canada. In Europe, the Middle East, and Africa 2.92 million were added. Latin America added 1.72 million, and the Asian-Pacific market grew by 2.16 million.…
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Everything You Need to Know About Philo in 2024 – One of the Most Affordable Streaming Services for Cord Cutting
Have you been thinking about getting Philo. Have questions about the service? What’s the price? DVR? and more? Today, we are going to break down everything you need to know about Philo. Founded in 2009 as Tivli, Philo is an American internet television company that is owned by A&E Networks, AMC Networks, Paramount Global, and…
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Nexstar Decides Not to Renew Scripps Owned CW Stations, Leaving 8 Markets Looking For New Affiliates
Today Scripps announced and Nexstar confirmed that its eight CW affiliates would not renew their contracts to offer CW programing on September 1st 2024. With this move, these CW stations will become independent stations that Scripps can use to offer other content on now: In a statement sent to Cord Cutters News, Nexstar said: “The…
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Google Marks Down Its Chromecast With Google TV to Just $19.99
Looking for a cheap HD streaming player? Google has cut the price of its Chromecast with Google TV to just $19.99 down from its normal price of $29.99. This is perfect for anyone who has an HD TV. You can find this deal on Amazon HERE. Here is how Google describes the Chromecast:
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Frontier Communications Suffers Massive Cyberattack Impacting Its Customer Service
If you are a Frontier customer for your internet, you may have noticed some issues if you try to reach out for help. On the 14th of April, Frontier suffered a massive cyberattack that forced the company to shut down a large part of its internal network to prevent attackers from gaining access. This resulted…
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Cord Cutting Today: Roku Turns On Forced Two-Factor After Recent Hacking Attacks
Today in Cord Cutting Today for April 19, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: Is CNN About to Launch a New Subscription Streaming Service? You can find links to each story I talk about below this video: CNN’s New Boss Again Floats The…
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Sony is Reportedly Looking at Buying Paramount
Over the last few weeks, news has been flying that Paramount is getting closer to a deal to be sold to or merge with Skydance. This comes as, for months now, Paramount has been in talks with multiple companies for a potential sale or merger. This includes talks with Warner Bros. Discovery, Appollo Global Management,…
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Netflix Added 9.33 Million New Subscribers in the First 3 Months of 2024
Today, Netflix reported its first-quarter 2024 earnings and added a staggering 9.33 million new subscribers to its lineup. With this growth, Netflix added 2.53 million in the United States and Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa added 2.92 million. Latin America added 1.72 million, and the Asian-Pacific market grew by 2.16 million. This comes…
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DIRECTV STREAM Adds 8 More CW Stations to its Lineup
DIRECTV announced today that it added eight more The CW stations to its DIRECTV STREAM service. DIRECTV has been busy adding more The CW affiliates to its lineup as it works to create more parity between its core satellite TV service and DIRECTV STREAM. It added four earlier this month (including WNCT-DT2 in Greenville, North…