Author: Luke Bouma
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I’m Back! Luke Bouma Buys Back Cord Cutters News
It’s been almost three years since I sold Cord Cutters News. Last week I was able to announce I was back; now I am very excited to announce I once again own Cord Cutters News. I am extremely excited to get Cord Cutters News back to its roots of news coverage, deal finding, and to…
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DIRECTV STREAM is Offering $120 Off Your First Year For New Customers
Been thinking about trying out DIRECTV STREAM? Right now, if you sign up, DIRECTV NOW will give you $120 off your first year of service from them. This deal is offered as $10 off a month for one year on select plans, including ENTERTAINMENT, CHOICE, ULTIMATE, PREMIER, or OPTIMO MÁS. To take advantage of this…
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A New Study From Roku & Magna Show Ads on Streaming Are Better Than Cable TV
Today Roku and MAGNAls industry-leading research released a report showing that ads on streaming are more effective than traditional TV ads. This report called “Beyond the :30” tested multiple formats and showed that streaming helped brands grow their top-of-mind awareness by 57% vs. just 43% with traditional cable TV ads. Three new “Beyond the :30”…
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DISH is offering $25 a Month for Life Unlimited Talk, Text, & Data Plan from Boost Mobile
Earlier on in 2022, DISH announced plans to offer a $ 25-a-month wireless phone plan with unlimited talk, text, and data from its Boost Mobile service. Now DISH has started to roll out the plan called Boost Infinite. With Boost Infinite, you will get unlimited talk, text, and 30GB of data before your speeds slow…
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Amazon Secures $8 Billion Loan to Help Cover Costs
Recently it was announced that Amazon would be laying off 17,000 employees in 2023. (Link to story.) Now Amazon has agreed to an $8 billion term loan to “help support capital expenditures, debt repayments, acquisitions, and working capital needs,” Amazon said in a statement to Reuters. This move comes as a growing number of companies…
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Cord Cutting’s Growth Spikes as 3,786 Households Cancel Cable TV Every Day In The 3rd Quarter of 2022
Right now is a bad time to own a traditional TV company. According to MoffettNathanson, pay TV distributors like Comcast and Charter lost 655,000 pay-TV customers in just three months. This works out to be about 3,786 households canceling cable TV every day. This is up from just 93,000 households canceling cable TV during the…
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Apple is Reportedly Working on A New Apple TV to Launch in 2024
Already sick of your 2022 Apple TV 4K and want something newer? According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly looking at launching a new Apple TV in the first half of 2024. According to reports, this new Apple TV will have a new faster chip but past that, it will be almost unchanged.…
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Giveaway! Enter Now to Win a 2022 Roku Ultra, $100 Netflix Gift Card, & $100 in Hulu Gift Cards! Ends Soon!
To celebrate the return of Luke to Cord Cutters News, we have a huge giveaway! Right now, we are giving away a 2022 Roku Ultra, a $100 Netflix gift card, and $100 in Hulu gift cards to one lucky follower to help you cut the cord. (Roku, Hulu, and Netflix are not a sponsor of…
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EXPIRED – Deal Alert! Amazon’s Fire Tablets Are Up to 50% Off Today!
Want a cheap but powerful tablet to stream your favorite TV shows, movies, and more? Right now, the Amazon Fire HD 8 and Amazon Fire HD 10 tablets are on sale for up to 50% off! This means you could, for example, pick up the Fire HD 8 Plus tablet with 32GB of storage for…
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The FCC is Cracking Down on Robocall Scammers
Over the last few years, the FCC has been targeting robocallers who are trying to scam Americans. Most recently, the FCC is going after scammers who are using robocalls to trick Americans into giving up personal information or pay a fee to get student loan debt relief. To do this, the FCC has asked telecom…