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YouTube TV Will Soon Add PBS Stations
For months now, YouTube TV has been preparing to add PBS and PBS Kids to its lineup. Now it seems that PBS may almost be ready to go live as cover art, and a rotating image slide is now available on YouTube TV. At first, PBS was to go live in early November, but YouTube…
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Amazon is Launching a Home Internet Service – Here is Everything You Need to Know About It
We’ve heard a lot about companies making plans for low Earth orbit satellites to bring broadband to a large portion of the world. Amazon is one the companies making those plans. Here is everything we know about Amazon’s Home Internet Service. Who is Running This? Amazon is developing their plan under a subsidiary called Kuiper…
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Cord Cutting Today #214 – AT&T TV NOW Shutting Down? IPTV Provider Hacked, & More
Today in CCT #214 we talk about: AT&T TV NOW Shutting Down? PlayStation Vue is Still For Sale, Pluto TV, HBO MAX, IPTV, & More. Story #1 Worried About Comcast Dropping STARZ? Don’t Worry, Get 3 Months of STARZ For Just $0.99 a Month (Limited Time Deal) https://cordcuttersnews.com/worried-about-comcast-dropping-starz-dont-worry-get-3-months-of-starz-for-just-0-99-a-month-limited-time-deal/ Story #2 Hackers Threaten to Post IPTV…
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Vevo is Bringing Its Music Videos to Samsung TV Plus
Today, the world-leading music video platform Vevo announced a new distribution deal with Samsung to distribute its music video library on Samsung TV Plus. This means you will now be able to stream Vevo’s music video catalog via Samsung TV Plus, starting with Vevo Pop available on channel 1517. According to a press release, Vevo…
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Here is Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime the Week of December 9th
Netflix: Dec. 9 A Family Reunion Christmas It Comes at Night Dec. 10 Michelle Wolf: Joke Show Outlander: Season 3 Dec. 11 The Sky Is Pink Dec. 12 Especial de Natal Porta dos Fundos Jack Whitehall: Christmas with my Father Dec. 13 6 Underground Dec. 15 A Family Man Dil Dhadakne Do Karthik Calling Karthik…
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Pluto TV is Rolling Out an Updated Guide
Today Pluto TV rolled out an updated guide to Vizio SmartCast TVs that included some new features including an improved guide. Now instead of having to scroll through over 200 stations to find what you want, Pluto TV has added categories to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. With these categories, you…
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The House of Representatives Today Passed a Bill to Ban Hidden Cable TV Fees
Today the United States House of Representatives voted to ban hidden fees on cable providers as part of a bill called the Television Viewer Protection Act. “Consumers are sick and tired of the laundry list of sneaky fees that make their bills more costly than expected,” said Jonathan Schwantes, senior policy counsel for Consumer Reports. …
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Hulu Adds 4K Streaming to Vizio SmartCast 4K TVs
Today Hulu announced that they have added 4K support to Vizio SmartCast 4K TVs. This comes just one week after Hulu added 4K support to select Roku players and Roku TVs. Not all Hulu content is available in 4K but a growing number of Hulu originals and on-demand content will now stream in 4K on…
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LEGO Launches a New Free Streaming Service For Kids
Like a childhood dream come true, The Lego Group has teamed up with Future of Today to launch a new free streaming service with more than 1,000 videos available designed especially for kids. The LEGO Channel is a free app now available on platforms like Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV with animated videos…
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AMC Networks Now Have Over 2 Million SVOD Subscribers
AMC Networks has just announced that their streaming video on-demand services have reached two million subscribers. This means that the company has reached their subscriber goal for 2019. This number includes Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, and UMC. Acorn TV alone reached one million subscribers in September. “AMC Networks continues to lead in the targeted…
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The House of Representatives Will Vote Today on Banning Hidden Cable TV Fees
Today the United States House of Representatives will vote on banning hidden fees on cable providers on a bill called the Television Viewer Protection Act. UPDATE: The House of Representatives have voted in favor to pass the bill. You can read more in our more recent story here. “Consumers are sick and tired of the…
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HBO MAX Will Offer 2x The Content That Disney+ Offers
Today John Stankey, President and Chief Operating Officer of AT&T at the UBS Global TMT Conference, opened up about HBO MAX. During the conference, AT&T’s President talked more about his plans for HBO MAX and defended the $14.99 price point. During the talk, John Stankey was asked about the $14.99 price for HBO MAX compared…
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Hackers Threaten to Post IPTV Subscribers Personal Information
Today the IPTV service Helix Hostings was reportedly hacked. Helix Hosting is an IPTV provider that offers access to popular TV channels for a low price. Now, according to a message posted on their website, they have been hacked and if they don’t pay up the hackers will post resellers and subscribers’ personal information online.…
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Roku Bans Web Browsers & Removes Them From the Roku Channel Store
Recently and for the first time, several web browsers appeared in the official Roku Channel store. These browsers would let you surf the web right from your Roku. But now it seems Roku has removed all the web browsers from its official Roku Channel Store. Hopefully, someday we will get an official web browser for…
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61% of Streamers Watch Free Ad-Supported Video, Research Shows
Cord cutting is always evolving, with even more changes on the way for 2020. In the SpotX 2020 Vision report, 15 industry experts weigh in on the current video landscape and where streaming is going in the new year. In the report, SpotX cites data from Samsung which says that 61% of streamers watch advertising-based…
