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90% of Philo’s Viewing Happens on Connected TVs
For years we have heard how mobile streaming is the future of TV. According to many, phones and tablets will take over for your traditional living room TV. Now a report from Philo and SpotX put the idea to the test that mobile is taking over TVs. According to Philo and SpotX, 90% of Philo’s…
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AT&T Reportedly Never Told the NFL They Planned to Drop The NFL Network From DIRECTV NOW
On Monday AT&T announced that they are pulling the NFL Network from DIRECTV NOW & U-verse TV. This comes as AT&T and the NFL are in talks over changes to the NFL Sunday Ticket with the real possiblity that the NFL will pull back rights to NFL Sunday Ticket from AT&T. Now the Sports Business…
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Nearly 31 Million American Cord Cutters Have Never Paid for Cable TV
For years there has been a question about how many people have never paid for a traditional pay-TV subscription like cable TV. Now a new study from MRI-Simmons has given us a look at how many people have decided that cable TV is just not worth it. According to MRI-Simmons, 31 million Americans (about 12%…
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YouTube TV Adds CNBC World & Cozi TV
Today YouTube TV quietly added two new channels with the addition of CNBC World and Cozi TV. CNBC World covers financial news from around the world. Very similar to CNBC but with more of an international focus. Cozi TV airs shows like The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Adam-12, The A-Team, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Emergency!,…
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Tablo’s New Automatic Commercial-Skipping Feature is Now Live
In January, Tablo announced that in March they will be starting an open beta for an automatic commercial-skipping feature. This new feature makes it possible for any subscription-enabled Tablo OTA DVR to play most recordings without any commercials. This new feature will use machine learning to skip past commercials on your recordings. Now that feature is…
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Viacom Plans to Add 15 Channels to Pluto TV With Content From Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, & More
Last week Cord Cutters News broke the news that Viacom planned to add more content to Pluto TV from Viacom networks. Now it is being reported that Viacom will be adding 15 new channels to Pluto TV including content from MTV including shows like “The Hills” and content from Comedy Central, BET and Nickelodeon according…
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AT&T is Testing a New Version of The DIRECTV NOW Streaming Player & They Are Looking For New Beta Testers
Last year AT&T announced that they had started beta testing for a new streaming video device they planned to offer with DIRECTV NOW. In December DIRECTV NOW mailed out their streaming player to a handful DIRECTV NOW subscribers to test out. Now AT&T is looking for a new set of DIRECTV NOW beta testers to…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds Boomerang to Grandfathered Plans As a Permanent Addition
Last month AT&T quietly added Boomerang to grandfathered DIRECTV NOW plans for a limited time. Recently, AT&T has announced that Boomerang will now be a permanent addition to grandfathered DIRECTV NOW plans. AT&T is taking advantage of the new Warner Bros. Entertainment owned channels to expand the DIRECTV NOW lineup. Boomerang was already on some…
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The Roku Channel Adds 5 New Premium Subscription Options Including Cinemax & History Vault
Today Roku announced that they have added 5 new premium subscription options to the Roku Channel. Now there are over 30 streaming services that allow you to manage your subscription through your Roku account including HBO. Here are the services The Roku Channel added today: CINEMAX ($9.99/month): Home of Hollywood hits and action-packed original series. Instantly access…
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T-Mobile & Comcast Are Cracking Down on Robocalls
Over the last few years, scams targeting cord cutters have grown. One of the newest scams is a fresh take on an old one. You get a call from someone claiming to be Netflix saying you need to update your credit card. From there they try to trick you into giving them your credit card so they…
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Philo is Expanding its Ad Sales Program
Update: Philo reached out to Cord Cutters News to say the B&C report that Philo had almost 8 million subscribers was in error. According to Philo their press released talked about all live TV streaming services having almost 8 million subscribers including Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, DIRECTV NOW, & More. Today Philo announced that they…
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Sling TV Vs. PlayStation Vue: Which is the Better Deal?
With recent price increases and channel changeups, many cord cutters are taking time to look into the other options that are available. So, today we’re going to compare the two. For a fair comparison, we’re going to focus on the Sling Orange + Sling Blue combo and the PlayStation Vue Access plan, which are similar…
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Pluto TV is Adding CNN
It looks like Pluto TV is about to add a new channel with the addition of CNN. Today Pluto TV launched a page for CNN channel 111 on its website. Sadly when you try to play it nothing happens. Update: CNN’s page on Pluto TV is now gone. Channel 111 used to be the old…
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You Can Now Once Again Move Apps Around Your Fire TV Home Screen
Over a month ago Amazon removed the ability to move apps around in your app list. This change upset many Fire TV users as they no longer could customize what apps showed up in what order. Now with an update rolling out today, Amazon has restored the ability to move apps around on the Fire…
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Netflix is Not Worried About Disney+ As They Added 9.6 Million New Subscribers
Today Netflix announced its fist quarter 2019 earnings. As part of that report, they announced that they have added 1.74 million US subscribers and 7.86 million international subscribers. In total Netflix added 9.6 million subscribers in just 3 months at the start of 2019. Netflix earnings per share also beat expectations as with $0.76 earnings…
