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Would You Pay $3000 to Rent a Movie?
If you’ve ever scoffed at a $15 movie ticket, you might want to look away. According to an article in The New York Times, Fred Rosen, retired Ticketmaster exec, and Dan Fellman, movie distribution expert, have teamed up to launch a service that many others have tried (unsuccessfully) to create in the past. Red Carpet…
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Chip and Joanna Gaines Are Launching a New TV Network on Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Philo, & FuboTV
Today it was announced that Chip and Joanna Gaines are launching a new TV network with Discovery. This new network will replace the DIY network in the summer of 2020 meaning it will be available on Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Philo, & FuboTV. “Chip and Joanna Gaines have become trusted, household names since the debut…
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Why in 2019 an Antenna Should Still Be a Part of Your Cord Cutting Setup
In 2019 many cord cutters tell me a streaming service is all they need for cord cutting. Yet if you hang around the site you know I talk about the importance of an antenna in a cord cutting setup. Now if you have followed this site for sometime you will know I often push this…
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T-Mobile Announces a New TV Service Called T-Mobile TVision in 8 Cities
Today T-Mobile announced they are relaunching Layer3 TV as T-Mobile TVision. T-Mobile says this is an “upgraded, rebranded version of Layer3 TV that brings us one step closer to taking on Big Cable later this year” “The Un-carrier has already changed wireless for good… and today’s news brings us one step closer to taking on…
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The Average American Subscribes to Just 2.25 Streaming Services
For some time now one of the main attacks on cord cutting has been that you need 10 services to get what you want to watch. Our internal reader surveys have shown the average cord cutter pays for four or fewer streaming services. Now, according to a presentation at NAB from Tony Gunnarsson a principal…
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Roku Is Mandating All Large Roku Channels Add the New Automatic Account Linking Feature
Yesterday, Roku announced Roku OS 9.1, which includes the ability to allow Roku owners to log in to a streaming service on one Roku and have all their Rokus automatically log in. Now Roku is updating its rules for Roku channels to mandate all large Roku channels add this feature. Already many cord cutting Roku…
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Right Now Sling TV’s is On Sale For Just $15 a Month (A New All Time Low Price)
Last month Sling TV started a rare sale offering a 3-month deal for just $15 a month for the Sling Orange and Sling Blue packages. Want both Sling Orange and Sling Blue? Right now, you can get both for just $25 a month for the first 3 months. (This is the lowest price ever for…
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Cord Cutting Today #28 – Roku OS 9.1 Update With New Features, 4 Cheap Amazon Prime Options, & More
Recently we started a new daily YouTube video. Cord Cutting Today will look at the biggest Cord Cutting stories from the past 24 hours in about five or so minutes. We will post these Monday through Friday in an effort to help keep you up to date on everything happening in the world of cord…
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Kanopy Expands to the UK
This week, Kanopy launched its free streaming service in the UK, through a partnership with Southwark Libraries. Kanopy has been working with libraries across the US, Canada, and Australia since 2008. The on-demand streaming service provides free access to streaming content for those with a library card at a partnering library. Kanopy has over 30,000…
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More Viacom-Branded Content Is Coming to Pluto TV
Today at NAB Glenn Goldstein from Viacom talked about the future of Pluto TV. Goldstein once again announced plans to bring Viacom-branded content to Pluto TV. This news comes as Pluto TV announces a new deal to bring BBC content to Pluto TV. This was first hinted at when Viacom purchased Pluto TV. Now it…
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Disney+ Announces Monsters Inc. Show for 2020
According to the Official Disney Fan Club, Disney+ has developed an animated series titled Monsters at Work, based on the Monsters Inc. movies. The series will take place 6 months after where Monsters, Inc. left off. In Monsters at Work, the factory is now using children’s laughter to power the city of Monstropolis. A new monster,…
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Hulu with Live vs. PlayStation Vue: Which is the Better Deal?
Both Hulu with Live TV and PlayStation Vue are strong choices for those who want to cut the cord without losing live TV. In this post, we’ll compare the two to help you decide which streaming service is the best choice for you of the two. Plans and Pricing In the past few months, we’ve…
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4 Ways to Save Money on Your Amazon Prime Subscription
Amazon Prime Video has a ton of movies and TV shows available to stream, as well as a large collection of channels to subscribe to if you’re looking for something more specific. Along with streaming content, an Amazon Prime subscription comes with many other features including free 2 day shipping, music streaming, Kindle books, and…
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Roku is Adding Automatic Account Linking For Sling, Pandora, & More Across Different Roku Devices
Do you hate having to log in to Sling on multiple Roku devices? Or how every few months you have to log back into Sling TV on all of your Roku Players? Now Roku is adding Automatic Account Link that will allow you to log into Sling TV or Pandora on one Roku and have…
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Most Philo Subscribers Also Subscribe to YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, Etc
Today at the National Association of Broadcasters Conference Ben Chambers, CTO at Philo, gave a presentation where he announced that most Philo subscribers also subscribe to other live TV streaming services. Chambers pointed out YouTube TV and PlayStation Vue but said Philo is also being partnered with other streaming services. Many have seen Philo’s $16…
