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Google Play is Offering $0.99 Movie Rentals For Black Friday
Want to rent a movie tonight? Right now Google Play is offering $0.99 rentals to all Google Play users. (If I am seeing this correctly you are limited to one $0.99 rental per account.) Here is how Google Play describes the deal: For the movie and TV buff: Available on Turkey Day only, rent any movie for…
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PlayStation Vue is Giving Away FREE Upgrades For Thanksgiving
Just in time for Thanksgiving, PlayStation Vue is giving away free upgrades to its Elite package but don’t expect an email telling you that you got the upgrade. Several readers today told Cord Cutters News that they just suddenly saw a ton of additional channels in their PlayStation Vue app. Sony did the same thing…
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Starz is Having a Black Friday Sale
Right now you can get Starz for $5 a month for the first 3 months. This is a great deal on Starz that gives you access to a ton of great movies and original shows. You need to hurry though as the deal in December 31st, 2018. The Basics In April 2016, Starz followed the…
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fuboTV’s Black Friday Sale is Now Live
Looking for a Black Friday streaming sale? Right now fuboTV has a great deal on their fubo Extra Bundle. Right now you can get 115 channels, with free showtime for 2 months, 500 hours of cloud DVR storage, and streaming on 3 devices for just $34.99 if you prepay for 2 months. This comes just a…
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AT&T Launches 5G in Dallas TX
Do you live in Dallas Texas well you now have access to 5G internet thanks to AT&T. (At least in a few parts of Dallas.) Now AT&T has not released a press release about the launch and details are very thin but AT&T has confirmed to Light Reading that 5G is now live in Dallas Texas.…
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Expired: PlayStation Vue, Philo, Showtime, Pandora, & Amazon Music Unlimited Are All Have Black Friday Sales
Looking for some Black Friday streaming deals? Right now PlayStation Vue, Showtime, Pandora, and Amazon Music Unlimited all have Black Friday deals happening right now. Philo Black Friday Sale: Right now if you buy 6 months of Philo Plus you can get the service for $16.50 a month instead of $20 a month. This works out to…
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Comcast Is Once Again Raising Fees on Cable TV (Some Plans Will Now Cost $254.95+ a Month)
Are you ready for one more price increase? This week Comcast announced their 2019 price hikes on a long list of plans. Some Triple Play Packages will cost as much as $215 after your promotional offer ends. The cheapest Triple Play package will now cost $155 a month after your promotional price ends. Let’s not…
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Amazon is Changing The Rules For Fire TV App Creators
Recently Amazon changed the rules for app creators on the Fire TV. Now if you want to show ads on the Fire TV you must give Amazon a 30% cut of ad revenue. In the past Amazon has let app creators keep 100% of their ad revenue according to AdAge. Amazon also announced that starting…
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Philo is On Sale Just in Time For Black Friday
Right now if you buy 6 months of Philo Plus you can get the service for $16.50 a month instead of $20 a month. This works out to 6 months of Philo Plus for just $99. This all comes as Philo just added The Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries to their live TV…
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Expired: Roku’s Pre-Black Friday Sale Has Started Including Deals On The New Roku TV Wireless Speakers
Today Roku quietly kicked of their pre-Black Friday sale by cutting the price of their new Roku TV Wireless Speakers and Roku Streaming Stick. Right now you can get the Roku Streaming Stick for just $29.99 down from $49.99 and the 2018 Roku TV Wireless SPeakers for just $149.99 down from $199.99. Roku will also have…
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DIRECTV NOW Is Once Again No Longer Supporting ESPN3
For about two weeks now readers have been reaching out to Cord Cutters News letting us know that ESPN3 is no longer supporting DIRECTV NOW logins on the ESPN app. ESPN3 gives additional access to ESPN content like games airing on ABC and games not airing on any ESPN channel. Last night ESPN3 was working for…
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Amazon, Sinclair, & TEGNA Are All Trying to Buy FOX’s Regional Sports Networks
As part of the deal to get Department of Justice approval for the Disney and Fox merger there was a requirement that the Fox Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) would be sold off. According to the deal, when Disney closes on the sale of most of 21st Century Fox they would sell off the regional sports…
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Expired: Roku, Fire TV, & The Nvidia Shield Will All Be On Sale For Black Friday
Looking for a great deal on a streaming player? This Black Friday Roku, Amazon’s Fire TV, and the Nvidia Sheild will all be on sale. Here are the Roku deals you will find on Black Friday: The Roku SE is a rebranded version of the Roku Express. (Not sure if it is the 2016 or…
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DIRECTV NOW’s Android TV Box’s User Interface is Revealed
Last week DIRECTV NOW started to email subscribers asking for beta testers for their new Android TV-powered streaming player. This new device is likely to be used for both DIRECTV NOW and a new DIRECTV streaming version AT&T announced last year. The device is an Android TV-powered streaming player called Osprey. (AT&T is very likely to…
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Sling TV’s President Wants to Break the Bundle
Recently at the Streaming Media West conference, Sling TV’s President, Warren Schlichting, opened up about their plans for the service. Schlichting repeatedly revealed why Sling TV wants to break the bundle. During the interview Sling TV’s president said, “Well, you know almost every programming negotiation this is an issue and it’s a little bit of,…
