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AT&T Has Completed its Acquisition of Time Warner
As of last night, AT&T is now the owner of Time Warner. With that comes 10% of Hulu and networks like HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, TNT, and many others. This also gives AT&T ownership to the studios owned by Time Warner including Warner Bos. “The content and creative talent at Warner Bros., HBO and Turner…
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PlayStation Vue Just Added Telemundo in New Markets
Today just in time for the World Cup PlayStation Vue has added Telemundo in new markets. This will give PlayStation Vue access to most World Cup matches in Spanish. Sony has not commented on what markets have been added but it looks like all NBCUniversal owned Telemundo affiliates are now live on PlayStation Vue. NBCUniversal…
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MoviePass Tops 3 Million Subscribers
With MoviePass you can pay a flat monthly fee to watch movies at many local theaters. Now MoviePass is reporting that they have topped 3 million subscribers representing more than 5% of all US box office receipts. “With MoviePass Films and MoviePass Ventures under the Helios umbrella, we are continuously adding more perks and services…
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Plex Is Adding a Traditional Grid Guide to Their Live TV & DVR
No matter how many times people try to come up with something new, they always come back to the traditional TV grid guide. For over 30 years the traditional TV grid guide with its horizontal rows letting you know what each channel is showing has been the standard in American TV. Now Plex is adding…
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Verizon is Rolling Out a New & Improved Unlimited Plan
Recently Verizon brought back unlimited wireless plans. Now Verizon is rolling out a new unlimited plan with even more 4G LTE data. Not only that but Verizon is adding the ability to mix and match different unlimited plans in the same family plan. “Not everyone uses their phone in the same way, so why do…
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AT&T Increases The Speed On Some Fiber Internet Plans
This week AT&T quietly increased the speed of several popular fiber internet packages. Before AT&T offered 5 Mbps, 50 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and 1,000 Mbps down AT&T Fiber internet plans. Now AT&T is offering 5 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 300 Mbps, and 1,000 Mbps down AT&T Fiber internet plans. The 5, 100, and 300 plans all…
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Report: Hulu Lost $436 Million in the First Quarter of 2018
Hulu has been spending big not only on building up their new live TV streaming service but also on content. According to a report from The Information, Hulu spent $436 million more than they made on new content, back-end improvements, and more according to a report from Fast Company. Hulu is currently the third largest…
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PlayStation Vue Is On Sale For Current Subscribers
PlayStation Vue is having a very rare sale. With this deal, you can get PlayStation Vue’s Core Plan, typically $44.99 a month, for just $34.99 a month for the next two months. This was first spotted on Reddit this week. When the deal first went live it looked like it was only available to new…
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Comcast Just Out Bid Disney in Their Efforts to Buy FOX
Today Comcast made a $65 billion dollar offer out bidding Disney in their efforts to buy FOX. “Time is of the essence for your consideration of our proposal,” Comcast CEO Brian Roberts wrote in a letter to Fox’s board. Comcast has filed a statement with the SEC in opposition to the Disney/21st Century Fox merger.…
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Hulu is Ending Support For Panasonic Smart TVs
Today Hulu started to contact subscribers who use Hulu on a Panasonic smart TVs. According to the email beginning on August 1st, 2018 Hulu will no longer support Panasonic TVs. Here is the email that was sent out. We are reaching out to let you know that Hulu will o longer be supporting the Hulu…
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Hulu Wants to Be The Go To Service For The World Cup
Today Hulu announced several new features to make Hulu a great option to watch the World Cup. Follow Your Favorite Teams One of the new features you will find is the ability to search for and follow your favorite teams. When you favorite a team in the World Cup it will help you never miss…
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MOBITV Wants to Help Cable TV Companies Become Streaming Companies
MOBITV is known as a company the helps traditional cable TV companies deliver their content. Now with cord cutting growing they are launching a new service to help cable TV companies become streaming companies. Today MOBITV announced a deal with over 210 networks including Disney, FOX, NBCUnicersal, Viacom, and more to helo cable TV companies…
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Expired: The 5 Best Deals in Cord Cutting Right Now
Are you looking for some good cord cutting deals? There are a ton of Father’s Day deals for cord cutters and we wanted to highlight the top 5. These are all limited-time deals, so don’t wait because the deals can end at any time. #1 Roku Ultra If you want a great price on a…
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DIRECTV NOW 2.0 Is Still Suffering From Outages & Buffering
A few weeks ago DIRECTV NOW rolled out a massive update to their 2.0 app. This new app brought a new user interface and DVR support to DIRECTV NOW. Now, weeks after the launch of DIRECTV NOW 2.0, users are still facing increased buffering and widespread outages. So far AT&T has not commented on the…
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The AT&T-Time Warner Merger Clears The Way For AT&T’s New $15 Streaming Service
For months AT&T efforts to merge with Time Warner have been held up by the Department of Justice efforts to block the merger. Now the judge overseeing the case has ruled that AT&T can merge with Time Warner. The Judge has put no conditions on the merger. After that ruling was announced AT&T released this statement:…
