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Today is The Last Day to Pre-Order The New Fire TV Cube For Just $89.99
Yesterday Amazon announced the new Fire TV Cube. $119 it’s a Fire TV and an Amazon Echo all in one. Right now if you are a Prime member you can pre-order you can get it for $89.99 but if you want the $89.99 price you need to pre-order today. The Fire TV Cube goes officially…
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Viacom’s CFO Says They Hope to Be on Hulu & YouTube TV
Just over a year ago, Viacom pulled their programming from PlayStation Vue and Hulu. According to Viacom at the time they wanted to focus on cable TV service instead of streaming services. Now it looks like Viacom is having second thoughts. This week Viacom’s CFO Wade Davis said that Viacom expects that Comedy Central, MTV,…
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Laptops with Built-In 5G Internet Are Coming in 2019
Yesterday Sprint and Intel announced plans to release laptops with 5G internet in 2019. They are in addition to a growing list of partners planning to release laptops with 5G including Microsoft, Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, and Lenovo. This has been one of the dreams of 5G: instead of needing a router in your home…
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MSNBC Is Planning on Launching a Standalone Streaming Service This Year
Recently Fox News announced plans to launch a standalone streaming service for cord cutters. Now it looks like MSNBC will follow Fox News’s lead by launching their own cord cutting service. According to a report from Variety, MSNBC is hiring staff to help create the new streaming service. This new service will be made up…
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PlayStation Vue Will Likely Be on Sale This Weekend
Been thinking of getting PlayStation Vue? Well right now you can get $10 off per month of PlayStation Vue’s Core plan for 2 months. The only catch is Sony has not said exactly when the sale will start. This deal was announced on the official PlayStation blog but was very vague. We are not sure if…
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DIRECTV NOW is Making Changes to Their Apple TV Deal (Hurry or You Will Miss Out)
If you missed out on the Apple TV 4K if you prepay for 4 months of DIRECTV NOW we have good news for you. You still have 24 hours to get the Apple TV deal when you prepay for 4 months of DIRECTV NOW. Starting Saturday, June 8th 2018 that deal jumps back up to…
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fuboTV Added 6 New Live Locals Today
Today fuboTV announced that they add 6 new locals. This will give fuboTV a total of 294 live locals. These include stations owned & operated by or affiliated with CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW or Telemundo; plus access to FOX network programming in 36 additional local markets: FOX coverage in 91% of U.S. households, including 50 of the top 50 and 136 markets total.…
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A New Study Suggests Cable TV Will Be Doomed Sooner Than First Thought
The news just keeps getting worse for cable executives. Earlier this year LendEDU released a new study that looked at cord cutting. According to that report, 56% of cable TV subscribers are activity considering cord cutting. Now if 56% of their customers seriously considering dumping them was not scary enough, the study also found that…
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Sling TV Expands Their News Lineup With Cheddar Big News
Today Sling TV and Cheddar announced that Sling TV has added Cheddar Big News. Starting today subscribers of “Sling Orange” or “Sling Blue” service will now get Cheddar big news. With Cheddar Big News you will find live news coverage covering the biggest news stories from around the world. “We have always been supportive of…
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Apple TV’s Zero Sign-On Won’t Work With Cord Cutting Services
This week Apple announced a new feature for their Apple TV. This new zero sign-on feature will automatically log you into your favorite network app without ever having to log in. However, the sad news is this new feature won’t work for cord cutting services such as Sling TV, Hulu, and Philo. Now when we…
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The Ultimate Guide to DIRECTV NOW (June 2018 Edition)
With the announcement from DIRECTV NOW that the beta version of their DVR would be available to all subscribers, it’s time for an update. Keep reading to find out what DIRECTV NOW has been doing to make their streaming service an even better option for cord cutters. The Basics DIRECTV NOW is a streaming service…
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DIRECTV NOW Went Down During the NBA Finals Tonight
Tonight DIRECTV NOW crashed hard under what looks to be extremely heavy use. Shortly after the start of game 3 of the NBA Finals DIRECTV NOW crashed hard. Not only for users watching the NBA Finals but for all users. Update: DIRECTV NOW is back online. Here is what DownDetector looked like shortly after…
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The TV Network Buzzr is Now Streaming For FREE on Twitch
If you love game shows Buzzr is the network for you. Previously if you wanted to watch Buzzr you had to hope it was available with your antenna. Recently Buzzr launched a free stream on their website but didn’t support any streaming players. Now Buzzr has started to offer a free 24/7 stream on Twitch. Now…
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T-Mobile Has Expanded Their 5G Ready Equipment to Over 900+ Cities & Towns
Today T-Mobile announced that their new 600 Mhz extended range LET is now live in over 900+ cities and towns across the United States. T-Mobile also announced that the new 600 Mhz Extended Range LTE will soon be available in Puerto Rico. According to T-Mobile this new 600 Mhz Extended Range LTE will provide the…
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Streaming of the NBA Finals Is Up Over 20% vs 2017
This week Conviva, a streaming data provider, sent Cord Cutters News an early look at their numbers for the NBA Finals. According to Conviva, the first two games of the NBA Finals saw a 21.42% jump in streaming over the first two games of 2017. Game 2 2018 saw a 30.39% increase in streaming in…
