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DIRECTV NOW’s Apple TV Deal Has Been Extended
If you want an Apple TV 4K, we have good news for you as DIRECTV NOW has once again extended their Apple TV deal. Originally the deal was to end in March but was pushed back to April 30th, 2018. Now AT&T has pushed it back to the end of May 2018. With this deal, if…
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Sinclair Plans to Sell a Dozen OTA TV Stations to Minority Owners to Close Tribune Deal
Last year Sinclair agreed to buy Tribune Broadcasting, which would give Sinclair ownership of Tribune’s locals and WGN America. The deal has faced strong scrutiny by Congress, the FCC, and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Now Sinclair has proposed new terms in an effort to satisfy the government agencies that are overseeing the deal. According…
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This Workaround May Help You Keep Your $99 Amazon Prime Membership
This week Amazon announced that they plan to raise their $99 a year Prime membership to $119 a year in June 2018. This adds about $1.67 a month to your Amazon Prime membership. If your renewal happens after the price jump you will have to pay the $119 price for a year-long membership. This is…
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A Ton of Disney Movies Are Leaving Netflix in May 2018
Well, it looks like Disney is pulling many of their movies on Netflix in May 2018. Leaving May 1 Bridget Jones’s Diary Casper Chappie Charlotte’s Web Field of Dreams GoodFellas Ocean’s Eleven Sahara Silent Hill The Exorcism of Emily Rose The Hurt Locker To Rome With Love To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar…
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DIRECTV NOW Is Adding Even More Locals
For the third time this week DIRECTV NOW has added more locals. Earlier this week DIRECTV NOW added a ton of Sinclair-owned locals and now it looks like Nexstar is getting more locals. Yesterday several readers contacted Cord Cutters News to notify us that DIRECTV NOW has added WFLA-TV, a Nexstar-owned NBC affiliate in Tampa,…
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Please Stop Asking DIRECTV NOW Chat About the DVR Release Date (They Don’t Know)
Almost daily for months now Cord Cutters News gets an email from someone who says DIRECTV NOW chat support says the DVR is coming on this date or that date. Often these chat agents will tell you that yes tomorrow you will have it or next Monday for example. The truth is they don’t know…
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ATSC 3.0 OTA TV Tracks What You Watch & That Is a Good Thing For Cord Cutting
Recently there has been a lot of worry around the fact that the new ATSC 3.0 over-the-air TV standard includes the ability to track what people watch. Many have pushed this as a bad thing, but the truth is it is a good thing for cord cutters. One of the main things holding back over-the-air…
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Report: Sprint & T-Mobile Will Announce a Merger Next Week
Today it was reported that Sprint & T-Mobile will officially announce a $26 billion dollar merger next week. This all comes from CNBC who says their sources say the deal could be announced as soon as Sunday. According to reports Sprint and T-Mobile are both hoping that a merger will help them cover the cost of upgrades to their…
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Expired: Amazon Prime Students Can Get a New Fire TV for $44.99 Or a Fire Stick For $24.99
Do you have an Amazon Prime Student plan? Right now you can get $25 off the Fire TV and $15 off the Fire TV Stick on sale for one of the lowest prices ever but you need to hurry it is very likely ending tonight. The Fire TV with 4K HDR is just $44.99 and the Fire Stick can…
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fuboTV Rolls Out Version 4.0 on iOS
Today the live TV streaming service fuboTV announced that they rolled out version 4.0 of their iOS app. This new version brings several new features and a fresh new look to the fuboTV iOS app. Here is everything new in the 4.0 update: * Start Over — Missed the coin toss? Start Over saves the day. One tap…
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Charter Lost 122,000 TV Subscribers in The 1st Quarter of 2018
Cord Cutting is off to a very strong start in 2018. This week Charter reported their 1st quarter 2018 numbers. In these numbers, they reported a loss of 122,000 subscribers. That is up from In the 1st quarter of 2017 during which Charter lost 100,00 subscribers. Charter also reported that they added 331,000 internet only customers in the 1st…
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AT&T Has a Plan to Make DIRECTV NOW More Profitable
Recently AT&T announced their 1st quarter 2018 earnings and earnings went down slightly. Now AT&T has a new plan to replace revenues recently lost with the help of DIRECTV NOW. “We continue to see challenges in the linear model and see opportunity in DirecTV Now,” AT&T CFO John Stephens said. “With the new platform, you’ll…
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Medicaid & EBT Recipients Can Still Get Amazon Prime For Just $5.99 a Month
Yesterday Amazon announced their first price hike on Prime’s yearly membership in over 4 years. The good news is Amazon still has several programs to offer Amazon Prime to Americans who need help. If you receive Medicaid or EBT benefits you can get Amazon Prime for just $5.99 a month. This will give you full…
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Thursday Night NFL Football Will Stream For Free Once Again This Year
Today Amazon announced they have renewed their deal to stream Thursday Night NFL Football. As part of this deal NFL Thursday Night Football will stream for free on Twitch. If you are an Amazon Prime member you will be able to watch the games on the Amazon’s Prime Video app. The downside here is Amazon…
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Amazon is Raising the Price of Prime to $119
Today Amazon announced that they are raising the price of prime from $99 a year to $119. This is the first price hike on Prime’s yearly rate since 2014. The price hike will take effect on June 16th 2018. Prime members will see their price go up on their next renewal after June 16th 2018.…
