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AMC Has No Plans to Launch a Streaming Service
As Viacom and Discovery rush to roll out a streaming service one major cable network has decided to not join the rush into streaming. This week AMC Networks’ Chief Financial Officer Sean Sullivan told an industry audience that AMC has no plans to bypass traditional distributors (pay-TV services) with its own direct-to-consumer offerings. “Am I…
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DIRECTV NOW Continues to Add More Sinclair FOX Affiliates
This week DIRECTV NOW quietly added more FOX and NBC affiliates. This continues DIRECTV NOW’s race to catch up with Hulu how now has over 400 live locals. Right now PlayStation Vue and DIRECTV NOW are fighting for second place in the race for live locals. Now for the second time in a week DIRECTV NOW has added more Sinclair…
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How to Save Money on Home Internet
I get asked all the time how you can lower your internet bill. Without home internet, you will find cord cutting options severely limited. The good news is I have a few tricks that help us save money on our home internet. #1 Shop Around Shopping around is most important when you are looking at…
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Here is Every Local DIRECTV NOW Currently Offers (Updated March 2018)
Recently AT&T sent Cord Cutters News a full list of locals that DIRECTV NOW currently has. This is the first time we have received an official list of DIRECTV NOW affiliates in a few months. We also learned that DIRECTV NOW has topped as best we can tell 300 live locals. This puts DIRECTV NOW in a…
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fuboTV launches “Adventure Plus” Add-on with Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, & More
Today the live TV streaming service fuboTV announced that they have launched a new add-on called “Adventure Plus.” This new add-on will give subscribers access to MAVTV Motorsports Network; Outdoor Sportsman Group Networks – Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network; and Outside TV – America’s Premier Adventure Sports Network. This new add-on is an optional add-on that will cost…
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YouTube TV Officially Added MLB Network & NBA TV Today
A few weeks ago YouTube TV announced that NBA TV and MLB Network would be coming to YouTube TV. Today both networks are now live on YouTube TV. This makes YouTube TV a far better pick for NBA fans, for example, who need channels like TBS and NBA TV. The addition of the MLB Network and TBS…
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The OTA Network Laff Adds ‘Home Improvement’ As Part of a New Disney Deal
Today the OTA network Laff announced a deal with Disney that will give Laff access to Disney owned content including Home Improvement. This is a multi-year licensing agreement that will give Laff rights to air the Emmy-winning Home Improvement for free over the air. “Laff is becoming the sitcom hall-of-fame. Home Improvement adds to an incredible collection of…
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Amazon Cuts The Cost of Prime For Medicaid Recipients
Do you receive Medicaid? As of today, that means you can get Amazon Prime for as little as $5.99 a month. (Totally $71.88 a year.) This will give you full access to all Amazon Prime perks including two-day shipping on millions of products, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Photos, Prime Reading, Prime Now, Audible Channels, and more.…
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Washington’s Governor Signs Net Neutrality Bill
As the FCC turns control of the internet over to the FTC many states are making moves to save net neutrality. Recently New York State and others signed laws to force any companies who have a contract with the state to honor net neutrality principles. Washington State is the first to pass a law and…
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DIRECTV NOW Will Offer 20 Hours of DVR For FREE & Allow You to Buy Extra Storage
For months we have heard DIRECTV NOW staff talk about how their new DVR will bring in extra revenue. Now we can confirm that DIRECTV NOW’s new DVR will offer 20 hours for free and allow you to buy 100 hours of storage for an extra fee. Last week DIRECTV NOW sent out emails telling…
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PlayStation Vue Removes “Out of Home” Mobile Restrictions
Yesterday PlayStation Vue started to update their iOS apps and the biggest new feature is the fact that they removed “Out of Home” mobile restrictions. Now you can watch all of your channels on the go even when you are out of town. Here are the notes from this week’s PlayStation Vue update: No more…
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As of Today Discovery Now Owns HGTV, The Travel Channel, & More
Today Discovery announced that they have completed the process of buying Scripps Networks. With this deal, Discovery now owns channels like HGTV, The Travel Channel, Food Network, and more. With this deal, Discovery is one step closer to launching their new streaming service that will carry both Discovery and Scripps owned content start at $6 a month. “Today marks…
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Twitch Adds Cable Sports Network Eleven Sports
Today Twitch an Amazon owned streaming service and Eleven Sports a cable sports network announced a new deal to stream Eleven Sports on Twitch. With this deal you will now be able to watch basketball, baseball, football and hockey on Twitch. Eleven Sports carries content from Big Sky Conference, Ivy League, Southland Conference, and UMass Minutemen college football game.…
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As Cord Cutting Grows Fox Wants to Cut Ads Down to 2 Minutes Per Hour
Recently Fox announced a major new effort to reduce ads to 2 minutes per hour by 2020. This comes from Fox Networks Group’s ad sales chief, Joe Marchese who spoke at a private industry event hosted last week in Los Angeles. During this event, Joe Marchese spoke to advertisers, buyers, and executives from rival media companies. “The two…
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Apple Is Rolling Out a New tvOS 11.3 Beta
Yesterday Apple started to roll out the fourth beta version of their Apple TV tvOS 11.3 beta to developers. While this may not be available on your Apple TV today, it gives us some insight into the future of the Apple TV. Some of the new features include Match Content Support and automatic frame rate…
