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  • Update: Google Breaks YouTube on Amazon Fire TV Browsers

    Update: Google Breaks YouTube on Amazon Fire TV Browsers

    The fight between Google and Amazon just took a new turn today as Google cracked down on Fire TV users once again. Today Google blocked Silk or Firefox browser to access YouTube.com version made for smart TVs. Update: AFTVnews has posted a new story saying the YouTube.com/TV support for Fire TV browsers has been restored.…

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  • Netflix Had a Huge 4th Quarter in 2017 With New Subscribers & Revenue Beating Expectations

    Well, it looks like Netflix had a great 4th quarter in 2017. Earlier today Netflix announced their 4th quarter 2017 results. The best news for Netflix was that revenue beat expectations and topped $3.29 billion vs the $3.28 billion expected. The good news kept going from there as Netflix added 1.98 million new subscribers in the United…

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  • Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon For The Week of January 22nd 2018

    Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon For The Week of January 22nd 2018: Netflix January 23rd Todd Glass: Act Happy January 24th Ricardo Quevedo: Hay gente así January 25th Acts of Vengeance January 26th A Futile and Stupid Gesture Dirty Money Kavin Jay: Everybody Calm Down! Llama Llama, season 1 One Day…

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  • Here is Everything FREE on Twitter For The Week of January 22nd 2018

    Here is Everything FREE on Twitter For The Week of January 22nd 2018: #GOLIVE THIS WEEK ON TWITTER Stadium Daily 12:00 AM Sports highlights & classic games Follow @watchstadium TicToc by Bloomberg Daily 12:00 AM Global news network Follow @tictoc #NFLBlitz Sundays 11:30 AM NFL highlights studio show Follow @NFL #NFLBlitz Mon-Thurs 7:00 PM NFL…

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  • CBS Renews Their Contract With PlayStation Vue

    Today it was announced that CBS and PlayStation Vue have agreed to a new contract to keep CBS owned stations and affiliates on PlayStation Vue. This deal will also keep CBS owned networks like Showtime, CBS Sports Network, CBSN and Pop on Sony’s live TV streaming service PlayStation Vue. “We are very pleased to extend our partnership…

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  • Report: Hulu Tops 450K Live TV Subscribers

    Well, it looks like Hulu’s live TV streaming service is off to a great start according to CNBC who reports that Hulu now has 450,000+ live TV subscribers. This all comes after Hulu announced they have topped 17 million total subscribers their on-demand service. According to CNBC citing people familiar with the situation said Hulu…

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  • Report: Facebook Passes on Thursday Night NFL Football

    Right now the NFL is busy accepting bids for streaming rights to Thursday Night NFL Football in 2018. According to reports, there is a growing number of services biding for rights to stream the games. Now we know of at least one service that won’t be bidding. According to Bloomberg (who has an excellent reputation with…

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  • Deal Alert: Get 4 Months of Apple Music For FREE (New Subscribers)

    Been thinking of trying out Apple Music? Right now use subscribers can get 4 months of Apple Music for FREE. This is a limited time deal that you need to get through LivingSocial. (Hurry the Groupon version of this deal is already sold out.) If you want this deal click HERE as you won’t find…

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  • Alexa Expands Multi-Room Playback to More Services

    Last August, Amazon rolled out Multi-Room Playback to Alexa Devices. With Whole Home Streaming you can start playing music on one Alexa-powered device and sync the audio to all of your Alexa devices or only the devices you want. This allows you to have your music synchronized throughout your home as you walk from room…

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  • You Can Now Get Same-Day in Home Antenna Installation

    Installing an antenna, especially an outdoor antenna, can be something many do not want to mess with. From having to ground the antenna properly to running the wires into your house, many would rather just have someone else do it. Now Puls, a professional service company that in the past has offered home services including…

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  • PlayStation Vue Will Re-Add Tribune Fox Affiliates, Just Not Right Now

    Back on December 15, 2017, PlayStation Vue dropped Tribune-owned Fox affiliates around the United States. Sadly, this happened just before the NFL playoffs started. Ever since that happened we have been flooded with questions about if they will be re-added. The good news is, yes, they will almost certainly be re-added. The bad news is…

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  • 6 of the Coolest Products from CES 2018

    Last week, tech companies, industry professionals, and consumers came together for the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The week was packed with product demos and unveilings. Below, we’re looking at some of the coolest products for our cord cutting readers that were introduced at CES 2018. Samsung The Wall We’re kicking the list…

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  • A Former Apple Executive Will Run Disney’s New Streaming Service

    According to reports Disney has found their new head man to take on Netflix. Recently Disney hired a former Apple executive, Kevin Swint, to lead their new video on-demand service that is expected to launch in 2019. Kevin Swint was previously director of iTunes and now will be a senior vice president and general manager…

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  • DIRECTV NOW’s Buffering Is Getting Better But Is Far from Solved

    At the start of January 2018, DIRECTV NOW had very bad week: Two separate long outages and a sudden spike in buffering. AT&T never came right out and said what caused the spike, but it seems a perfect storm happened. First, college football bowl games and playoffs all happened at once. Next, a flood of…

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  • A Fix for the Chromecast’s Wi-Fi Bug Is Rolling Out

    Yesterday Google started to roll out a patch to fix the Chromecast Wi-Fi bug that was crashing Wi-Fi networks across a long list of routers. The issue was first spotted by TP-Link and affects Google’s Cast products, mainly the Google Home and Chromecast, which are causing issues with Wi-Fi networks. Google Cast sends packets between…

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