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As Cord Cutting Grows Comcast, AT&T, & Verizon Lost Over 900,000 Subscribers in Just 3 Months
For all the talk of cord cutting slowing down, there seems to be no sign of it. So far, with just Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T reporting their first quarter 2019 numbers, over 900,000 people canceled their pay-TV service. If this trend continues through 2019 and does not speed up, Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon will lose…
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AT&T Expects DIRECTV NOW to Lose More Subscribers in the Second Quarter of 2019
Yesterday, during AT&T’s first quarter 2019 earnings call, CEO Randall Stephenson opened up about AT&T’s expectations for DIRECTV NOW. During the call, AT&T’s CEO warned that AT&T could still lose more subscribers in the second quarter of 2019. He did add that DIRECTV NOW would have “decent growth” in the second half of 2019. AT&T…
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CBS’s Board is Reportedly Looking At Making An Offer to Merge With Viacom
CBS and Viacom have for over a year now been in on and off talks to once again merge according to a report from Fox Business. The two companies use to be one but broke up into two companies in 2006, at the request of both boards. It is important to remember that both Viacom…
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Plex Adds The Weather Channel’s Local Now Service
Today Plex announced that they have added Local Now to their media software. Now Plex users can access Local Now content through Plex News. “Local Now continues to serve as a great example of how our audience continues to find ways to consume weather, news and information on alternative platforms and demonstrates our commitment to…
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EXPIRED: Amazon’s 55″ 4k HDR Fire TV Edition Smart TV is Now Just $299.99
Want a big TV with a Fire TV built in? Right now Amazon’s 55″ Fire TV Edition Smart TV from Insignia is on sale for just $299.99. (Down from the $430 list price.) Or get the Insignia Fire TV Edition 50″ 4K HDR smart TV from Insignia for just $279.99 down from $299.99. This is a…
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AT&T Says DIRECTV NOW at $50 a Month is ‘Sustainable’
Last month AT&T raised the price of DIRECTV NOW to $50 a month and cut many channels from the service. Now during AT&T’s 1st quarter, 2019 earnings call AT&T’s CEO opens up about the price hike. “I think we’re getting to a place now where the product, we all look at it and say, ‘OK,…
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Some Amazon Fire TV Owners Can Get a New Fire TV 4K Stick For Just $29.99
Right now Amazon is running a limited sale on the Fire TV 4K Stick. Today AFTVnews spotted a deal from Amazon that offered to sell a Fire TV 4K Stick for just $29.99. This deal seems to be for select customers who already own an older Fire TV. Amazon seems to be trying to convince…
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The EU is Developing a Streaming Movie Service Similar to Movies Anywhere
A new platform, focused on bringing European-produced movies to a wider audience, has been created in the EU. The platform, which will give access to more than 35,000 European titles from more than 150 video on demand services, is being compared to Movies Anywhere in America. Right now, the platform is being called Lumiere VOD. The…
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The Oscars Votes to Not Block Netflix From The Award Show
Over the last few months, Steven Spielberg has reportedly been pushing rules that would restrict movies that debut on Netflix and other streaming services from The Oscars. Now the votes are in and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted not to change its rules for winning an Oscar. These rules would…
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AT&T is Planning to Announce Its New WarnerMedia Streaming Service This Fall
Last summer, we shared a story about the AT&T acquisition of Time Warner which they renamed WarnerMedia. Now it has been announced that AT&T is planning to use the huge catalog of WarnerMedia shows and movies to launch a streaming service to take on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Disney+. With all of the fanfare around…
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Here’s What We Know About Philo’s New Single Package
On Monday, we learned that Philo is moving to a single package on May 6. That single package will cost $20/month and the current $16/month will go away. On the Philo website, we’re already seeing that the single $20/month package is the only one clearly displayed. In a message from Philo’s CEO, Andrew McCollum, we…
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Here Are The 5 Best Cord Cutting Deals As of April 23rd, 2019
Are you looking for some good cord cutting deals? Today we want to highlight the top 5 for March 2019. These are all limited-time deals, so don’t wait because the deals can end at any time. #1 Sling TV Just $15 a Month Looking for a great deal on live TV? Money a little tight…
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Fox Nation is Now Available on Roku Players & Roku TVs
If you love Fox News you may want to check out their new streaming services Fox Nation that will a few weeks ago. The Service will cost $5.99 a month or $64.99 a year. Now you can view it on the Roku and Roku TV with the new Fox Nation channel. When making the announcement about…
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AT&T’s DIRECTV NOW Lost 83,000 Subscribers in The First Quarter of 2019
Today AT&T announced that DIRECTV NOW lost 83,000 subscribers in the 1st quarter of 2019. This is compared to the 4th quarters of 2018 when DIRECTV NOW lost 267,000 subscribers. AT&T has been warning that DIRECTV NOW would likely lose subscribers now that has come true. In total AT&T lost 544,000 TV subscribers in the…
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5G Home Internet Is Now Live in Denver & is Coming to 17 Other Markets At Just $50 a Month
The dream of new companies offering home internet has been just a dream for years. Now slowly a growing number of new companies are moving into home internet including Starry. Starry is a startup from some of the team behind Aereo, which has slowly been rolling out 5G fixed wireless home Internet. Currently Starry offers…
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