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16 Million Americans Now Use an Antenna for Cord Cutting
This week, Nielsen released a look at how over-the-air TV is playing into TV viewing right now. According to that report, in 2018, 16 million American households used an antenna to watch TV. This is up from 11 million in 2010. What was most interesting in the report is that 41% of the 16 million…
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DIRECTV NOW is Adding More Nexstar & Meredith Owned FOX Affiliates
Tonight multiple readers have contacted Cord Cutters News to let us know that DIRECTV NOW has added more FOX locals. As best we can tell these are locals owned by Nexstar and Meredith. (It is also possible other locals like NBC, ABC, etc are being added. Right now it looks like AT&T just started to…
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EXPIRED: Amazon is Offering 20% Off a Fire TV if You Trade In a Roku, Apple TV, Etc
Want to get a new Fire TV or Fire TV Cube? Right now Amazon is offering 20% off a Fire TV if you trade in a Roku, Apple TV, or Chromecast. Just don’t wait this is a limited time deal. How this works is you tell Amazon what device you want to trade in. Amazon…
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getTV Announces a New Music Series Focusing On Legendary African-American Entertainers
Love great music? This February, every Sunday from 10pm-Midnight ET, getTV will air a variety of specials featuring legendary African-American entertainers including Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, Flip Wilson, Sammy Davis Jr, Luther Vandross and more. Here is what you can expect for free from getTV this month: Sunday, 02/17 10PM ET – The Patti LaBelle…
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ACE Files a Lawsuit Against “Omniverse One World Television” The Service Powering HDHomeRun Premium TV, Skystream TV, & More
For some time now services have been popping up using the Omniverse One World Television system to create live TV streaming services. These are not small companies as they even include Silicondust; the parent company behind the HDHomeRun popular DVR. Omniverse has been very secretive but promised that they do have rights for this content. Now,…
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Sinclair Plans to Launch Next Gen ATSC 3.0 Over-the-Air TV in 26 Markets in 2019
Yesterday Cord Cutters News interviewed Mark Aitken, VP of Advanced Technology for Sinclair. During our talk, we dove deep into the future of 3.0 OTA TV and what it means for cord cutting. First, you may be wondering what is ATSC 3.0 OTA TV? ATSC 3.0 is a new standard that will bring a long…
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How to Protect Your Roku from Being Hacked
A few months ago, a story ran that said Roku players and Roku TVs could be hacked. The idea was that people could use apps like the Roku app to take over your TV and do things you did not want. Recently this fear of the Roku player getting hacked has once again popped up,…
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YouTube TV Added 29 New Locals Today
Today YouTube added 29 new locals bring locals to markets that had previously not had any. These markets include Abilene, TX; Casper-Riverton, WY; Columbus, GA; Hattiesburg, MS; Juneau, AK; Lafayette, IN; Quincy IL; Victoria TX; and Zanesville, OH. A few weeks ago YouTube TV announced that they went nationwide but some have argued that without locals in some…
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EXPIRED: Amazon is Having a Valentines Day Sale Including 90 Days of Amazon Music & 2 Fire TV Stick 4K for Just $84.99
Amazon is getting into the Valentines Day mood by offering great deals on Amazon products. Right now you can get two Fire TV Stick 4K for just $84.98 and you will get 90 days of Amazon Music for FREE. You can get the Amazon Echo for just $69.99 down from $99.99. Need something to do…
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Sling TV Adds Stadium’s 24/7 Network
For some time now Sling TV has had Stadium content but not their 24/7 network. Today Sling added Stadium’s 24/7 network on both the Sling Orange and Sling Blue plans. “We first teamed up with Sling TV in 2016 for the launch of Stadium Plus, and we look forward to this next evolution as we…
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5 Easy Tips to Improve Your Wi-Fi Signal for Better Streaming (2019 Update)
Do you struggle with buffering? Often when cord cutters experience buffering they often blame the streaming provider when the real issue is their Wi-Fi network. These complaints are common with live TV services as they often say “Netflix works but my live TV service does not.” The truth is live TV needs a little more…
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Verizon is Cracking Down on Robocalls
Today Verizon announced that their new Call Filter app will be released in March 2019. This new app will crack down on spam calls by notifying Verizon customers for free that the call is likely spam. You will even be able to set the app up to auto-block any suspected spam calls. “Happy Valentine’s Day! But if there’s…
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The Live TV Streaming Service Vidgo Launches on Android TV Devices
Late last year, the long-awaited Vidgo live TV streaming service launched with several international packages. This week, Vidgo started to take beta testers for a new English-based package. Vidgo is available on iOS, Android, and Web with Roku and Apple TV support coming in the following weeks. Now Vidgo has officially launched on its second…
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DIRECTV NOW May Be Working on Adding “Socialable” Viewing
For years now, companies have tried to find new ways to let friends and family who live in different areas watch TV shows together. Now it looks like AT&T is looking at options to add what they call “socialable” viewing. This new option would allow people to simultaneously watch the same programming together even if…
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5 Tips to Help You Get the Most from PlayStation Vue (2019 Update)
PlayStation Vue has several great features that make using the service so much better. Sadly after talking with some PlayStation Vue subscribers recently, I was surprised by how few of them take advantage of everything PlayStation Vue has to offer. If you are a long-time PlayStation Vue subscriber, you may already know these options. Yet…
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