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DIRECTV NOW Reconfirms Plans For New DVR Add-ons
For over a year now AT&T has talked about launching a DVR storage add-on. For the last few months, AT&T has been quiet about the new DVR add-ons, leaving many to wonder if they had changed their mind. Now AT&T has reconfirmed plans to launch new DVR add-ons. During a talk at the 2019 Global…
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EXPIRED: Tablo is Giving Away a Free Year of TV Guide Data With all New 4-Tuner Tablo DVRs
Today Tablo announced that they are giving away a full year of guide data with purchase of a 4-tuner Tablo DVR. To get this deal you have to buy a new 4-tuner then use the coupon code 4FREEYEAR when you register your Tablo device on account.tablotv.com. You can find the 4-tuner Tablo DVR on Amazon HERE. The Small…
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PlayStation Vue Just Added Cheddar Big News & Baby TV
Today PlayStation Vue added two new Channels Cheddar Big News and Baby TV. Both channels went live today on multiple PlayStation Vue packages but at the time of this posting Sony has not updated the PlayStation Vue package to list what packages they are live in. Cheddar Big News presents national news in the style of…
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Hulu Is Lowering Their Price to $5.99 & Raising the Price of Live TV
Today Hulu announced that they are cutting the price of their limited-commercial plans from $7.99 to $5.99 a month. This change will happen on February 26, 2019, at which time all new subscribers will be charged $5.99 a month and current subscribers will see their bills drop to $5.99 a month. Hulu also announced that…
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YouTube TV is Now Live Nationwide
Today Google announced that YouTube TV is now live nationwide. Now everyone in the United States can enjoy YouTube TV. “Nearly two years ago, we launched YouTube TV, a new and reimagined way to enjoy cable-free live TV on your terms. Since then, we’ve been working to make sure that people in the top 100 markets…
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Netflix Joins the MPAA
Yesterday it was announced that Netflix would be joining the Motion Picture Association of America. Maybe best known for their efforts to crack down on piracy, the MPAA also works to advocate for the future of movies and TV. “On behalf of the MPAA and its member companies, I am delighted to welcome Netflix as…
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Our Rebuttal to CBS’s Anti-Cord Cutting Story
This week, Netflix announced a $2 price hike and, as you would expect, big media companies jumped at the chance to bash cord cutting. First, NBC News quickly released a story called “The Bundle strikes back: How streaming caught up to cable TV prices.” In this story, NBC News (which is owned by Comcast) argued…
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Viacom Just Bought Pluto TV
Today it was announced that Viacom is buying Pluto TV for $340 million in cash. This deal will give Viacom full control over Pluto TV and its future. For some time now Viacom has hinted at plans for a free streaming service now it seems that buying Pluto TV is how they will do it.…
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5 Pro Tips For Fire TV & Fire Stick Owners – Update January 2019
The Fire TV and Fire Stick are powerful streaming players and with these tips you can get even more out of them. So here are my top 5 pro tips for Fire device owners. #1 Name Your Devices The Fire TV and Fire Stick let you cast content to your TV from mobile devices and…
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As Cord Cutting Grows, CBS, NBC, Disney, & Others Seek to Cut Out The Middle Man
For years TV has had a fairly set model. Content companies like CBS, NBC, and Disney would license their content out to other networks not only in the United States but around the world. Now with streaming and the growth of cord cutting companies like these are looking to ditch the middle man. Increasingly media…
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EXPIRED: The Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet is On Sale at Just $49.99
Amazon today has their Fire HD 8 Tablets with special offers on sale for just $49.99 down from $79.99. That is currently the same price as the lower end smaller Fire 7 tablet. We are not sure how long this deal will go for. The last time the Fire HD 8 was this low it didn’t…
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Britbox Tops 500,000 Subscribers
This week, the on-demand streaming service Britbox announced that they have hit 500,000 subscribers. BritBox President Soumya Sriraman said, “We knew that our special sauce of combining our ‘Now’ feature of near live television, with the best British TV programming would make this a must-have service. British content is as popular as ever, and we…
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Vudu is Upgrading Some SD Movie Purchases to Full HD For FREE
Did you buy some movies on Vudu in SD? You may now have access to that movie in HD. It looks like Vudu has started to upgrade these SD movie purchases to HD. Yesterday a poster on Reddit first spotted this and others have started to report receiving the free upgrades. It is now clear what…
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EXPIRED: The Roku Premiere is On Sale For Just $29.99 (A New All Time Low Price)
Want a cheap 4K streaming player? Right now the 2018 Roku Premier is on sale for just $29.99. This is a new all time low price for the Roku Premiere. You can find this deal on the Roku Premiere on Amazon HERE. More about the Roku Premiere: Incredible picture — simple way to start streaming…
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My Ultimate Cord Cutting Setup – Services I Personally Use (2019 Update)
I often get asked what cord cutting devices and services I use. Over the weekend, I talked about the devices I use. Today, I want to go over the services I use. Now, what services I use is a tough question, because I subscribe to a ton of services for work. I currently have a…
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