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The New Fire TV Stick With Updated Remote is Now For Sale on Amazon
Today Amazon announced that they will be updating the Fire TV Stick by adding a new remote. This new remote will add the ability to control your TV’s power and volume like the remote that launched with the Fire TV Stick 4K. Now you can find it for sale on Amazon’s website HERE. The best news…
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fuboTV Saw a 3X Jump in Engagement in December 2018
Today fuboTV announced that user engagement on fuboTV reached an all-time high in December 2018 with a 3x jump in engagement over the same time in 2017. This all comes as fuboTV expanded their programming last year to add AMC, TBS, TNT, CNN and Cartoon Network, and premium add-ons including AMC Premiere, NBA League Pass and…
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Amazon Is Updating the Fire TV Stick With a New Remote
Today Amazon announced that they will be updating the Fire TV Stick by adding a new remote. This new remote will add the ability to control your TV’s power and volume like the remote that launched with the Fire TV Stick 4K. The best part is starting at around Noon Eastern today you will be…
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Netflix is Raising Their Price
For only the second time in 5 years, Netflix is raising their price on US subscribers. The standard Netflix plan that offers two HD streams, is increasing from $10.99 to $12.99 per month. Also the Basic Netflix plan is going up from $7.99 to $8.99 per month. The Premium plan, which provides up to four…
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Nvidia Discontinues the Nvidia Shield Pro
For some time now there have been two versions of the Nvidia Shield, a standard version with 16GB and a Pro version with 500GB of storage. Now Nvidia has announced that they are discontinuing the Nvidia Shield Pro. The good news is the standard Nvidia Shield with 16GB is still available. If you want extra…
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First Look at The TCL’s New 8K Roku TV 8-Series (Also Available in 4K)
At CES, Cord Cutters News was able to get a first look at the 2019 8-Series from TCL. This new line of TVs will come in 4K and 8K options. The version we saw was not 100% finalized and minor changes may be made. When the TV is released, we plan to do a full…
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Sling TV Is Offering a Free Air TV For Local Channels If You Prepay
Sling TV was one of the first streaming services to offer device deals. If you prepay for a few months of the service, you could get a Roku Ultra for just $49.99, for example. Now Sling TV has rolled out an updated deal that will give you a free Air TV that will allow you…
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NBC Is Launching a Streaming Service in 2020
For some time now, we have heard that NBC was looking into launching a streaming service like CBS All Access. Now, according to Variety, NBC plans to launch the service in 2020. Details are still thin, but the service will feature original content exclusive to the new NBC streaming service plus content from NBC Universal…
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Sling TV Rolls Out a Free Experience, Pay-Per-View, & Improved Search to All Roku Owners (Even if You Are Not a Subscriber)
Today Sling TV announced that they have rolled out their free experience offering access to free shows to all Roku owners. No longer will you have to be an ex Sling TV subscriber to access the content. Now just by installing Sling TV, you will find free TV shows. Sling TV is also rolling out the ability…
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EXPIRED: Deal Alert: Amazon’s 43” 4K Fire TV Edition Smart TV is Just $299.99
Need a great deal on a new smart Tv with a Fire TV built in? Right now you can get the 43” Toshiba 4k Fire TV Edition smart TV for just $299.99. This is a limited time deal and subject to change. More about the Fire TV Edition Smart TV: Toshiba 4K UHD Smart TV…
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YouTube TV Is Finally Available on More Smart TVs
For months now Vizio has slowly been rolling out on their SmartCast TVs. Thanks to AndroidPolice, we can confirm that all Vizio SmartCast TVs now support YouTube TV. You can stream YouTube TV on many smart TVs including Samsung and LG Smart TVs along with devices like Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Android TV. Starting…
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Don’t Get Scammed When You Buy a New Roku
For years now, scammers have been targeting cord cutters using old scams in a new way. One of these scams has been targeting new Roku owners and, for some reason, in the last week scammers have been focusing on new Roku owners. We have been getting a growing number of complaints from readers that Roku…
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Giveaway Alert: Enter Now to Win a HDHomeRun Connect Quatro, Nvidia Shield, 60 Mile Antenna, & More
Today we are very excited to partner with SiliconDust to offer a new giveaway to our readers. Right now you can enter to win anHDHR5-4US HDHomeRun CONNECT QUATRO 4-tuner OTA, Nvidia Shield, a one-year subscription to the HDHomeRun DVR Service, and a CC-17 CableCutter MAX 60 mile Indoor / Outdoor Omni Directional antenna. This giveaway starts today…
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Cord Cutting This Week 58 – iTunes on Samsung, AT&T Layoffs, Hulu’s New Look, 8K Roku TVs, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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Roku Finally Acquires @Roku on Twitter
For years Roku, the popular streaming player, has used @RokuPlayer on Twitter. There has been a @Roku but it led to something unrelated to Roku. Last Friday suddenly @RokuPlayer on Twitter started to push people to @Roku. Understandably some ended up begin confused by this and a few worried that someone was trying to impersonate…
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