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Amazon’s Fire TV Tops 30 Million Active Accounts, Beating Roku
Today Amazon announced the number of active accounts using a Fire TV. According to Amazon they now have over 30 million Fire TV accounts beating out Roku’s 27 million accounts according to an interview with CNET. (Now it is important to remember that accounts and number of devices sold are two different numbers. 1 account con…
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EXPIRED: The New 3rd-Gen Echo Dot is On Sale For $29.99
Right now the brand new 3rd-gen Echo Dot with improved performance and a new look is on sale for just $29.99. This is a limited time deal that could end without warning. Details: Echo Dot is our most popular voice-controlled speaker, now with improved sound and a new design. Ask Alexa to play music, answer…
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TNT Will Stream 20 NBA Games For Free on Twitter
Today it was announced that TNT will stream 20 NBA games for free this season starting in February. These games will be free but limited to the United States and available for streaming on phones, tablets, and streaming players. ???? #NBA, Turner Sports and @Twitter today announced a live streaming deal that will provide fans…
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Roku is Rolling Out an Update To Fix Some Roku Express Models
Is your Roku Express having issues with a message reporting not enough space to run or add channels? Now Roku is rolling out an update to fix this issue. Here is the message posted on Roku’s site: We are aware of an issue where some customers may see an error message on the Roku Express…
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Sony is Shutting Down Their Sony Pictures Streaming Store
Today Sony announced that on January 31st, 2019 they will be shutting their Sony Pictures Store a streaming service that let customers buy digital movies. The good news is Sony is offering several options to save your content including moving it to Vudu or Movies Anywhere. Did you use the Sony Pictures Store? Leave us…
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Sony Promises to Restore Kodi Support On Sony Android TV Products
For years there have been rumors of companies banning Kodi from their products. Last week Sony pushed an updated that banned Kodi by blocking its install in the firmware of their newer Android TV devices. In a post on the official Kodi Twitter Account, the Kodi Team said: “Well done @SonyElectronics for actively preventing users…
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Tegna & ABC Renew Their Affiliate Deal
Yesterday it was announced that ABC and Tegna have renewed their affiliate deal. Now Tegna will be able to continue to offer ABC content in nine US markets. “We are excited to extend our long-standing relationship with ABC across platforms,” said Dave Lougee, president and CEO, TEGNA. “This long-term agreement adds certainty and stability for…
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VIKI, a Streaming Service with Content from Korea, China, & Japan, launches on Roku Player
Rakuten is probably best known for owning companies like Viber, Lyft, and eBates. Yet they also own VIKI, a streaming service focusing on content from Korea, China, and Japan. Now that service is expanding to add support for Roku TVs and players. Here is how VIKI describes their service: Viki, a play on the words…
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CBS All Access Will Be Getting a Second Animated Star Trek Show
It looks like CBS is far from done building out Star Trek on CBS All Access. We already know there is a new Star Trek show with Patrick Steward coming and now there is an animated Star Trek show in the works. Alex Kurtzman, who is working on the Star Trek shows for CBS All…
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Plex Plans to Add Free Ad-Supported Movies & Premium Subscriptions
This week at CES, Plex hinted at plans to take on Amazon Channels and Roku’s new premium subscription service and free ad-supported movies. Plex also announced plans to offer ad-supported free movies through the Plex app to take on services like Sony Crackle, Tubi, The Roku Channel, and more. With Amazon Channels and the new…
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The Biggest Cord Cutting News So Far from CES: 5G, 8K, & DVRs
The Consumers Electronics Show (CES) 2019 is in full swing as we enter the second day of the show. Most of the big announcements have been made and everyone is now going hands on with the new products on the show floor. What is some of the biggest cord cutting news from CES 2019 so…
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Google is Working on Setting Hardware Minimums for Android TV & Is Working on Adding New Apps
This week at CES, Cord Cutters News was able to meet with Shalini Govil-Pai, the Senior Director of Product Management for Android TV. During the conversation, it was revealed that Google will be working on setting minimum hardware performance standards for Android TV. One of the main complaints about Android TV has been the fact…
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DIRECTV NOW Expands 5.1 Audio to More Channels
Cord cutters have been asking for 5.1 audio on a live TV streaming service. DIRECTV NOW one of the first live TV streaming service to answer this request. Now DIRECTV NOW has started to roll out support to more channels. According to reports DIRECTV NOW now offers 5.1 audio on all channels that support Dolby…
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Verizon is Spending $1 Million To Help Push 5G Development
Today during Verizon’s keynote address at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, Verizon Chief Executive Officer Hans Vestberg announced the launch of the Verizon “Built on 5G Challenge.” This new service will help fund innovators to create transformative solutions that leverage 5G connectivity to transform the way people live, work, and play. “When we launched 4G, we…
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PlayStation Vue Rolls Out a Second Update to Their Roku Channel to Fix Bugs
Last week PlayStation Vue rolled out an update to their Roku Channel with some new features, sadly though it also added a few bugs. Now according to our readers, it looks like Sony just pushed out an update to fix these bugs and restore some features that have not been working. To get this update just…
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