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AT&T Plans to Charge $50 to $60 a Month For DIRECTV NOW
Today AT&T’s chief Randall Stephenson opened up more about the future of DIRECTV NOW and the new DIRECTV streaming version launching in 2019. Part of that talk revolved around plans to charge $50 to $60 a month for DIRECTV NOW after thinning it out. During a talk at UBS Global Media and Communications Conference Stephens…
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Report: Hulu & AT&T Are Working On Videos Ads When You Pause a Show
Today it was reported that both Hulu and AT&T are testing out full video ads when you pause a show. Now if you pause your TV show, AT&T and Hulu hope to place ads on that. This is nothing new but what is new is replacing it with a video ad that fills all or…
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If Roku Goes Up for Sale, Who Would Buy Them? We Take a Look
Rumors have been flying for years now that Roku, the company, is or will be up for sale. This does not mean Roku is struggling. Roku just had one of the best quarters ever in the history of the company. Sales are going strong and by most reports over half of all streaming players in…
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DIRECTV NOW’s Future Is Unknown
Recently AT&T made two announcements that will likely represent a major change of direction for DIRECTV NOW. First, AT&T announced a third live TV streaming service with the launch of a DIRECTV streaming (along with AT&T Watch TV). AT&T also announced that they expect DIRECTV NOW to lose subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2018…
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AT&T Just Made Cord Cutting Harder
This week AT&T announced they are putting an end to prorated credits if you cancel their service. For example, right now if you cancel DIRECTV on December 15, they would credit you for the rest of December that you didn’t use. (Assuming your contract had ended.) Now if you cancel on or after the first…
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The Hallmark Channel’s SiriusXM Christmas Station is Now Free on Alexa
Starting today and running through December 25th SiriusXM is giving free access to 15 holiday radio channels to Alexa owners. The channels include access to acoustic, Christmas classics, pop content, jazz, Latin classics, Hallmark Channel, traditional holiday music, and more. If you live in the United States or Canada and don’t have a SiriusXM subscription you…
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Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon in December 2018
December 3rd Blue Planet II, season 1 Hero Mask The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot, season 2 December 4th District 9 December 6th Happy!, season 1 December 7th 5 Star Christmas Bad Blood Dogs of Berlin Dumplin’ Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Nailed It! Holiday! Neo Yokio: Pink…
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Pluto TV Announces Their Holiday Lineup
Today Pluto TV announced a new lineup of holiday movies and event that will air for free over the holiday season. Here is the list of some of what you can expect on Pluto in December: Naughty or Nice? — This Christmas programming definitely landed Pluto TV on Santa’s Nice List! Christmas Eve Music Peter,…
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Hulu is Adding ‘ASK DR. RUTH’ Documentary
Last week Hulu announced a deal to bring the new documentary the chronicles the popular radio and TV host. The new Ask Dr. Ruth documentary will hit Hulu in 2019. About the film: Directed by Ryan White (The Keepers, The Case Against 8), Ask Dr. Ruth chronicles the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became…
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fuboTV is Launching in Spain
Today fuboTV announced that they are launching in Spain with a Spanish/English language package costing just 3.99 Euros/month. fuboTV is the first major US based live TV streaming services to launch in Europe. Others including PlayStation Vue have announced plans to launch in Europe but have not done so yet. fuboTV España subscribers can now access…
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Expired: The Roku Stick+ is On Sale After Being Named One of Amazon’s Best Selling Devices
Earlier today Amazon named the Roku Stick+ as one of the best selling home entertainment devices of 2018. Now you can get the Roku Stick+ on sale for just $49.99 for a limited time. This as best we can tell this is the lowest official price ever sold by Amazon or any major retailer as it matches…
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Nexstar is Buying Tribune’s ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations For $6.4 Billion
Your local TV station may soon have a new owner. Today it was announced that Nextstar Media Group will be buying the Tribune Media Company for $6.4 billion. This deal will add more than 40 stations including KTLA in Los Angeles, WPIX in New York and WGN-TV in Chicago to Nexstar’s list of locals. (Note WGN-TV has…
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The Fire TV Stick Was Amazon Prime’s Best Selling Product in 2018
Today Amazon announced the best selling products of 2018. According to Amazon, the Fire TV Stick was the number one best selling product with Amazon Prime members. According to Amazon the most popular item with Prime Members of the year in the U.S. was the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, followed by the…
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AT&T Plans to End Their Satellite DIRECTV & Focus on Streaming
This week during their annual analysts meeting, AT&T announced plans to put an end to their satellite TV service. “We’ve launched our last satellite,” John Donovan, CEO of AT&T Communications, said during the meeting. This lines up well with a 2016 report that AT&T planned to have streaming as their primary TV service in 2020 to…
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Expired: Amazon Just Kicked Off 12 Days of Deals
Today Amazon kicked off their 12 Days of Deals event full of deals on a wide range of topics including Electronics. Each day will feature a selection of carefully curated deals for different friends and family. You can find amazon.com/12daysofdeals to find the latest deals and offerings that will become available at midnight PT each day. Deal day themes…
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