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Cord Cutting This Week 43 – DIRECTV NOW 2nd Price Hike?, Roku, Fire TV DVR Recast, Hulu, & 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. Today we…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds Parental Controls to More Devices
Back in August, DIRECTV NOW officially added parental controls. Now AT&T is rolling out their DIRECTV NOW parental controls to more devices including iOS and the Apple TV. “Our new flexible parental controls are designed to give you peace of mind through the power to better manage what your kids watch. Streamers should be free…
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fuboTV Drops The El Rey Network and Fusion
Today fuboTV quietly dropped El Rey network and Fusion both owned by Univision. This comes a few months after Sling TV and Dish also dropped Univision owned networks. fuboTV has not said why but recently DISH accused Univision of demanding a large price hike. Recently Univision also announced plans to lay off 7% of their…
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DAZN, The Netflix of Sports, First Major Sporting Event Anthony Joshua Vs. Alexandra Povetkin is Today
Today is the first live boxing broadcast for DAZN in the United States, featuring Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin, from Wembley Stadium in London, where more than 80,000 fans are expected to attend. U.S. fans can watch the fight live and on-demand only on DAZN. DAZN has been around for some time now starting in Europe and…
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How to Watch BBC America Without Paying For Cable TV (2018 Update)
In just a few weeks the new season of Doctor Who with a new Doctor will be airing on BBC America. The good news is BBC America has become a very easy channel to stream online without the need for a cable TV subscription. So here is our quick guide on how to watch BBC…
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T-Mobile Plans to Offer 300 Mbps Or Better 5G Internet
This week T-Mobile announced plans to roll out their 5G home internet to over half of Americans over the next 5 years. According to T-Mobile, this means they will offer 300 Mbps to more than 250 million people and 500 Mbps to more than 200 million people. 5G home internet has already started to roll…
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The Best FREE Streaming Service for Cord Cutting Is… (September 2018)
We often get asked what the best free streaming service is but instead of telling you what I think, last week we asked 2,000 of our readers what they thought. Here is the full break down of votes: The Roku Channel: 45.5% Pluto TV: 33.8% Sony Crackle: 11.6% Tubi: 8.2% Popcornflix: 1% Roku jumped about…
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PlayStation Vue is Going Start Charging Sales Tax in Select States
Yesterday PlayStation Vue started to contact subscribers to inform them that they plan to collect sales tax in select states. PlayStation Vue had already collected taxes in select states and towns. Now Sony is expanding to collect sales tax in select states starting October 1st, 2018. Here is the Email Sony is sending out: We…
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You Can Now Stream Locals For FREE in Boston Thanks to Locast
Locast a new live TV streaming service that launched back in January in New York City to offer access to 15 stations including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. Now Locast is expanding into a 6th market with the addition of Boston today. Don’t look for Locast to stop there according to the people behind the service they plan…
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Expired: Amazon’s $3.99 Rental This Weekend is Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Amazon often has special movie rental deals. This weekend the $3.99 movie rental is the 2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Now you have to be a Prime member to take advantage of this deal but if you are Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a great deal. About this movie: Owen and Claire return to the ruins…
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AT&T Now Offers Unlimited Internet in Select RVs For Just $30 a Month
For those who want to experience the great outdoors, while staying connected to the web, AT&T and Airstream are here with a solution. The partnership is bringing 4G LTE connectivity to Airstream Silver Bullet. This update of The Internet of Things is making it affordable and convenient to live, work, and stay entertained from virtually…
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Roku is Getting Ready to Roll Out Roku OS 9.0
For some time now we have been hearing rumors of a new Roku OS update. Now posts have started to show up on Reddit about some Roku users getting a Roku OS 9.0 update. Details are still thin but there have been rumors of new Roku players coming out later this year. Now a Roku…
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fuboTV Adds 8 New CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals
Yesterday fuboTV announced that they have added 8 new locals. This includes 4 CBS locals, 1 FOX local, and 3 NBC Locals. With these new locals, fuboTV now has 486 live locals. Right now fuboTV has: FOX coverage in 93% of U.S. households, including 50 of the top 50 and 146 total DMAs (111 stations plus…
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ABC Announces a New Streaming Service Called ‘Localish’
ABC is recognizing the number of millennials that have cut the cord, and who watch most of their content on mobile devices. The company has launched a new brand called ‘Localish’ which focuses on local content, created specifically for a generation that spends more time searching, communicating, and watching content on their phones. You can…
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Hulu is Bringing Back Veronica Mars For a 4th Season
This week Veronica Mars fans got great news as Hulu announced a new deal with Kristen Bell to reprise her role as Veronica Mars in the series of the same name. The deal means a new 4th season of Veronica Mars. Veronica Mars first aired for three seasons between 2004–2007 on UPN and then on…
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