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PlayStation Vue Will Be On Sale Next Week
Been thinking of getting PlayStation Vue? Well if you wait until June 8th, 2018 you can get $10 off per month of PlayStation Vue’s Core plan for 2 months. This deal was announced today on the official PlayStation blog but was very vague. We are not sure if this is for new customers or if current…
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Station Owners Ask The FCC To Increase National Ownership Cap to 50%
Currently, local TV station owners cannot own more than 39% of TV market in the United States. Recently Sinclair is changing that in an attempt to buy Tribune but it looks like they may have some help from other station owners. Today in a filing with the FCC Hearst Television, Scripps Media, Raycom Media, Gray Television,…
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The FCC is Asking eBay & Amazon to Crack Down on “Kodi Boxes”
Today the FCC has asked both Amazon and eBay to stop selling bogus pay-TV set-top boxes. These boxes in public are often known as “Kodi Boxes” and are packed full of 3rd party Kodi add-ons that give free access to movies and TV shows. (Please note the team behind Kodi are not the ones making…
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Report: MoviePass is Running Out of Money
Since movie pass launched, it has quickly become a popular service among movie fans. For just $10 a month you can see a movie a day. Now though CNN is reporting that MoviePass is running out of money. According to CNN MoviePass has $15.5 million in cash and an additional $27.9 million in accounts receivable. Sounds…
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Disney is Lining Up Cash to Fight Off Comcast
Recently it was announced that FOX and Disney have come to a deal to sell most of FOX to Disney in a mostly cash deal. Now that deal is not done and Comcast had previously tried to buy Fox but was beat out by Disney. Last week Comcast once again announced plans to make an all-cash…
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Here are All 600+ Locals Currently Streaming on Hulu
Want your locals streamed? Well, Hulu is likely the service for you. Last week Hulu announced that they now have 615 live locals across the United States. This makes Hulu the service with the most locals by a wide margin far ahead of PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, and DIRECTV NOW. Here are a few highlights from…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds the Ability to Control Streaming Quality
Two weeks ago DIRECTV NOW rolled out their new app with DVR support, and we are slowly starting to find some other fun new features that AT&T slipped in. One of the new features that has received little notice is the ability to control the streaming quality and the amount of data used on mobile…
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Summer Break Streaming Guide: PBS Kids on Amazon
With summer vacation just around the corner, most of us are looking forward to warm weather and days spent outside. For the days when being outside isn’t an option, parents who are cord cutters have lots of options for keeping kids entertained. Today, we’re sharing the first part of a Summer Break Streaming Guide for…
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My Cord Cutting Setup: Devices I Personally Use
I am often asked what my personal cord cutting setup is, so I decided to break down what I use. (If you are looking for a break down of what services I use, you can find it HERE.) Keep in mind that I own more than 80 cord cutting devices: Every Roku sold since 2011,…
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Here is Everything Leaving Netflix in June 2018
Here is Everything Leaving Netflix in June 2018: June 1st 50 First Dates 8 Mile Gridiron Gang J. Edgar Men in Black My Left Foot Neerja Out of the Dark Princess Kaiulani The Angry Birds Movie The Brothers Grimm The Spy Next Door The Young Victoria Training Day Untraceable Vice What Our Fathers Did: A…
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Expired: Amazon Has $0.99 Rentals Including Disney Movies, Star Wars, Classics, & More
Still Looking for something to watch this weekend? Right now Amazon has 50 great movies for rent just $0.99 each. From classics like Good Will Hunting, Ghostbusters, Charlotte’s Web (1973), Pulpfiction, Stand By Me and Office Space to more recent hits like The Intership, Cast Away, Now You See Me 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s…
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Amazon Has a New Co-Head of Television
This it was announced that Vernon Sanders will be the new co-head of television at Amazon. He will work alongside Albert Cheng overseeing the creative and production units of Amazon Prime television operation. Sanders was previously the VP of current programming at NBC and executive VP of comedy programming and senior VP of drama for…
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Here Are the Markets PlayStation Vue Added a National FOX Feed In
A couple of weeks ago PlayStation Vue lost access to Sinclair-owned FOX locals and last December they lost Tribune-owned FOX locals. Now Sony has launched a live FOX feed in markets where they no longer have a local FOX affiliate. This new national FOX feed will offer prime-time programming from the FOX broadcast network and additional content from…
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Hulu Now Offers 5.1 Surround Sound on Select Devices
Last week Hulu quietly rolled out 5.1 surround sound to their streaming service. With this addition, Hulu is one of only a handful of streaming services that offer 5.1 surround sound. According to the Hulu 5.1 help page that was added on May 17, 2018, Hulu says that as of today the Xbox One is…
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Expired: Amazon Video Has 50 Movies For Rent Just $0.99 Each (Including Disney Movies)
Looking for something to watch this weekend? Right now Amazon has 50 great movies for rent just $0.99 each. From classics like Top Gun, Grease, Stand By Me and Office Space to more recent hits like Now You See Me 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, and The Maze Runner. Amazon even has Star…
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