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Some DIRECTV NOW Beta Testers Need to Manually Update
Today DIRECTV NOW started to reach out to beta testers notifying them that they may need to manually update their app if they use iPhone, iPads, or the Apple TV beta app. Here is the email they are sending out to Beta Testers: Good Morning Testers, Well, we’re not perfect – but we’re working on…
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Sling TV Launches a New Website Promoting Choice & Control of Your TV
Today Sling TV announced a new ad campaign promoting choice and control when you subscribe with Sling TV. This new ad campaign also comes with a new website that drops the a la carte TV branding with a new “Live TV You Love Only Better” branding. “Slinging is about breaking norms and connecting people with…
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hoopla digital: The Best FREE Movie, TV, & Music Service You Never Heard Of
This may not be new to some of you as I have talked about hoopla digital before. Yet some things are so good and sadly so unknown that they are worth talking about again. If you like free movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, ebooks, and more you need to checkout hoopla digital. So what is…
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Netflix is In Talks With Barack & Michelle Obama About a Netflix Original
Yesterday it was reported that Netflix and Barack and Michelle Obama are in talks for a new Netflix original. Details of the talks are thin but reports are Netflix and the Obamas are in talks to “produce a series of high-profile shows” according to The New York Times. Reports are the show is not meant…
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My Rebuttal to the Seattle Times Cord Cutting Story
Last weekend the Seattle Times came out with a cord cutting story about the pros and cons of cord cutting. Yet, sadly, they got many things just plain wrong. It looks like the information from the post was at least a few years old. So let’s break down the Seattle Times story and hopefully help…
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Expired: Amazon Echo Dot & Echo Are on Sale! Starting at $39.99!
Right now Amazon Echo Devices are on sale starting at $39.99 for the Echo Dot and $84.99 for the Echo. This is a great deal for an Alexa powered Echo device. Details: Echo Dot (2nd Generation) is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play music, control smart home devices, make calls, send and…
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Updated: Here is Every Local DIRECTV NOW Currently Offers
Recently AT&T sent Cord Cutters News a full list of locals that DIRECTV NOW currently has. This is the first time we have received an official list of DIRECTV NOW affiliates in a few months. We also learned that DIRECTV NOW has topped as best we can tell 300 live locals. This puts DIRECTV NOW in a…
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XUMO Adds GLORY Top-Tier Kickboxing
XUMO is well known for their app on smart TV OSes and apps on devices such as Roku to access a ton of free content. Now they are expanding their lineup with a partnership with GLORY. Through the partnership, GLORY will provide hundreds of hours of kickboxing content, including archived fight cards, pre and post-fight…
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fuboTV Announces Plans to Add 173 New CBS, FOX, & NBC Affiliates
This week fuboTV announced that they have 227 locals with the addition of new CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates. Now, fuboTV has confirmed to Cord Cutters News that they have rights to 173 new CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates that will bring their total number of live locals to 400. Currently fuboTV has 227 locals…
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Roku Single Sign-On Adds Support For YouTube TV
Back in October 2017, it was announced that Roku was adding single sign-on support to Roku players. This meant that if you logged in once you could access multiple apps on your Roku without needing to log in again. At launch Roku only supported a handful of cable providers. There were also only a handful…
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Expired: Right Now Amazon Prime Members Get $15 Off The Fire TV Stick
Right now Amazon has a great deal on the Fire TV Stick if you are a prime member. For a limited time, Amazon is offering $15 off the Fire TV. This will bring the price down to just $24.99 for the Fire TV Stick. (Plus taxes depending on where you live.) This is a limited time Amazon…
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You Only Have 2 Days Left to Get YouTube TV For $35
Back in February YouTube TV announced that they are adding new channels but also that they will be raising their price. YouTube TV sent out emails saying that starting March 13 new subscribers to YouTube TV will be paying $40 a month for the service. So you only have two days left to get YouTube TV…
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Editorial: T-Mobile Must Avoid the Mistakes PlayStation Vue Made
Recently T-Mobile announced plans to launch a live TV streaming service to “disrupt” the world of pay TV. More recently T-Mobile launched a new website for their live TV streaming service and included this section: Do I have to have T-Mobile wireless to get TV from T-Mobile? No. Our vision is to launch a TV…
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Amazon Rebrands the Fire TV 3 As the Fire TV Pendant
Ever since the new Fire TV came out late last year there has been confusion about what it is. Officially Amazon listed it as the Fire TV 3rd generation, often calling it the Fire TV 3 for short. Yet there has been debate among Fire TV fans over whether it is a box or a…
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Expired: Right Now Amazon Prime Members Get $25 Off The Fire TV
Right now Amazon has a great deal on the Fire TV if you are a prime member. For a limited time Amazon is offering $25 off the Fire TV. This will bring the price down to just $44.99 for the Fire TV. (Plus taxes depending on where you live.) This is a limited time Amazon Prime deal.…
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