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FX & Hulu Announce a Release Date for 1,600 Episodes of FX Shows
Last year we learned that Disney would be making Hulu the exclusive home of FX programming. Hulu will add a huge catalog of older FX programming now that Disney owns both FX and Hulu. This will not only include new FX shows added hours after airing but also older, back catalog shows from FX. Hulu…
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Discovery is Planning to Launch a Streaming Service Featuring All of Its Brands for Cord Cutters
This week, at a Citi investor conference, Discovery CEO David Zaslav said that while the company is doing well on cable and pay TV platforms, he’s well aware that in order to continue growing, the company needs to expand. “If we want to win in the long-term – and we have this great IP that…
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The Roku Ultra is On Sale for $83.99
Need a new Roku for Christmas? Right now the 2019 Roku Ultra with the new and improved remove and JBL headphones is on sale for just $83.99 down from $99.99. You do need to hurry though as this sale will likely end soon. You can find the 2019 Roku Ultra on Amazon HERE. Here is…
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How Did Streaming Services Do at the Golden Globes?
Last night, the Golden Globes aired on NBC, hosted by Rocky Gervais. Streaming services earned nominations for both original series and films. Now that the awards show is over, here’s how Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Apple TV+ did. Before the awards show, Netflix took the lead with 17 nominations. In the end, they took…
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TIDAL is Now Available on Vizio Smart TVs
Music fans, you can now stream music from TIDAL on Vizio SmartCast TVs. Today, the music sgtreaming service announced that it will be available on Vizio SmartCast TVs beginning today. Subscribers will now be able to access over 60 million tracks, 250,000 videos, and original content directly from their TV. Vizio users can find the…
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TiVo Owners Will Have to Wait for Roku and Apple Apps
While we’ve been focusing on TiVo’s announcement of their new streaming player that will launch in April, there’s one announcement that we haven’t gotten at CES – a date for the apps for Roku, Apple TV, and others to stream recorded content from TiVo. TechHive reported that Ted Malone, TiVo’s vice president of consumer products…
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The Free Streaming Service STIRR Adds Six New Channels to Their Lineup
The free streaming service STIRR has recently added six new channels to their lineup. iewers can now watch over 90 live channels of news, movies, sports, comedy, and more along with over 3,300 hours of on-demand content. Fridays (175) was ABC’s late night comedy show that aired on Friday nights from April 1980 to April 1982. The…
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Amazon’s Fire TV Has a New & Improved Prime Video App
This morning, a source for Cord Cutters News shared that the Amazon Prime Video app for Fire TV devices has a new look, resembling the app update for tablets and mobile. A couple weeks ago, we reported that Amazon was rolling out new features to its website when you stream Prime Video. These updates included…
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Verizon Fios Is Launching Mix & Match Packages That Offer YouTube TV
This post is a sponsored opportunity from Verizon Fios; however, all opinions expressed here are my own. Note: Verizon reached out to Cord Cutters News asking if we would let our readers know about a deal. We agreed to this sponsored post because we are always happy to help our readers find out about great…
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A New Law Bans Cable TV Providers From Charging for Routers They Don’t Own
A new law has finally stopped TV providers from charging customers a monthly fee for equipment that the customers have purchased on their own. ARS Technica first reported on this law that will affect cable and telecom companies. Frontier Communications is the example shared, as they have been charging customers a $10/month “Wi-Fi Router” fee,…
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Amazon’s New Fire TV Smart TVs & Soundbars Come with New, Improved Remotes
Earlier this week Amazon announced a new line of smart soundbars and TVs. Recently Cord Cutters News got a hands-on look at the new remotes and discovered that they come with a new, improved remote. Now you find the Fire TV remotes with new features on the new TCL Fire TV soundbar and Grundig Fire…
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AT&T, Frontier, & Others Are Fighting the FCC Rules Mandating Faster Internet
The FCC recently started to offer $20 billion to help Internet companies bring high-speed Internet to rural America. The FCC wants to make available a tier of funding for companies offering Internet speeds above 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up. Companies offering slower speeds will be limited to one part of the $20 billion…
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AT&T is Turning The Audience Network Into a HBO Max Preview Channel
Today AT&T’s Chief Content Officer announced that they plan to turn the Audience Network into a promo channel for HBO Max. AT&T will use the channel to air content from HBO Max to give subscribers a taste of why they should sign up for the new service when it launches. “We will begin to transition…
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fuboTV is Going to Be Adding More Sports Content & is Offering $15 in Credits to Select Subscribers
Today fuboTV reached out to customers who recently lost their local FOX affiliates with an offer of $15 in credits to make up for the loss of their FOX affiliate. In that email fuboTV also announced that in the coming weeks they will be adding more sports content. Exactly what sports content is being added…
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Comcast Launches xFi Advanced Gateway with Wi-Fi 6
Earlier this week, Comcast announced the launch of its next-generation xFi Advanced Gateway, which will begin rolling out to consumers in the coming months. Comcast will be one of the first U.S. Internet Service Providers to offer a WiFi 6 Certified gateway delivering faster speeds, ultimate capacity, lower latency and best-in-class WiFi coverage throughout the home.…
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