• Is Cord Cutting to Blame for NBA Ratings Decline? We Take a Look…

    Is Cord Cutting to Blame for NBA Ratings Decline? We Take a Look…

    Last week, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban blamed cord cutting for lower ratings of NBA games. It’s true that numbers are declining for the league. Sports Business Journal shows that the ratings of games on TNT are down 23%, games shown on ESPN are down 20%, and Regional Sports Networks are down 13%. But is…

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  • Hulu, YouTube TV, & Sling TV Are Roku’s Most Popular Live TV Streaming Services

    Hulu, YouTube TV, & Sling TV Are Roku’s Most Popular Live TV Streaming Services

    One of the most common questions in cord cutting right now has been who has the most popular live TV streaming service. Now, according to Roku, Hulu, Sling TV, and YouTube TV are the top three live TV streaming services in America. What is slightly surprising is that PlayStation Vue has falling to last place…

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  • TIDAL is Now Offering a High School Student Discount

    TIDAL is Now Offering a High School Student Discount

    Today, the music streaming service TIDAL announced that they are now offering a 50% discount for high school students ages 16 and up. Prices for these students are now $4.99 for Premium and $9.99 for HiFi memberships. “TIDAL continues to explore new ways to ensure everyone has access to the best music streaming experience,” said…

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  • Here’s the Free Streaming Service Comet’s New Weekday Schedule for December

    Here’s the Free Streaming Service Comet’s New Weekday Schedule for December

    If you’re into classic SciFi content, you probably already know about the free streaming service Comet. The platform offers shows like Babylon 5 and Stargate SG-1 on its channel, all with no subscription fee. Here is how Comet describes their channel: “COMET is a new television channel dedicated to sci-fi entertainment offering popular favorites, cult classics, and undiscovered gems, every…

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  • Stream The Holiday Yule Log For Free on Your TV With Tubi

    Stream The Holiday Yule Log For Free on Your TV With Tubi

    Wishing you had a fireplace to cozy up to this holiday season? How about the next best thing? You can stream a digital version of a crackling Yule Log a-glow with Christmas cheer right on your TV thanks to Tubi. Best of all, it’s completely free. All that’s missing are the chestnuts roasting! Here are…

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  • Sling TV is Offering a Google Nest Hub at No Cost if You Prepay

    Sling TV is Offering a Google Nest Hub at No Cost if You Prepay

    Last month Sling TV announced that they are bringing the Sling TV app to the Google Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max. Now you can stream all your favorite shows through Sling TV on Google’s smart display, the Nest Hub. Today Sling TV announced that if you pre-pay for three months of Sling TV you…

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  • YouTube TV Will Soon Be Adding a Mark as Watched Option for DVR & On-Demand Programs

    YouTube TV Will Soon Be Adding a Mark as Watched Option for DVR & On-Demand Programs

    One of the most requested features for the YouTube TV app is the ability to mark shows and movies in your Library as watched. With the way YouTube TV adds every program of a show, many have hoped that they would be able to mark a show as watched so it would no longer be…

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  • Pluto TV Says The Viacom & CBS Merger Will Move Them “Light Years Ahead” on Their Mission

    Pluto TV Says The Viacom & CBS Merger Will Move Them “Light Years Ahead” on Their Mission

    Yesterday Viacom and CBS merged once again into a single company. With this merger, it brings Pluto TV into the CBS family. Many have wondered what this means for the future of Pluto TV. Now Pluto TV has tweeted support for the merger and how it will help them accelerate their mission to entertain the…

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  • 23% of Disney+ Subscribers Are Likely to Cancel in Next 6 Months, Survey Shows

    23% of Disney+ Subscribers Are Likely to Cancel in Next 6 Months, Survey Shows

    A survey by ExpressVPN asked 1500 Disney+ subscribers about their viewing habits and opinions on the streaming service. According to the survey, subscribers are most excited about classic Disney content (48.2%) with original content like The Mandalorian coming in second place (20%) followed by Marvel movies (11.87%), Pixar content (11.6%), the Star Wars franchise (5.8%)…

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  • Disney+ Hit 15 Million Subscribers in Just 5 Days According to New Research

    Disney+ Hit 15 Million Subscribers in Just 5 Days According to New Research

    Today the research group IMA Research announced that they believe that Disney+ hit 15 million subscribers in just 5 days. According to IMA Research, 47% of subscribers believe the price of $6.99 a month is fair. Only 25% say they think $6.99 a month is too expensive. 15 million subscribers in under a week is…

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  • getTV is Now Available on fuboTV

    getTV is Now Available on fuboTV

    Back in November it was announced that Get TV would be coming to fuboTV. Today getTV the Sony Pictures Entertainment owned network is now live on fuboTV. Since the network is owned by Sony it has access to Sony’s back catalog of movies and TV shows. The channel has been available free over the air…

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  • Families Are More Likely to Choose Live TV Streaming, fuboTV Study Shows

    Families Are More Likely to Choose Live TV Streaming, fuboTV Study Shows

    Today, fuboTV released their Portrait of a Cord-Cutter report, with insights about their typical subscriber and cord cutting trends. According to the data collected by fuboTV, the streaming service’s leading demographic is families with parents between the ages of 35-54 who are working professionals, with 2-3 children, most likely including a teenager.On average, fuboTV viewers…

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  • Frndly Adds UPtv to Its $5.99 a Month Live TV Streaming Service

    Frndly Adds UPtv to Its $5.99 a Month Live TV Streaming Service

    Back in November Frndly TV announced plans to add UPtv to their lineup. Today they flipped the switch and added UPtv to their live TV streaming service Frndly TV announced that they are adding UPtv to its lineup. According to their website, UpTV offers “original scripted and reality series, specials and original movies as well…

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  • Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Was the Best Selling Streaming Player on Amazon For Black Friday & Cyber Monday

    Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Was the Best Selling Streaming Player on Amazon For Black Friday & Cyber Monday

    Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now over and Amazon is giving us some insight into their sales. According to Amazon, the Fire TV Stick 4K was the best selling streaming player on Amazon. “We’re focused on making this holiday season more convenient than ever for our customers, especially given how short this holiday shopping…

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  • AT&T Wants 400,000 TV Customers to Switch to More Expensive DIRECTV Plans or Cancel

    AT&T Wants 400,000 TV Customers to Switch to More Expensive DIRECTV Plans or Cancel

    This week, AT&T chief financial officer John Stephens gave shareholders an update about financial goals going into 2020. A large part of that plan centers on moving customers away from discounted video plans to more expensive AT&T TV or DIRECTV plans. If they don’t move, AT&T seems to be trying to force them to cancel.…

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