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PlayStation Vue is No Longer Accepting New Subscribers As it Starts to Shutdown
Today Sony turned off the switch on accepting new subscribers for Playstation Vue. Now when you go to PlayStation Vue and start the signup process you see this message: PlayStation Vue is discontinuing service on January 30, 2020 and is no longer accepting new subscribers. For existing active subscribers, PlayStation Vue will continue to deliver…
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TCL is Hosting an Electronics Recycling Event and Giving Away a Roku TV
Television manufacturer TCL has been placing a lot of focus on sustainability lately and is building on its award-winning success by hosting its first free electronics recycling event at the Rose Bowl Stadium on America Recycles Day, Friday, November 15, 2019. Residents in the Los Angeles area can drop off their unwanted electronics, particularly TVs…
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The Food Network Kitchen Wants to Help You Host For the Holidays
The new Food Network Kitchen app is making it easier to learn how to create impressive meals for family and friends. So, it only makes sense that the Food Network and the new app are sharing content all month long to help you prep for holiday entertaining. “Food Network and Cooking Channel have Thanksgiving covered…
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Amazon’s New 65″ 4K Dolby Vision HDR Fire TV Edition Smart TV From Toshiba is Now Available
This week Best Buy quietly launched a 65″ Fire TV Edition Smart TV with 4K Dolby Vision HDR from Toshiba. This is a slightly larger version of the Insignia Fire TV Smart TVs that have already been listed for sale. This new TV costs $599.99 but keep an eye out for any possible Black Friday…
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You Can Now Control Your Roku With Your Apple Watch
Today Roku added their Roku app to the Apple Watch. Now you no longer need your remote to control your Roku Player or Roku TV. Instead, you can use your Apple Watch as your Roku Remote. Here are the features you will find with the Roku app on the Apple Watch: Remote – Control your Roku…
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CBS All Access Will Stream UEFA Champions League Matches Starting in 2021
Today it was announced that CBS and Univision will have rights to the UEFA Champions League for three years starting in 2021. With this deal, CBS All Access will stream UEFA matches starting in 2021 and the matches will also air on CBS Sports Network according to the Sports Business Daily. The deal is reportedly…
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When Will Disney+ Be Available on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More? You Asked We Answer
During the Q4 earnings call on Thursday, Disney confirmed that Disney+ will be available on the following devices: Roku PlayStation 4 Fire TV Apple TV Android iOS Chromecast Xbox Samsung Smart TVs LG Smart TVs According to Amazon and other sources, the Disney+ app will not be available on these devices until launch day, November…
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STIRR is Honoring Veterans Day with a Free Live Stream of the iHeartCountry Music Concert
This marks the 100th year of observing Veterans Day, and to celebrate, the free streaming service STIRR is airing a special commercial free prime time TV concert, the 2019 iHeartCountry One Night for Our Military on Veterans Day, November 11, 2019 at 7 pm. The two hour special will feature performances by some of country…
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Comcast Could be Broken Up Into Smaller Companies if One U.S. Congressman Has His Way
This week Congressman Bobby Rush sent a letter to Comcast’s CEO Brian Roberts that included how he wants to break up Comcast into smaller companies. This comes from a report over at Deadline who obtained a copy of the letter. “Comcast has enjoyed the largesse – as has the cable industry, in general – of…
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The FCC Has Ruled in Favor of AT&T In a Bad Faith Complaint Over a Contract Dispute With Smaller Local Broadcasters
Today The FCC ruled in favor of AT&T over a complaint that AT&T was negotiating in bad faith with several smaller local TV broadcasters. According to the complaint, AT&T was using its power to unfairly negotiate with these smaller broadcasters. Now the FCC has said they do not agree with that complaint and won’t get…
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Netflix CEO Isn’t Worried About Competition From HBO MAX, Disney+, Peacock, & More
At the New York Times DealBook conference Wednesday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings gave a keynote that addressed the wave of new streaming services launching and where he sees Netflix going in the future. Hastings responded to questions about the competition with full confidence in Netflix and loyal subscribers who will stick with the platform they’ve…
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T-Mobile Will Offer Free Unlimited Talk, Text, & 5G Data to First Responders
Yesterday during T-Mobile’s presentation about the New T-Mobile after it merges with Sprint, T-Mobile announced they will offer free talk, text, and 5G data to first responders. T-Mobile says they will take on AT&T’s First Net service that caters to first responders. According to T-Mobile, AT&T is overcharging first responders with their First Net first…
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YouTube TV is Adding Tribune ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations That Are Now Owned By Nexstar
Earlier this week YouTube TV started to add new local TV stations with the addition of some old Tribune stations now owned by Nexstar. Now it seems that YouTube TV is using its deal with Nexstar to slowly add all the old Tribune stations that it previously didn’t have a contract for. This will likely…
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Target’s Black Friday Deals Are Now Live With 65″ 4K HDR Roku Smart TV For $399.99 & More
Today Target’s pre-Black Friday sale kicked off with great cord cutting deals. You will also find great deals on Amazon products and game systems. Note: Some of these deals will be in-store only deals with very limited quantities. Update #2: Apparently some of the deals Target advertised are not available as part of this pre-Black…
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Cable TV Could Lose 6.2 Million Subscribers in 2020 As Cord Cutting Continues to Grow, New Study Shows
As we’ve gotten the numbers from Quarter 3 reports, we’ve been seeing pay TV subscriber numbers drop across the board. Comcast, Spectrum, Verizon, and AT&T lost a combined 1.7 million subscribers just in the last quarter. Now, analysts at UBS say that those losses will likely continue in 2020. The firm estimates another 6.2 million…
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