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The Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas with 40 Original Movies Begins this Week
Are you ready for Christmas? Hallmark Channel is and they’re kicking off their Hallmark Christmas Movies series this week. This year, Hallmark will air more than 40 original Christmas movies on both the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. The best part is you don’t need cable TV to watch them. Sling TV, Philo,…
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Dish is Moving Forward With Plans to Build a 5G Internet Network
Dish announced that it will be releasing its third Request For Proposal since August, in an effort to find end-to-end deployment services vendors to move forward with building the first standalone 5G broadband network in the US. This Deployment Services RFP, set to be released the week of October 28, will include requests pertaining to…
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AT&T’s WarnerMedia is Launching New Original Podcasts From TCM, NBA TV, HLN, & More
In a first for WarnerMedia, the company took the stage at the 2019 IAB Podcast Upfront in New York October 16 to announce new original content being added to it’s premiere podcast sales network, The Roost, a division of Rooster Teeth and WarnerMedia. “WarnerMedia’s focus on the podcast space is another way the company is…
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Comcast & Viacom Ramp-up Their Anti-Piracy Fight By Joining ACE
Last week Comcast and Viacom announced that they are joining the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, also known as ACE as part of their efforts to fight piracy. “We are excited to have Comcast and Viacom join ACE – our leading global content protection organization,” said Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association.…
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Verizon is Launching 5G Home Internet in Chicago With No Data Cap
Today Verizon announced that they are launching 5G home internet that will offer peak speeds of up to 1 Gbps in Chicago. The service will cost $50 for Vierzon customers and $70 a month for non-Verizon customers with autopay and paperless billing. The best part is there will be no data cap on Verizon’s 5G…
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No, Your Roku & Fire TV Are Not Spying on You (That Is Just a New Attack on Cord Cutting)
Last week, you may have noticed your local TV station ran a segment attacking devices like the Roku and the Fire TV. A good example of one of these stories is from WPSD Local 6 HERE. The complaint is that Roku and the Fire TV, along with other streaming players, track what you watch and…
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The Free Streaming Service Locast is Adding More Channels
Locast is a free streaming service offering live streaming locals in a handful of markets. Locast does this by taking the signal from an antenna and streaming the channels online. Since the service launched, Locast has only offered a handful of channels in each market. Typically, this was the big five like ABC, CBS, FOX,…
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Nexstar and FOX Renew Affiliation Agreements
Today, Nexstar Media Group and Fox announced a multi-year agreement to renew Fox network affiliations for Nexstar owned and operated stations in 31 markets. Nexstar is also acquiring 8 Fox affiliates from its pending acquisition of Tribune, and the agreement would cover those markets as well. “We are delighted to reach this long-term extension of…
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Streaming Viewers have Reportedly Quadrupled Since 2010 With The Growth of Cord Cutting
In 2010, only 15% of viewers streamed content at least weekly. Now nine years later that number has more than quadrupled to 65%. That doesn’t surprise us, since a new report shows two out of three adults stream some kind of video online, with 2/3 of that group streaming more online than they watch via…
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YouTube is Launching a Book Club Series and More Learning Content
YouTube back on October 17th started off a new book club series, named BookTube. The format of the new series will be similar to the platform’s Michelle Obama special, with authors discussing their books with YouTube creators. Malcolm Gladwell will be the first author to appear on the series, discussing his new book Talking to…
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How to Cut the Cord with YouTube TV
YouTube TV is finally available on Amazon Fire TV devices. Just a few weeks after the app became available on the TVs and Fire TV devices, it became the most popular live streaming service on Fire TV. Now that more cord cutters have the option of using YouTube TV to stream live TV, let’s take…
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The Roku Stick+ Now Costs Just $49.99 & is Getting an Updated Remote
On Friday Roku announced that the Roku Stick+ is getting a price cut to just $49.99 plus a new remote. This morning Roku made the price change official by cutting the price of the Roku Stick+ down to $49.99. This is not a short term sale but a permanent price drop according to Roku. The…
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Cord Cutting This Week #171 – NBC’s Anti-Cord Cutting Story is So Bad It’s Funny, Hulu Expands 4K Support, Disney+, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Sunday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember, these are my opinions on them and not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below.…
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AT&T TV NOW is Experiencing Widespread Billing Issues Causing Confusion With Subscribers
Last Friday, AT&T started to notify AT&T TV NOW customers of a price hike that would take effect on November 19th, 2019. AT&T TV NOW PLUS/MAX customers will see a $15 a month price hike, and grandfathered customers will see a $10 price hike. As of today, it seems that this price hike announcement is…
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What Happened to T-Mobile’s Cord Cutting TV Service? We Take a Look…
Last year T-Mobile announced they would launch a new disruptive TV service called T-Mobile TV. At first the service was reportedly planning to launch in 2018 but was later pushed back to 2019. T-Mobile rebranded the Layer3 company that was purchased to launch a live TV streaming service. This newly rebranded Tvision service is similar…
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