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As the US Population Grows, TV Ownership Drops
In a report from InMyArea, Nielsen DMA Rankings show that the population of the US has grown while the number of households with a TV has dropped. The total U.S. population grew over 23 million between 2009 and 2019 but there’s nearly 4.5 million less homes with a TV. That’s an average seven percent growth…
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PlayStation Vue is Making a Change to BTN Resulting in All BTN DVR Recordings Being Removed
Today Sony announced that because of a “signal change” all existing BTN and BTN Alternate recorded programming being removed. Sadly if you had a DVRed a show on BTN before August 21st all recordings are now lost. The good news is you will be able to record BTN programming going forward. Here is the notice…
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Exclusive: Comcast’s Xfinity Stream is Coming to Some LG Smart TVs
Comcast recently started to roll out a live TV streaming service called Instant TV that includes locals and add-ons. You need Comcast Internet, and you need to live in a Comcast market that offers the service, but you could get your locals for $20 from Comcast streaming online. Or for $25 you could add sports…
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The FCC Announces $4.9 Billion to Expand Rural High-Speed Internet in 13 States
Today the FCC announced plans to expand high-speed internet to 455,334 homes in the United States. To do this the FCC will spend $4.9 billion as it helps cover the cost of the roll-out of high-speed internet. “With this commitment to broadband on Tribal lands over the next decade, carriers get the predictable support they…
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Dave Chapelle is Coming Back to Netflix with a New Comedy Special
Dave Chapelle’s new comedy special, Sticks & Stones, will be available on Netflix beginning August 26. In a recently released trailer for the special, Chapelle doesn’t make any jokes. In fact, he doesn’t say anything. Instead, Morgan Freeman narrates while Chapelle wanders through salt flats. The trailer for Sticks & Stones is below. Warning: there’s…
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Hulu with Live TV vs Sling TV: Which One is Right For You? We Take a Look (Updated August 2019)
All of the options for live TV streaming have their own unique benefits and choosing which one to subscribe to will depend on your personal preferences. In these posts, we compare two live TV streaming services to help you make the choice. Today, we’re taking a look at Hulu with Live TV and Sling TV.…
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YouTube TV Adds AMC’s Acorn TV & UMC
Today YouTube TV and AMC Networks today announced the launch of two of its proprietary subscription streaming services on YouTube TV, Acorn TV offering British and international television; and UMC, the largest streaming service for Black TV and film. Acorn TV’s add-on channel is now available via YouTube TV for $6 a month, and UMC’s…
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The New ACC Network Will Launch on Hulu, YouTube TV, & PlayStation Vue Today
After a long wait, the brand new ACC Network will launch on Hulu, YouTube TV, and PlayStation Vue starting tonight (August 22, 2019) at 7 PM Eastern. The bad news is this means that the Sling TV ACC Network Access channel is being dropped but if you are an ACC fan there are other services now offering…
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Amazon’s Grandfathered Twitch Roku Channel Will Shutdown in September
Back in November of 2017 Amazon removed their official Twitch streaming Roku Channel from Roku players. Any Roku owner who already had the Twitch Channel installed on their Roku at the time got a warning message saying the app will no longer be updated but that they can still use it. Sadly new Roku owners would be unable…
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Apple TV+ Will Spend More on Original Content Than Netflix, Disney+, Amazon, & Hulu Combined
Ahead of its launch this November, Apple TV+ has upped their spending for original content to $6 billion, as we reported this week. With that new number, research firm Ampere Analysis has released a chart showing how much money media companies are spending on original content. According to that chart, shown below, Apple TV+ will…
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Spectrum TV Now Charges $24.98 a Month to Use Its DVR
Been thinking about getting Spectrum TV? You may want to be careful because that amazing advertised deal comes with multiple fees and taxes. In fact, the DVR fees now come to $24.98 a month DVR fee (or more if you want to have more than one DVR). The $24.98 charges are the result of Spectrum’s…
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PBS is Coming to YouTube TV in November But High Costs Worry Many Local PBS Stations
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Warning: There is a New Scam Targeting Roku Owners Claiming to Offer Free Hulu For Life
Recently, there has been a new scam targeting Roku owners, which states that Roku will give you free Hulu for life if you pay an activation fee when you set up your new Roku. This, as you may have already expected, is not a real offer. Roku does not charge an activation fee and says…
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PlayStation Vue’s New Roku Channel Includes Many New Bugs (Here is How to Fix Lost DVR Recordings, Lost Favorite Channels, & More)
Yesterday PlayStation Vue rolled out a new update to its Roku Channel. Sadly this update also seems to have included several new bugs, especially for older Roku Players. Thankfully there are a few possible fixes for these new bugs. Here are the known bugs and possible fixes: Lost DVR Recordings: Some readers are reporting they…
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MoviePass May Have Exposed Your Credit Card Information Following a “Security Issue”
Today MoviePass has confirmed that the security lapse was recently discovered and its system was immediately secured. This was first reported by Tech Crunch, which says that tens of thousands of customer card numbers have been exposed because a critical server was not protected with a password. This comes after on July 4, MoviePass announced…
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