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AT&T & CBS Agree To a New Deal to Bring CBS Back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & More
This morning AT&T and CBS announced a new deal to bring CBS owned locals back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, U-verse TV, and more. This contract dispute not only took down CBS owned locals but on DIRECTV NOW all CBS locals left the service. This deal will see CBS locals, CBS Sports Network, and the Smithsonian…
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Pluto TV Hits 18 Million Active Users in July as Growth Continues
Today Viacom announced its 3rd quarter 2019 earnings. In that earnings report, Viacom announced that Pluto TV now has 18 million active users in July 2019 up 50% from one year ago. When Viacom purchased Pluto TV in Janurary it had just 12 million subscribers. (Note: April through June is the 2nd quarter no the…
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PlayStation Vue is Down For Some Subscribers With 5011 Errors
Trying to get on PlayStation Vue right now? Getting errors? You are not alone as PlayStation Vue has been down for about an hour on select devices. While some subscribers are reporting no issues we have heard from multiple PlayStation Vue subscribers that the website is down as are several streaming devices. PlayStation Vue seems…
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Sinclair Locals May Go Dark on AT&T’s DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, AT&T TV NOW, & U-Verse TV
Currently, AT&T has Nexstar and CBS-owned locals blacked out on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW (renamed AT&T TV NOW), and U-Verse TV. Soon you may have to add Sinclair-owned locals to that list as Sinclair, in their earnings call yesterday, warned that their contract is up sometime this quarter. AT&T reportedly has been pushing back on the…
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The Free TV Service SiMeTV is Shutting Down in The United States Tomorrow
Recently one of the hottest services in cord cutting has been SiMeTV. With SiMeTV you could stream ABC, CBS, The CW, FOX, PBS, and more for $10 a month after a 7-day free trial. This has raised a lot of questions about its being legal. Many are pointing to the fact that Roku and Apple…
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Amazon is Adding More Movies to IMDb TV in August 2019
Recently Amazon announced what was coming to its free ad-supported streaming service IMDb TV. Today Amazon reached out to inform Cord Cutters News that they have also added the following movies: BARNYARD (2006) BON VOYAGE CHARLIE BROWN (AND DON’T COME BACK) (1980) EL DORADO (1967) HIGH NOON (1952) IT TAKES TWO (1995) LOVE STORY (1970) MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (2009) MOUSEHUNT (1997) PATRIOT GAMES (1992)…
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Roku Wants to Keep Ads on The Roku Channel Low
Roku says they run 8 minutes of ads per hour of streaming on The Roku Channel. According to Roku, they want to keep the number of ads per hour low. This comes as Roku reported revenue from ads and subscriptions through places like the Roku Channel went up 65% in the 2nd quarter year over…
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Roku’s CEO is Spending More Time on International But Not Ready To Confirm Plans For Expansion
Back in July Variety reported that Roku was looking at expanding internationally. According to reports Roku was planning to expand into Brazil and other countries around the world. Roku is already in a few markets outside of the United States including Mexico and Canada but is not as widespread as some of their competitors. Now…
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Roku’s Revenues Are up 59% in The 2nd Quarter of 2019 & Roku Now has 30 Million Active Accounts
Today Roku announced its 2nd quarter 2019 earnings and Roku’s ad/subscription revenue has continued to climb to a new record outpacing revenues from Roku player sales. In the 2nd quarter of 2019 Roku’s revenues was $250.1 million up 59% year over year. Gross profits also went up 47% year over year to $114.2 million. Roku…
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Disney is Killing Off Most Fox Films Currently in Development
Earlier this year Disney took control of 21st Century Fox. Now Disney has reportedly killed most Fox films that are still in development. The exceptions are “Avatar”, “Planet of the Apes”, and Fox Searchlight movies according to reports. This comes as Disney had a bad 3rd quarter at the box office and reported a $170…
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Hulu With Live TV is Now Available on Android TV
Last week Hulu announced that they have updated their Android TV app to add live TV starting in August 2019. Now that update is live allowing Android TV customers to finally be able to access Hulu with live TV. “Starting in early August, Hulu + Live TV and our updated UI will be available across…
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Plex is Updating its User Interface to Offer More Customization
Today Plex officially announced the launch of an updated user interface that Plex says will offer more customization. So what is Plex? Plex is a media service that lets you manage your media and access content from partners like Tidal on all of your devices. Plex is also a powerful OTA DVR option for many…
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Roku Reportedly Controls 43% of All Connected TVs Compared to Amazon Fire TV’s 18%
Today Conviva released their “State of the Streaming TV Industry” report that looked at many aspects of streaming TV. One of the areas it considered was the most popular streaming player and according to Conviva Roku controls 43% of all connected TVs in the United States. According to the report, Amazon’s Fire TV is the second…
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How to Watch the NFL Network & NFL Redzone on Fire TV, Roku, & Apple TV
Want to catch today’s big NFL games on the NFL Network? The good news is you now have several options to stream NFL Redzone and the NFL network without cable TV. So here is how you can watch the NFL Network & NFL Redzone on Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV. Looking for a full…
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CBS & Viacom’s Merger Announcement is Reportedly Delayed as Talks Continue
CBS and Viacom have for over a year now been in on and off talks to once again merge. Recently it was reported that the two companies had put an August 8th deadline for a deal to be finished and announced. Now though it is being reported that no announcement will be made tomorrow. One…
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