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Americans Want to Pay $21 Total for Streaming Services
A new poll from Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult gives some insight into what people are currently paying for streaming media and what the ideal numbers would look like for viewers across America. The Hollywood Reporter shared some results from that poll of 2200 adults in the US. The results showed that many Americans are subscribing to…
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Update: AT&T is Warning Some Grandfathered DIRECTV NOW Subscribers That Their “Promotional Period” is Ending Was in Error
Update: AT&T just replied to our request for comment about DIRECTV NOW subscribers who lost their grandfathered pricing. AT&T says the emails that went out today notifying customers that they are losing their grandfathered “promotion” went out in error. AT&T did again refer to the grandfathered $25 discount as a “promotional rate.” A few weeks…
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Hulu Is the Fastest-Growing Live TV Streaming Service According to Disney
Yesterday, Disney reported its third-quarter 2019 earnings during which CFO Christine McCarthy said Hulu was the fastest-growing live TV streaming service in the United States during April, May, and June. Important Note: On the calendar, April-June is the 2nd quarter of 2019. Disney starts its fiscal year in October making this the third-quarter for Disney.…
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Roku Makes Setting Up New Roku Players & Roku TVs Easier
Roku is the most popular streaming player in the United States, and now they are making setting up a new Roku even easier. In the past, when you set up your Roku you possibly got a handful of Roku channel suggestions that you wanted to add. Roku has updated its set-up process to help you…
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Cord Cutting Today #113 – Amazon’s New Internet Service, Comcast’s $20 Mobile HD Fee, & More
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including Amazon’s New Internet…
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YouTube TV is Adding The ACC Network Joining PlayStation Vue & Hulu
Last year it was announced that the ACC Conference planned to launch a new 24/7 sports network called the ACC Network. Now we know that YouTube TV will offer the ACC Network when it launches later this month. YouTube TV joins Hulu and PlayStation Vue as the only services to offer the ACC Network when…
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Disney Hopes to Quickly Bring Disney+ to The Fire TV & Apple TV But No Deal is In Place
When Disney+ was announced Disney said that the service would first come to Roku and the PlayStation 4. Disney listed other devices like the Fire TV and Apple TV as coming soon. Today during Disney’s earnings call Disney CEO Bob Iger said that they are in talks with Amazon and Apple but no deal has…
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Disney Announces a $12.99 Bundle Deal For Disney+, Hulu, & ESPN+
Many had hoped for a deal if you signup for Disney Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ now Disney has confirmed you will get a discounted price for all three services. Today Disney announced that you will soon be able to get all 3 for just $12.99 a month. This is a great deal as all three…
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Google Plans to Expand Google Fiber in Austin TX Using Fixed Wireless Internet
For some time now, we have heard rumors that Google wanted to use wireless internet to expands its Google Fiber home internet service. Now Google is doing just that in Austin TX, using a system they call Google Fiber Webpass. This is good news for many who worried that Google had decided to walk away…
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Here is Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime the week of August 5th, 2019
Available August 5 Enter the Anime — NETFLIX ORIGINAL No Good Nick: Part 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY Available August 6 Screwball Sebastian Maniscalco: Why Would You Do That Available August 8 Dollar — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Jane The Virgin: Season 5 Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer The Naked Director — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Wu Assassins…
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Discovery’s CEO Opens Up About Discovery’s Streaming Strategy
Today Discovery Inc. announced its 2nd quarter earnings numbers and gave us some insights into Discovery’s streaming strategy. According to Discovery’s CEO, they hope to offer a collection of different streaming services. “Overall, our ambitions are to create strong multi-platform ecosystems driving opportunities for multiple revenue streams,” CEO David Zaslav said during Discovery Inc. 2nd…
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XUMO TV Adds a Free 24/7 Stand Up Comedy Channel From Cinedigm
Today the free streaming service XUMO TV announced a partnership with Cinedign to add a 24/7 stand up comedy channel that will be curated by humans picking only the best performances. Comedy Dynamics will include all-star stand-up specials from the likes of Tiffany Haddish, Tom Segura, Iliza Shlesinger, Whitney Cummings, David Cross, Gary Gulman, Maria…
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Viacom Now Owns Rights to Garfield & U.S. Acres Worldwide
Today Viacom announced that it has purchased rights to Paws, Inc. a company who owns the global intellectual property rights to Garfield and U.S. Acres. Viacom says owning Garfield is part of Nickelodeon’s strategy to be the home for the biggest franchises kids and families love, and it expands Nickelodeon’s growing portfolio of influential properties. Viacom…
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Comcast Now Offers High-Speed Internet For Just $9.95 to Qualifying Subscribers
Comcast has for some time now offered a high-speed internet for just $9.95 a month to Americans who have a child who qualifies for the National School Lunch Program, anyone receiving HUD housing assistance, low-income veterans, and senior citizens. Sadly in the past, this was only in a handful of markets. Today Comcast announced that…
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CBS Renews Affiliate Deals With 19 Nexstar Owned CBS Affiliates
Today CBS and Nexstar media announced that they have reached a deal to renew 19 CBS affiliate stations. These 19 stations are owned and operated by Nexstar and would have had their contracts expire at the end of 2019. “We are pleased to reach this agreement with our longtime and valued partner Nexstar well ahead…
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