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Roku Has Released a New Roku Player Every Year for the Last 10 Years, Will 2019 Be Different?
Since 2008, Roku has released a new streaming player every year without fail. From the very first Roku released in May 2008 to the most recent Roku Ultra released in 2018, a new Roku has come out every year. Now this year many are wondering if Roku will keep this trend going with a new…
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Our Rebuttal to Consumer Reports’ Anti-Cord Cutting Story
This week, Consumer Reports published a story on their website and in the September 2019 Consumer Reports magazine called “The Cord-Cutting Decision Is Tougher These Days. Here’s What You Need to Know” by James K. Willcox. This story used many of the same attacks that the March 2019 cord cutting story used, but they made…
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Cord Cutting Today #106 – Disney+ Coming to Hulu, HOA’s Try to Illegally Block Antennas, Sling TV, & 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 Disney+Coming to Hulu,…
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Dish & Sling TV Are Considering Permanently Dropping Fox RSNs But Hopes to Offer a Price Break
Today during the 2nd quarter 2019 Dish earnings calls Dish announced that they are considering dropping Fox RSNs permanently. Dish said they offered a 30-day extension to their contract implying that Fox RSNs rejected that offer. Dish pressed the idea of how costly Fox RSNs are and how few viewers really watch the Fox RSNs.…
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Sling TV Added 48,000 New Subscribers in The 2nd Quarter of 2019
After DIRECTV NOW reported it had lost over 168,000 subscribers many wondered if Sling TV would also lose subscribers. Today we learned that Sling TV gained 48,000 subscribers and now has over 2.47 million subscribers. This is up from the 2.424 million subscribers Sling TV had in the 1st quarter of 2019. This means Sling…
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EXPIRED: The Tablo Dual Lite OTA DVR is On Sale For Just $99.99
Want a cheap DVR for your antenna? Right now the Tablo Dual Lite DVR is once again on sale for just $99.99. The best part is the Tablo DVR now includes commercial skipping on recorded shows. Want an even better deal? Right now we are giving away the 4 tuners Tablo Quad DVR, a Roku…
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PBS & PBS Kids Are Coming to YouTube TV
Today Google announced that PBS and PBS are coming to YouTube TV. This comes as PBS announced back in March that they are in talks to bring PBS to live TV streaming services with the hopes of being live on at least one service by the end of 2019. Now it has been confirmed that…
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The FTC is Rolling Out a New Do Not Call & Robocall Website To Become More Transparent
Today the FTC announced a new website that will offer interactive Do Not Call (DNC) and Robocall databases in real-time. This new website will make it easy for anyone to look up the do not call data book in real-time. In the past, it was something that would have been updated annually. “As part of…
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Hulu Originals Are Coming to Delta Flights for Free
Today Hulu and Delta announced a partnership to add Hulu Originals like The Handmaid’s Tale to Delta’s seat-back screens starting in August 2019. This means soon 700th aircraft now equipped with seat-back screens will give you a free look at what Hulu has to offer. “Customers continue to tell us entertainment is a top priority,”…
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DISH Will Report Sling TV’s Subscriber Numbers Today: Here Is What to Look For…
Today, DISH will report their second quarter 2019 earnings numbers. Maybe one of the most anticipated announcements is current Sling TV subscriber numbers. For years DISH did not report Sling TV subscriber numbers, but recently they have started to. The subscriber numbers are not the only thing we are looking forward to though. Here is…
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Many HOA’s Illegally Try to Block OTA Antennas
We often hear that a home owner’s association (HOA) or other similar groups will not let someone install an antenna on their condo or house. Yet the rules are clear, you have every legal right according to the FCC to install an antenna even on a condo if you own it. Yes according to the…
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AT&T, Comcast, & Spectrum Are Losing Over 14,000 TV Subscribers Every Day as Cord Cutting Speeds Up
Last week, AT&T, Comcast, and Spectrum reported their second quarter 2019 earnings. According to these reports, the three companies lost 1,311,000 million subscribers. This works out to over 14,000 subscribers every single day. Here are how many subscribers each service lost: DIRECTV NOW: 168,000 Spectrum: 141,000 Comcast: 224,000 DIRECTV & U-Verse TV: 778,000 Total: 1,311,000…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Hulu in August 2019
Available August 1 Heartland: Complete Season 11 Pure: Complete Season 2 Unikitty: Complete Season 1B A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013) Alien vs. Predator (2004) American Heart (1993) Baby Boom (1987) Big Fish (2003) The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) A Very Brady Sequel (1996) Bulletproof Monk (2003) Cats & Dogs (2001) Chinese Box (1997) The Color Purple (1985) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) The Crocodile Hunter:…
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Dish’s New Wireless 5G Phone Service Could Be Called Sling Wireless
Last week we learned that Dish had agreed to buy Boost Mobile and other additional assets from T-Mobile as apart of the Spring merger with T-Mobile. Dish had already been working on its own wireless network and owns a large catalog of spectrum it plans to use. Now with help from T-Mobile Dish will soon…
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The Roku Stick+ With 4K HDR is On Sale For Just $49.99
If you are looking for the $89 Roku Ultra you can find that deal on Amazon HERE. Good news! The Roku Streaming Stick+ with 4K HDR support is still on sale and this time it is just $49 down from $59.99. This is the same price that Roku had the Roku Stick+ at for Amazon…
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