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Are Closed Captions Required for Cord Cutting Services? Yes & No…
In the past, the FCC only required closed captions for broadcasters. In 2012, the FCC extended these rules to content streaming online. Now if a program aired on traditional TV with closed captions, streaming services must also offer it with closed captions with a few limitations. These new rules are meant to make streaming more…
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Pluto TV Adds 11 New Spanish Networks
Today Pluto TV expanded into Spanish programming with the addition of 11 new Spanish language networks. These new networks will offer over 2,000 new hours of programming and help Pluto TV expand its market to even more viewers. “We have always envisioned Pluto TV as a destination with global appeal, where diverse audiences can find…
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Update: PlayStation Vue Seems to Have a New Deal With AMC, Discovery, NBC, & Turner
July 1st, 2019 is here, and it seems that Sony has a new deal with AMC, Discovery, NBC, and Turner to at least keep the networks on PlayStation Vue for now. For now, no agreement has been announced, but all of these networks are still live on PlayStation Vue this morning after Sony warned that…
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PlayStation Vue vs Sling TV vs YouTube TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs FuboTV vs Philo vs Watch TV vs Hulu – Updated July 2019
NOTE: To see a more recent update on this topic from September 2019, click HERE. June 2019 was a busy month full of changes for several live TV streaming services. PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and others all made changes to their lineup and device support in June. So today we take a look at Sling…
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EXPIRED: Amazon is Offering 4 Months of Amazon Music For Just $0.99 As an Early Prime Day Deal
Looking for a really good deal on a ton of new music? Right now if you are a new Amazon Music Unlimited customer you can get 4 months of Amazon Unlimited Music for Just $0.99. ($7.99 a month after that.) Want something to watch? Amazon says they will be offering 05% off popular movie rentals…
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EXPIRED: The Amazon Fire TV Recast DVR is On Sale Starting At Just $129.99 (A New All-Time Low Price)
Been thinking about getting a Fire TV Recast OTA DVR for your antenna? Right now Amazon now has The Fire TV Recast DVR again on sale for a new all-time low price. You can get the Fire TV Recast DVR 500GB version for $129.99 typically $229.99. The best part is Amazon just added the ability to…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Hulu in July 2019
Available July 1 Forged in Fire Complete Season 5 (History Channel) Forged in Fire: Knife or Death Complete Season 2 (History Channel) Grace vs. Abrams Complete Season 1 (A&E) Hoarders Complete Season 6 (A&E) Killer in Plain Sight Complete Season 1 (Content Media) Married at First Sight Complete Season 7 (Lifetime) Mountain Men Complete Season…
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4th of July Giveaway! We Are Giving Away a Roku Ultra, $100 Netflix Gift Card, & a $100 Hulu Gift Card
As we get ready to celebrate the July 4th in the United States we want to help you celebrate your freedom from cable TV. So starting today we are giving away a Roku Ultra, $100 Netflix gift card, and a $100 Hulu gift card to one lucky follower to help you cut the cord. (Netflix,…
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CCTW #83 – Philo Now on Android, NBC Merges Apps, Amazon Prime Day Deals, & More
Did you know we have a daily YouTube cord cutting newscast? Cord Cutting Today look sat the biggest Cord Cutting stories from the past 24 hours in about five or so minutes. We will post these Monday through Friday in an effort to help keep you up to date on everything happening in the world…
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Here Are 5 Free Cord Cutting Services That Don’t Require a Credit Card or Even an Account
There are many free streaming services for cord cutters to choose from. While many of those free services still require users to enter some information and sign up for an account, there are some options that don’t require a credit card or even an email address to use. These are five of those streaming services.…
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YouTube TV Posts an Update On a Known Apple TV Bug
A few days ago, the team behind YouTube TV posted a new list of known YouTube TV bugs. This includes a new issue with the Apple TV that can prevent restarting a video after you pause it. If you pause a video you are watching on YouTube TV you may find that you can’t restart…
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Hulu Will Reportedly Soon Be More Popular Than Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, & Others
This month the Wall Street analyst firm UBS explored how the TV market will look in 2023. According to UBS, Hulu will have a bigger market share than YouTube TV, Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, and even the streaming services from cable companies. According to UBS, these are the top 7 video services by market share…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Amazon Prime in July 2019
July 1 Under the Silver Lake (2019) July 2 Phoenix (2014) July 3 *Peterloo (Amazon Original movie) July 5 *Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny S1B – Amazon Original series July 7 Marshall (2017) July 9 Witless Protections (2008) July 10 Trapped Season 2 July 12 Gone Baby Gone (2007) *Comicstaan Season 2 – Amazon Original series July…
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Sling TV Drops The AFRO Channel From Its Lifestyle Extra Add-On
Today Sling TV confirmed to Cord Cutters News that they have dropped the Afro Channel from Sling TV’s Lifestyle Extra add-on. Sling TV added AFRO, a polycultural Black television network, was added today to Sling TV’s Lifestyle Extra package back on June 29th, 2017. Now it seems that their contract with AFRO has come to…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix in July 2019
Available July 1 Designated Survivor: 60 days Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore Astro Boy Caddyshack Caddyshack 2 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke Cloverfield Disney’s Race to Witch Mountain Frozen River Inkheart Kill the Irishman Lady in the Water Little Monsters Mean Dreams Mean Streets…
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