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Hulu Adds Descriptive Audio Tracks for Those With Visual Impairments
Back in October, we shared news about Hulu agreeing to provide an audio feed for people with visual disabilities to make the streaming service more accessible for viewers with disabilities. The agreement includes Hulu providing a separate audio track that describes the actions and the facial expressions of characters, allowing those with visual impairments to…
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Is Philo & PlayStation Vue a Better Deal Than DIRECTV NOW Plus? We Take a Look…
Last week, we compared the new DIRECTV NOW Plus package to a Philo + YouTube TV combo. With many customers looking for alternatives to the new DIRECTV NOW packages with high price tags and fewer channels, we’re back with another option. In today’s post, we’re going to break down the cost and channel selection of…
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Why Does PBS Need to Negotiate with PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, YouTube TV, etc? You Asked, We Answer…
This week, we once again reported on PBS staff announcing that they are in talks with services like Sling TV, Hulu, Philo, DIRECTV NOW, and YouTube TV. The goal, according to PBS, is to start streaming on cord cutting friendly services. This announcement from PBS raised a lot of questions about why PBS even needs…
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Cable TV Supporters Are Once Again Pushing the Idea That Cord Cutting Costs More Than Cable TV
This week Apple announced a new subscription TV service that will launch this fall. This new service will give you access to original Apple-created content. For now, we don’t know the cost or even the lineup of content that will launch with the service, but that has not stopped cable TV supporters from pushing the…
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Cord Cutting Today – Roku’s Cord Cutting Dominance; PBS on DIRECTV NOW, Hulu, YouTube TV, & More
Recently we started a new daily YouTube video. Cord Cutting Today will look at 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 of cord…
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Univision is Coming Back to Dish But Not Sling TV
After a 9 month blackout, Univision and Sling TV’s parent company Dish have struck a deal to bring Univision back to Dish. So far sadly no mention of them returning to Sling TV and from the looks of the press release, Univision is not coming back to Sling TV. Update: Sling TV has confirmed that…
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Discovery Joins Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE)
Today the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) announced that Discovery, Telefe and Channel 5 have joined the anti-piracy group. ACE was founded in June 2017 by 30 creative companies who sought to expand “ongoing, cooperative efforts to reduce the threat and prevalence of online piracy.” ACE members include Amazon, AMC Networks, BBC Worldwide, Bell…
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Court TV Releases a Trailer Promoting its Relaunch As A Free OTA TV Network
Back in December, it was announced that Katz Networks was relaunching the crime network Court TV. First launched back in 1991 the network was relaunched as truTV in 2007. Now in May 2019 the channel will once again return this time as a free over the air TV network. “Court TV was a top-20 cable…
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EXPIRED: Amazon’s 49″ Fire TV Edition Smart TV’s Are On Sale For Just $199.99
Want a dirt cheap TV with a Fire TV built in? RIght now you can get a 49″ Toshiba HD Fire TV Edition Smart TV for just $199.99. Want a 4K HDR 50″ Fire TV Edition Smart TV? Right now you can get a 50″ 4K HDR Fire TV Edition Smart TV from Toshiba for…
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The FTC is Examining The Privacy Practices of AT&T, Comcast, Google Fiber, Verizon, & More
Today the Federal Trade Commission announced plans to investigate the privacy practices of seven internet providers including AT&T, Comcast, and Google. The FTC has given them 45 days to hand over documents about how they protect your privacy. “The orders seek information about the companies’ privacy policies, procedures, and practices. The orders were sent to: AT&T Inc.,…
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The Free Streaming Network STIRR Adds The Law&Crime Network
STIRR is a new free live TV streaming service with content from a growing number of providers. This service will give access to on-demand and live linear networks including Comet and Charge for free with ads. At launch, the services gave access to both local news and live networks like Comet, Charge, BUZZR, Stadium, and…
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DAZN Announces Monthly Plan and New Pricing Structure
In September 2018, UK streaming service DAZN (pronounced Da Zone) expanded to the US market, streaming content including boxing and mixed martial arts. DAZN streams over 70 fights each year without commercials. The major draw of the service is that there are no paywalls after signing up. You’ll instantly get access to every event DAZN…
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As Cord Cutting Grows More Americans Stream Online Video Than Watch Cable TV
For the first time ever, the number of Americans paying for online video services has surpassed the number paying for cable or satellite TV. Deloitte released data, reported by Fortune, showing that 69% of consumers are paying for internet video services while 65% are paying for cable or satellite TV services. These numbers are the…
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Pluto TV Loses CNBC But Adds Content From The Weather Channel
Late last week CNBC ended their long partnership with Pluto TV resulting in Pluto TV losing access to CNBC videos. In the past, you could get a collection of clips and shows from CNBC streamed as a 24/7 channel. This was not a live feed of CNBC but a collection of CNBC videos streamed back…
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EXPIRED: T-Mobile is Once Again Going to Giveaway FREE MLB.TV Starting Today
Are you an MLB fan who wants access to every out of market MLB game? Starting today T-Mobile is giving away free MLB.TV accounts to T-Mobile subscribers but you need to hurry as this deal will end April 1st, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. To get this deal you will need to use the T-Mobile…
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