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Hulu is Adding a Dark Mode
Hate the bright white background on Hulu? We have good news starting today Hulu will be rolling out a night mode (aka a dark mode) that will change the background on Hulu’s website to a dark grey. Hulu is joining other services like YouTube, Reddit, Twitter, Wikipedia, and more in rolling out a darker background.…
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T-Mobile Plans to Take on Comcast & Spectrum With Their New 5G Home Internet Service
Recently in an FCC filing, T-Mobile laid out their plans to roll out a 5G home to millions of Americans. According to the FCC filing, Sprint and T-Mobile said they plan to offer high-speed 5G to 52% of the United States over the next five years. Part of this is a plan to cover 64%…
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Facebook is Working On a Streaming Player to Take on Roku, Amazon, & Apple
Are you ready for one more streaming player? Now it is being reported by Cheddar that Facebook is working on a streaming player that will sit on top of your TV with a built-in camera and streaming apps. This new device is reportedly codenamed Ripley and will come with Facebook Watch built-in along with 3rd party…
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AT&T is Shutting Down Their DramaFever Streaming Service
This week AT&T announced that they plan to shut down the Korean focused streaming service DramaFever. Founded back in 2009 DramaFever was acquired by Warner Bros. which was later sold to AT&T as part of the Time Warner merger. The service offered 13,000 episodes for just $4.99 a month. “Today, Warner Bros. Digital Networks will…
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Review: Hisense R6 Roku TV With 4K HDR
Recently we got our hands on the Hisense R6 Roku TV. This is a new higher-end Roku TVs currently being sold by Hisense. Roku now has a growing nubmer of Roku TV makers but Hisense has been one of the long-term partners with to make Roku TVs for Roku. Today for the first time we…
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Netflix Plans to Outspend Hulu & Amazon on New Content
Yesterday we learned that in the United States, Netflix added 1.09 million new subscribers and 3.91 million internationally. These new subscribers brings Netflix total subscribers to 137 million a userbase that is only behind YouTube’s 192 million when looking at streaming services. In the world of paid streaming services, Netflix has a huge lead over…
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Study: Cord Cutting Would Grow Faster If Americans Knew How
The bad news for cable companies is continuing to grow as a new study from Telaria shows that most Americans would cut the cord if they knew how to do it. According to the white paper from Telaria and Adobe, 20% of Americans don’t know how they would access TV without cable TV. 42% say…
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YouTube TV & YouTube Are Both Down Right Now
This evening YouTube TV went down and it’s been down for about an hour. Some users get an error message on some or all channels. Update: YouTube & YouTube TV are both coming back online. We are getting reports that some YouTube TV features are not working like the Home page but the guide is…
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Netflix Saw Strong Growth in The Third Quarter of 2018
Today Netflix reported that they added 6.96 million new users in the third quarter of 2018. This report beat forecasts that expected just 5 million new subscribers and sent Netflix stock higher. “Netflix’s strong quarter will at least temporarily put to rest questions over the long-term viability of its business and shift focus to the competition,…
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Roku Can Once Again Sell Devices in Mexico After Winning a Court Ruling
Today it was announced that Roku has won their case in the 11th Collegiate Court in Mexico City. This case allows Roku to once again sell Roku players in Mexico after an earlier court case banned sales of Roku players in the country. This all comes from a case Cablevision started against some unofficial 3rd party Roku Channel…
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Netflix & The BBC Team Up to Co-Produce a New Dracula Series
This week Netflix announced that they have teamed up with BBC One to co-produce a new Dracula series. The show will air in the UK on BBC One and outside of the UK on Netflix. Co-creators, writers and executive producers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss said, “There have always been stories about great evil. What’s special…
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Hulu is Considering On a Cheaper Sports & News Only Live TV Streaming Service
Today Hulu’s CEO Randy Freer announced that Hulu is considering a possible new smaller live TV streaming service that would possibly focus just on sports and news. This all came during an interview with The Information and gives us new insight into the future of Hulu. According to Hulu’s CEO they are considering offering a cheaper…
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How to Watch the NBA Games on Roku, Apple TV, & Fire TV (Updated September 2018)
This week the 2018–2019 NBA season officially gets underway. To make the news even better, cord cutters have more options than ever to watch the NBA on Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV Here is our guide to watching the NBA on Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV. ESPN, NBA TV, TNT, & ABC Games…
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Vidgo’s Android App is Now Live
Earlier this month we learned that Vidgo plans to launch several Spanish-language TV packages. Now Vidgo has officially launched their Android app on the Google Play Store. This likely means Vidgo is getting closer to a public launch of their live TV streaming service as the app maybe live but you still can not signup for the…
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Amazon Just Announces a New Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite
Today Amazon announced a new Kindle Paperwhite reader that includes twice the storage in a thinner and lighter body. Maybe the best feature for fans of reading at the pool or beach is the fact that the new Paperwhite is waterproof. “Customers love the Kindle Paperwhite, and we’re excited to bring premium features—like a thinner…
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