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YouTube Testing Longer Ad Breaks
Nothing is more irritating to me than when I’m listening to eight hours of medieval tavern ambience on YouTube and it’s interrupted by an ad. If you’re like me, the “Skip Ads” button is your best friend whether you’re going down a video rabbit hole or giving your workday a niche soundtrack. Unless you subscribe…
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How to Watch Thursday Night Football in 2023 on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
The NFL season has finally arrived and Thursday Night Football returns with a stacked lineup of games. The upcoming season will be the Prime Video‘s second year as the exclusive home of TNF. Al Michaels will return as play-by-play with Kirk Herbstreit joining him in the commentary booth as an analyst. Kaylee Hartung and Terry…
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Hulu + Live TV Sees Huge Bump in Signups After Spectrum-Disney Fight
Hulu + Live TV saw a 60% spike in subscribers after Charter Spectrum dropped Disney-owned networks on August 31. The day before, Spectrum warned customers that they could lose channels like ESPN, FX, Freeform, Natgeo, Disney Channel and Baby TV as well as multiple local ABC channels. With college football season ramping up, cutting off cable…
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The Governor of North Carolina Asks Spectrum & Disney To End Their Blackout
Last week, Spectrum subscribers lost Disney-owned networks, including ESPN, FX, Disney Channel, and even Disney-owned ABC stations. Spectrum made it very clear that this will be a different kind of fight, and they want Disney to change how the cable TV model works. At the core of this fight seems to be Disney’s plans to…
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The NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 OTA TV Zapperbox Announces Official DRM OTA TV Support & DVR DRM Support
Have you been wanting to take advantage of all the new features that ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV has to offer? Need DRM support? Finally, we have a timeline for DRM support on a runner. 4K TV, improved sound, better weather alerts, and a ton of other features are coming with the NextGen TV ATSC 3.0…
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Deal Alert! 10,000mAh USB-C Power Bank For Just $9.99 With This Coupon Code!
Do you need a portable power bank that can keep your devices charged on the go but does not want to break the bank? Maybe want one for your kids who keep losing the expensive chargers? Right now, INIU has the 10000mAh power bank with USB-C charging ports is just $9.99 for a limited time,…
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Is YouTube TV Cracking Down on Family Account Sharing & Banning Those Who Abuse The System?
One of the best features of YouTube TV is the ability to share it with up to 5 other people. The catch is these people are supposed to live with you in the same house. For years, though, YouTube TV has been very relaxed in how it enforces these rules, but that may be about…
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Will Apple Buy Disney? Here Is Why It’s Not Likely To Happen
Rumors that Apple will buy Disney have been circulating for years, but will it actually happen? Experts say there’s very little evidence to suggest a future acquisition. The two companies have a positive history together and Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs and Disney’s CEO Bob Iger had a close friendship, with Iger previously serving on Apple’s…
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Pluto TV, Tubi, Xumo Play, The Roku Channel, & More See Viewership Skyrocket 70% As Cord Cutting Grows
Yesterday, Inscape released its look at the state of viewership using data from Vizio TVs. According to that report, free streaming services have seen their viewership jump by 70% in the 2nd quarter of 2023 vs. the same period in 2022. “Free ad-supported streaming TV, or FASTs – which offer a free, easy entry experience…
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How the Cable TV Bundle Could Return in Streaming Form
The rise of cord cutting and streaming services meant consumers finally breaking away from the once-hated cable bundle. But if Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is right, that bundle might return in a new, but familiar, way. Zaslav, who spoke during the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology conference on Wednesday, didn’t directly address the…
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5G’s Killer App Might Not Be What You Expected
While consumers have embraced 5G, many still want to better understand what 5G can actually do. In short – 5G has yet to find its killer app. That’s according to the 2023 Connected Consumer Survey from consulting firm Deloitte. The report said 62% of surveyed consumers have a 5G-enabled smartphone. And those who haven’t made…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix in September 2023
Here is everything coming to Netflix in September 2023: Coming Soon September 1 September 2 September 3 September 5 September 6 September 7 September 8 September 12 September 13 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 18 September 19 September 20 September 21 September 22 September 25 September 26 September 27 September 28 September 29…
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Deal Alert: Amazon’s Echo Show 8 Is On Sale At Just $64.99 With Coupon – A New Lowest Price Ever
Do you want a smart alarm clock, a small TV for part of your house, or just like Alexa’s help during the day? Right now, Amazon has its Echo Show 8 on sale for just $64.99, down from the normal $129.99. As best we can tell, this is the lowest price Amazon has sold the…
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Apple TV+ Sees Huge Spike in MLS Subscriptions Thanks to the ‘Messi Effect’
Soccer legend Lionel Messi was always going to drive interest to Apple TV+’s Major League Soccer Season Pass. Now we know how much. More than 110,000 people in the U.S. signed up for MLS Season Pass to see Messi’s first game with Inter Miami against LIGA MX’s Cru Azul on July 21, up from 6,143…
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Charter’s Spectrum Cable Sued in Class-Action Lawsuit Over Disney Dispute
Some of Spectrum’s customers are really not happy with the cable company’s dispute with Disney, which has resulted in the blackout of key channels like ESPN and several conference networks, and are taking legal action. Several Florida-based Spectrum customers filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the company in a U.S. District Court in Florida, faulting…
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