Author: Jess Barnes
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How to Add the FOX NOW Channel on Roku after Roku Removes The Official Channel
Update: Since publishing this post, Roku has said that the private channel linked below will not work unless FOX and Roku can come to an agreement. Yesterday, Roku sent a notice to users, letting them know that all FOX and FOX Sports channels would be removed today, January 31. You can read more about the…
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Disney+ Starts Production on Live-Action Movie Godmothered
Disney has started production on Godmothered, an original live-action movie being created for Disney+. The film will star Isla Fisher and Jillian Bell. Set at Christmas time, “Godmothered” is a comedy about Eleanor, a young, inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training (Bell) who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that…
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AT&T Hopes That HBO Max & AT&T TV Will Offset Subscriber Losses
Yesterday, during their Q4 earnings call, we learned that AT&T lost nearly 1.2 million subscribers across DirecTV, U-verse, and AT&T TV NOW. We also learned about the company’s strategy for making up those losses. In their quarterly report, the company said they hope that new service HBO Max and the nationwide launch of AT&T TV…
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GetTV Announces a New Weekend Lineup
getTV wants to bring some variety into your life. This February, the channel will be airing episodes of variety shows and specials on Saturday and Sunday nights Every Saturday, getTV will air episodes of “The Sonny and Cher Show” not shown on TV in decades, featuring such guest stars as Debbie Reynolds, the Smothers Brothers, Neil Sedaka, Evel…
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Amazon Closed Out 2019 with Net Sales Up 21% to $87.4 Billion for Q4
Today, Amazon announced their Quarter 4 financial results, showing a 21% jump to $87.4 billion for the final quarter of 2019. That number is up from $72.4 billion year over year. For all of 2019, net sales increased 20% to $280.5 billion, compared with $232.9 billion in 2018. Earlier this month, we reported that Amazon’s…
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Sling TV Has Offers for New Customers as PlayStation Vue Shuts Down
If you were a PlayStation Vue subscriber and are now looking for a new streaming service, Sling TV has new customer offers that might help you make your decision as you make the switch. New customers who sign up for a Sling TV can choose between any of the following deals: $10 off first month…
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Google ADT-3 Android TV Developer Kit is Now Available for $79
The Android TV Developer Device (ADT-3) is now available for purchase on the Askey website for $79 as of this morning. Google first announced the device in December, mentioning the ADT-3 in a blog post about an Android 10 update for Android TV. At that time, Google said that the device would be available at…
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FCC Approves $20 Billion Rural Broadband Expansion Fund
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve a process for dispersing over $20 billion in funding for expanding broadband access to underserved areas across the country. “Without access to broadband, rural Americans cannot participate in the digital economy or take advantage of the opportunities broadband brings for better education, healthcare, and civic and social…
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Do Cord Cutters Need a New Antenna for ATSC 3.0? You Asked, We Answer
Broadcast TV has been preparing for new standards and guidelines for delivering over-the-air channels to consumers. We’ve been hearing a lot about ATSC 3.0, but we know that there are a lot of questions about Next Gen TV. One of the most common is “will I need a new antenna?” The short answer is no,…
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How to Watch ESPN’s The Life of Kobe Bryant on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More Tonight
ESPN will honor the life of basketball legend Kobe Bryant with an encore presentation of the ESPN Films and Spike Lee documentary “Kobe Doin’ Work” which will air today, January 30th. ESPN says “the documentary is an 84-minute exploration of Kobe Bryant’s work ethic, his in-game mentality and the bluntness that made him a great…