Author: Jess Barnes
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A New Law Bans Cable TV Providers From Charging for Routers They Don’t Own
A new law has finally stopped TV providers from charging customers a monthly fee for equipment that the customers have purchased on their own. ARS Technica first reported on this law that will affect cable and telecom companies. Frontier Communications is the example shared, as they have been charging customers a $10/month “Wi-Fi Router” fee,…
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Comcast Launches xFi Advanced Gateway with Wi-Fi 6
Earlier this week, Comcast announced the launch of its next-generation xFi Advanced Gateway, which will begin rolling out to consumers in the coming months. Comcast will be one of the first U.S. Internet Service Providers to offer a WiFi 6 Certified gateway delivering faster speeds, ultimate capacity, lower latency and best-in-class WiFi coverage throughout the home.…
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Sling Was Announced at CES 5 Years Ago & It Changed The World of Cord Cutting
Five years ago this month, at CES 2015, Dish announced that they would be launching a new service called Sling TV. Some said that the new service would be the stuff that cord cutters’ dreams were made of, while others were slightly more skeptical about a setup that looked like the online version of cable.…
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HBO Max is Developing a New Content Discovery System
Jeremy Legg, CTO of WarnerMedia and Andy Forssell, EVP & GM of WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer took the stage at CES today to share a few new details about the upcoming HBO Max. During the discussion, Legg commented on the user interface of HBO Max, saying that they want to address the problem with many existing streaming…
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Plex Plans to Bring Subscriptions, Premium Content, and Rentals to its Platform
Since launching their ad-supported streaming service in December, Plex has been looking at the possibilities for new features that will allow the company to be even greater force in the competitive world of streaming services. In a press release announcing the launch of the streaming service, Plex described themselves as “a true one stop media…
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Locast Officially Launches a GoFundMe to Fight CBS, NBC, FOX, & ABC
Locast has officially announced that they’ve set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds that will be used for legal defense against CBS, NBC, FOX, and ABC who have sued to have Locast shut down. Locast had done a soft launch for their fundraiser recently but today Locast officially announced their GoFundMe. The lawsuit started…
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Sling is Named One of the Most Influential Products of the Decade
In a Consumer Reports overview of the most influential products of the decade, Sling TV took one of the top spots in the tech category. When Sling TV launched in 2015, consumers were looking for an alternative to the high costs and headaches that came along with their cable subscriptions. Sling TV was one of…
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AT&T is Adding Ads When You Pause to Epix & Starz
AT&T’s advertising company has said that they will be introducing pause ads to Epix and Starz channels on DIRECTV and AT&T TV Now. We first learned about pause ads toward the end of 2018, when AT&T and Hulu were both working on ads that would appear when viewers paused their DVR recordings. Then, at the…
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TiVo Unveils a Streaming Player to Compete with Roku, Fire TV, & More
Today, TiVo announced the launch of the TiVo Stream 4K, a streaming player that provides seamless integration with online video services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, YouTube and more. With the TiVo Stream 4K, you won’t need to toggle between apps but will get a more traditional TV experience. Sling TV will be the…
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The Cord Cutting ‘Gold Rush’ is On with an Estimated $24 Billion to be Spent in 2020
The Consumer Technology Association estimates that consumer spending on streaming video will increase by 29% to reach $24.1 billion in 2020, Variety reports. This jump is due to the growth of existing services like Netflix and Hulu, along with the introduction of new services including Disney+ and Apple TV+, and the soon to launch HBO…