Author: Luke Bouma
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Report: GOP Working on a Bill to Save Net Neutrality
Last week the FCC announced that they will move the internet from a Title II to a Title I service. This effectively ended what many called Net Neutrality. Now it is being reported that House Republicans are working on a bill that would prevent blocking and throttling of net content. According to a report from Multi Channel…
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Here is Everything New on Amazon in January 2018
Jan. 1 Doctor Who (Season 10) The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish (Amazon Original) All is Lost American Ninja Assassination Avenging Force Babel Baby Mama’s Club Black Rain Brothers Burning Blue But I’m a Cheerleader Capote Coming Soon Cool World Cross Bronx Dangerous Curves Drop Dead Sexy Evolution Flawless Freedom Writers Hamlet Highway Horsemen…
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Amazon Prime Video is The Most Downloaded Apple TV New App Ever
Recently Amazon released their long-awaited Amazon Prime Video app for the Apple TV and now it is breaking records. Update: Apple has not updated their story to say the Amazon Prime Video was the most downloaded app at launch not ever. It was first reported by BestAppleTV.com that Amazon’s Prime Video app was the most downloaded Apple…
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YouTube TV Delays Their Roku & Apple TV App
Earlier this year Google announced that they planned to roll out a YouTube TV app for Roku and the Apple TV by the end of 2017. Now according to Cnet they are delayed until the first quarter of 2018. Google also told Cnet that they now plan to roll out apps for older mart TVs…
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Comcast Is Raising Their Broadcast TV & Regional Sports Fees
We already talked about how Comcast is raising the price on their TV packages, but they didn’t stop there. Now it is being reported that Comcast is raising their broadcast TV fee to $8 a month and their regional sports fee to $6.75 a month in some areas. What is the broadcast TV fee? It…
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CBS Plans to Invest in CBSN in 2018
CBS has had great success with their free news streaming service CBSN. Now they are announcing plans to give more attention to CBSN in an effort to attract more viewers. “We have seen a younger audience with an average age of 38 join our digital-news platform. They are hungry for a product that is more…
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LocalBTV Raises $12 Million for Local Live TV Streaming
Today LocalBTV parent company Didja announced that they have secured an additional $12 million in funding to bring their live TV streaming service to “support the expansion of the company’s LocalBTV app.” LocalBTV allows customers in the Phoenix, Arizona, and the greater San Francisco Bay Areas to access local broadcast TV on their phone or…
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Channel Master Announces an Android TV Powered DVR Called Stream+
Today Channel Master, the maker of great over-the-air tools including DVRs, announced a new over-the-air TV powered by Android TV called Stream+. For just $99 you can stream your favorite show or movie on a long list of apps including Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, and Hulu. Or you can use the built-in tuner to DVR…
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DIRECTV NOW’s Cloud DVR Will Be Down Tonight For Upgrades & Maintenance
Tonight DIRECTV NOW emailed DVR testers to notify them at starting at midnight PST their DVRs will be down for maintenance The down time is expepected to be done around 10 am PST tomorrow. Here is a copy of the email: Good Afternoon Testers, We’re currently upgrading a few things for the beta app, so you…
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Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon For The Week of December 18th 2017
Netflix Dec. 18 Hello, My Twenties!: Season 2 Dec. 19 Miss Me This Christmas Russell Howard: Recalibrate The Indian Detective: Season 1 You Can’t Fight Christmas Dec. 20 La Casa de Papel: Season 1 Dec. 21 Peaky Blinders: Season 4 Dec. 22 72 Dangerous Animals: Latin America: Season 1 Bright Dope: Season 1 Fuller House:…