Author: Luke Bouma
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Here is Every Netflix Original Coming in 2018
We are starting to get a good idea of what Netflix plans to release in 2018. Yesterday we learned that Netflix was planning on releasing 30 Netflix Original Series and 80 Netflix Original Movies in 2018. Well Netflix has not released a full list of every movie and shows coming in 2018 here are the…
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5G Wireless Internet Is Coming to Maine at a Disruptive Price
The main hold up of gigabit Internet has been the need to run a fiber line to every home in the United States. This is a time-consuming and slow process. Now there is new technology coming online that removes the need to run a wire to your home and will beam gigabit speed Internet to…
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DIRECTV NOW Added More ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Affiliates Last Night
This morning reports started to flood in about a new wave of locals being added to DIRECTV NOW. As best we can tell AT&T added ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates in several new markets last night. From talking with several readers it looks like ABC affiliates from Morris Multimedia have been added. More Grary…
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Report: Disney & Fox Close to a Massive Deal (Could Be Any Day Now)
As media companies struggle to find a way to address a shift in how Americans watch content, it is now reported that Disney and Fox are close to a deal to sell most of Fox to Disney. This deal will include most, but not all of, Fox properties. According to reports Fox will keep ownership…
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The Amazon Prime Video App is Now on Available for The Apple TV
Six months ago today Apple announced that the Amazon Prime Video app was coming to the Apple TV. Today that became a reality with version 5 of the Amazon Prime Video app. With this addition of the Amazon Prime Video app on the Apple TV, it ends a long standoff between Amazon and Apple. “There…
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Amazon Video Likely Coming to The Apple TV Tomorrow
Well, it looks like the Amazon Video app for the Apple TV will come out tomorrow. For a short time, both Amazon and Apple had pages up listing that the app would come out tomorrow. Now though both have been taken down. (Note tomorrow marks 6 months since the Amazon Video app on the Apple…
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The Cable TV Industry Was Just Downgraded to Neutral By Barclays
Today was a very bad day for cable TV. Barclays today downgraded the whole cable TV industry to neutral. In their report, Barclays says their earlier more optimistic projects will likely come up $675 million short. Barclays had been assuming a relatively static competitive market for cable TV, now with the growth of cord-cutting and…
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UPTV Becomes Cord Cutting Friendly With New Streaming App
Today the cable TV network Up Entertainment launched a new app called UP Faith & Family that lets cord cutters subscribe directly to an expansive library of titles growing weekly, many unique to the service. These include exclusive seasons of the beloved drama Heartland, select fan favorite series and movies from the cable network UP TV such…
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Google is Pulling YouTube From The Fire TV
Well, the fight between Google and Amazon just took a new step today. As of today, Google is pulling all YouTube apps from the Echo Show and the Fire TV. This is not the first time Google has pulled a YouTube app from an Amazon device. Earlier this year Google pulled the YouTube app from…
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Netflix is Working on 30 Scripted Shows & 80 Movies For 2018
Well it looks like Netflix will have a busy 2018. This week Bloomberg talked with Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos about the future of Netflix content. During the interview, he announced that Netflix will have 30 local-language scripted series and 80 movies released in 2018. This is all apart of a roughly $8 billion Netflix…