Author: Luke Bouma

  • Sling TV is Coming to Select Samsung Smart TVs

    Sling TV is Coming to Select Samsung Smart TVs

    Today Sling TV and Samsung announced that Sling TV is now the first live TV service available on select Samsung Smart TVs. The new Sling TV app is now available on Samsung’s 2016 line of Smart TVs, and will roll out to additional models in the future. “With football season in full swing, we know…

  • Nexstar Owned ABC, CBS, & NBC Affiliates Are Coming to DIRECTV NOW & PlayStation Vue

    Nexstar Owned ABC, CBS, & NBC Affiliates Are Coming to DIRECTV NOW & PlayStation Vue

    Yesterday during the 3rd quarter 2017 earnings call Nexstar announced that they have reached a deal to bring CBS affiliates and most of their NBC affiliates to live TV streaming services including DIRECTV NOW and PlayStation Vue. (Nexstar is the second largest owner of NBC affiliates in the United States.) “Nexstar now has reached mutually…

  • 5 Reasons an Antenna Should Be a Part of Your Cord Cutting Setup

    5 Reasons an Antenna Should Be a Part of Your Cord Cutting Setup

    Increasingly major local affiliates are becoming available through live TV streaming services such as DIRECTV NOW, Hulu, and PlayStation Vue; however, even if you receive your major locals such as ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC you really should get an antenna. Why is an antenna so important with your cord cutting setup? Here are my…

  • Amazon Announces The Fire TV Stick Basic Edition in Over 100 New Countries

    Amazon Announces The Fire TV Stick Basic Edition in Over 100 New Countries

    Today Amazon announced the new Fire TV Stick Basic Edition. (essentially a Fire Stick with no voice remote.) The Fire Stick Basic Edition will be available for purchase in more than 100 countries and territories around the world including Canada, France, Italy, and Spain. In addition, customers can set their default language as Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, German, or…

  • OTA Digital Subchannels Are Outperforming Cable Networks

    OTA Digital Subchannels Are Outperforming Cable Networks

    Over-the-air TV (OTA) is now outperforming many popular cable TV networks. A Katz Media Group report found that with the growth of cord cutting many new over-the-air TV networks, such as Antenna TV, MeTV, Grit, and Laff, are now more widely available and beat cable in household ratings. These digital subchannels are not just beating…

  • ESPN & Twitter Team Up For a FREE Weekly College Football Show

    ESPN & Twitter Team Up For a FREE Weekly College Football Show

    Today ESPN and Twitter announced a new weekly college football show called Rankings Reactions will stream for free on Twitter. This show will give live reactions and feedback on the most recent College Football Playoff rankings that are announced every Tuesday. The show will start tomorrow November 7th, 2017 and run through Selection Sunday on…

  • Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon For The Week of November 6th 2017

    Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon For The Week of November 6th 2017

    Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon For The Week of November 6th 2017. Netflix:  Available November 6th The Dinner Available November 7th Dizzy & Bop’s Big Adventure: The Great Music Caper Fate/Apocrypha: Part 1 – NETFLIX ORIGINAL Killing Ground P. King Duckling: Season 1   Project Mc²: Part 6  – NETFLIX ORIGINAL The Journey Is the Destination…

  • Here is Everything FREE on Twitter For The Week of November 6th 2017

    Here is Everything FREE on Twitter For The Week of November 6th 2017

    #GOLIVE THIS WEEK ON TWITTER Stadium Daily 12:00 AM Sports highlights & classic games Follow @watchstadium #NFLBlitz Sundays 11:30 AM NFL highlights studio show Follow @NFL #NFLBlitz Mon-Thurs 7:00 PM NFL highlights studio show Follow @NFL Bloomberg Daybreak Weekdays 7:00 AM Daily business show Follow @business BuzzFeed News: AM to DM Weekdays 8:00 AM Daily…

  • Report: FOX Is in Talks to Sell Most Assets to Disney

    Report: FOX Is in Talks to Sell Most Assets to Disney

    Today it was reported by CNBC that FOX has been in talks about selling most of their assets to The Walt Disney Co. This would include a possible sale of 20th Century Fox to Disney for movies and TV production. It is reported the Rupert Murdoc and his sons are looking at keeping their sports…

  • Netflix Releases a New Trailer For ‘The Crown’ Season 2

    Netflix Releases a New Trailer For ‘The Crown’ Season 2

    Today Netflix announced that season 2 of The Crown a Netflix Original show will premiere December 8th 2017. They also released a new trailer for their hit original show. Here is the new trailer they released for season 2 of The Crown today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME2umFQ_xBA Season two focuses on the 1960s with the changes that are seen…