Author: Luke Bouma
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RCA Announces a New Line of 4K Roku TVs
Yesterday RCA and Roku announced a new line of 4K TVs for sale at Walmart online and in stores. Starting at 50″ and going up to 65″ you will now be able find the 4K RCA Roku TVs at Walmart. These TVs will join the current lineup of RCA Roku TVs that included a RCA Roku TV…
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Reminder: Some PlayStation Vue Subscribers Will Lose Live Locals This Week
Since launch Sony’s live TV streaming service, PlayStation Vue, has had a reputation of offering incorrect locals. For example, instead of getting locals from our area at our office, we get locals from over three hours and two TV markets away. A few weeks ago PlayStation Vue announced that they are working to fix that…
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Sling TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs Fubo TV vs Hulu vs YouTube TV – Updated November 2017
Today we release our monthly side by side look at the major live TV streaming services. In this list we look at Fubo TV, Sling TV, Hulu’s live TV beta, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, and DIRECTV NOW with the hopes that we will make picking the right one easier. *Note this list is up to date (as best as we can…
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Again AT&T SportsNet Hints At a New Cord Cutting-Friendly Option
AT&T SportsNet (formally Root Sports) is one of the last sports channels to not offer a streaming option for cord cutters. There have been rumors that it will be coming to a live TV streaming service including a statement by the Utah Jazz over the summer that their new contract would include AT&T SportsNet in…
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Last Day: The 2017 Roku Stick With The New Remote Just $39.99
Today on Amazon you can still get the 2017 Roku Stick with the new remote that allows you to control your TV for just $39.99. This is a limited time offer and could end early if they sell out so do not wait. Here are the details form the Amazon Listing: New 2017 Model! Powerful and…
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Amazon Pulls Their Twitch Channel from Roku
Starting today the official Twitch app for streaming players is now a Fire TV exclusive. Amazon, who now owns Twitch, yesterday pulled their Twitch app from the Roku Channel Store. Any Roku owner who already had the Twitch Channel installed on their Roku now gets a warning message saying the app will no longer be…
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CEO Leslie Moonves Says CBS is Prepared for Cord Cutting
CBS is taking cord cutting seriously and feels that they are well positioned for it. According to the CEO of CBS Leslie Moonves, CBS saw dramatic growth in subscription fees for CBS All Access and Showtime. CBS also reported that revenue from “skinny bundles” (services such as DIRECTV NOW, Hulu, and PlayStation Vue) saw solid…
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Amazon Is Working on a “Cinema Mode” For the Fire TV
It looks like Amazon is testing out a new mode for the Fire TV called “Cinema Mode.” Cinema mode will sync the refresh rate of TV shows and movies being played. This new feature was spotted in the Fire TV 3 OS code by AFTVnews.com. Currently all Fire TVs play at 60 frames per second,…
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Discovery’s CEO Is Again Pushing For a Sports-Free Bundle
For months now Discovery’s CEO has been one of the loudest supporters of a sports-free bundle. The idea is to team up with cable providers or maybe even streaming providers to offer a package that would include Discovery shows but no news or sports channels. In the past Discovery has hinted that this package would…
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Showtime is FREE on Sling TV Starting Today
Been thinking about giving Showtime a try? Today may be your lucky day, because all Sling TV subscribers have free access to Showtime and all of the Showtime On-Demand content! Starting Today Sling TV is giving away a free weekend trial just in time for the premiere of Shameless. This free trial will end Monday,…