Author: Luke Bouma
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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,…
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Here is Everything FREE on Tubi TV in November 2017
Highlighted New To Tubi TV Starting November 1: 50/50 (2011) An American Haunting (2006) Another Woman (1988) Antitrust (2001) Art School Confidential (2006) Baby Boom (1986) Ball of Fire (1941) The Best of Youth (2002) Bubba Ho-Tep (2003) Les Choristes (The Chorus) (2003) The Closet (2000) The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover…
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Live Tennis is Coming to Amazon
For some time now we have heard that Amazon has wanted to build off of their success with their Thursday Night NFL games by adding more live sports. Today Amazon announced that they have struck a deal to live stream the Next Gen APT Finals in Milan, Italy November 7th through the 11th. Not only will…
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Report: DIRECTV NOW “2.0” is Coming in Early 2018
For some time now AT&T has been beta testing a new DIRECTV NOW app and DVR service. At first, it was reported that would happen in late 2017 but now it is starting to look like early 2018. During the 3rd quarter 2017, AT&T earnings call AT&T’s CFO hinted that DIRECTV NOW’s DVR would be coming…