Author: Luke Bouma
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Everything We Know About Amazon’s New Home Internet Service, Including Updated Price Predictions & Launch Date
Since 2019 Amazon has been talking about launching a home internet service. This new home internet service from Amazon is currently code-named Project Kuiper. This is not just some side project, according to Amazon’s CEO, it is now one of the main focuses of the company. Recently we learned new details about Amazon’s plans to…
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Pluto TV Now Has Over 300 Live Free Channels Making It One Of The Best Free Services For Cord Cutters
Have you been thinking about trying out Pluto TV? One of the best options for free options for cord cutters, Pluto TV, is now even better, with over 300 free live channels in the United States and tens of thousands of on-demand content. As cord cutters look at ways to cut back on streaming costs…
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Amazon Freevee Just Added 31 New Free Live Channels
Today Amazon Freevee announced it has added 31 new free live channels to its lineup. This now means Freevee has over 300 free live channels and thousands on on-demand titles. With these new channels, Freevee is also expanding its lineup of local news channels with the addition of new NBC affiliates. Amazon also announced that…
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Sinclair’s Revenues Dropped in The 2nd Quarter of 2023 As Local TV Stations Struggle With Cord Cutting
Local TV stations have been hit hard recently by the growth of cord cutting and the drop in ad revenues. Now Sinclair has announced a 27% drop in ad revenues during the 2nd quarter of 2023. Sinclair’s total revenues decreased 27% to $1,541 million versus $2,125 million in during the same period the prior year.…
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Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Owners Again Push The FCC to Reclassify YouTube TV, Fubo, DIRECTV STREAM, & More As Cable TV Companies
Local TV station owners have formed a new Coalition for Local News to push the FCC to force cord cutting services to be treated like cable TV companies. If the FCC agrees to change the rules it would force YouTube TV, Hulu, Fubo, and more to strike deals directly with the owners of local TV…
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Sling TV Freestream Adds Two New Channels To Free Streaming Service
If you still think of Sling TV as just a paid service, you are missing out. Right now, Sling TV Freestream, their free ad-supported streaming service, offers over 430 free channels and over 41,000 on-demand titles. This week, Sling TV added two new channels to Sling TV’s free streaming service Freestream. Sling Freestream is available…
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Here is Everything Crunchyroll is Adding For Free in August 2023
Today the Anime streaming service announced that it is adding a ton of new fan-favorite series to its free streaming catalog. These titles include Chainsaw Man, SPY x FAMILY, VINLAND SAGA, BLUELOCK, Lycoris Recoil, My Dress-Up Darling, and more. “It’s part of our service to fans when we can make popular titles more accessible,” said…
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DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM May Lose Bally Sports RSNs This Year if A Lower Deal Can’t Be Reached
Bally Sports may soon face a major setback as one of the few streaming services to carry its RSNs and one of its largest TV partners could be dropping them this year. Yesterday, DIRECTV made a filing to the judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Bally Sports’ parent company Diamond Sports in response to a requested…
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WOW! Cable TV is Shutting Down Its TV Service As It Now Offers YouTube TV
Starting today WOW! Cable TV has stopped selling its traditional TV service and will now only offer YouTube TV to its customers. This comes as earlier this year WOW! announced a deal with Google to offer YouTube TV and shut down its current cable TV system. “By bundling YouTube TV with WOW! Internet, we continue…
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Apple TV+ is Reportedly The New Home of Pac-12 Football & Basketball If The Teams Agree
After months of negotiations, the Pac-12 yesterday presented teams with a media rights deal. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Heather Dinich, this deal was for a primary streaming partnership with Apple TV+. Other options had been presented, but Apple was reportedly the clear leader. The Pac-12 media rights talks have hit several setbacks over…