Author: Luke Bouma
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Plex & MGM Team Up For a New Free Ad-Supported Streaming Service
Recently we learned that Plex, Warner Bros., Legendary Television Distribution and Lionsgate have all teamed up for Plex’s new ad-supported free streaming service. Now Plex has announced that they’ve partnered with MGM to bring some of its content to Plex’s new free streaming service. These MGM titles star iconic actors like Ryan Reynolds, Brad Pitt,…
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Nielsen is Adding Amazon Prime Video To its Rating Service
Last month Nielsen TV Ratings announced that they are adding Amazon Prime Video to their rating system. This means when you watch a show through Amazon Prime Video, Nielsen will include that in its ratings on how different programs are doing. For years Nielsen has tracked with cable TV subscribers now as cord cutting grows…
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Pluto TV Partners With Vevo to Add Music Video Channels
Recently Vevo announced that it has partnered with Pluto TV to add new music video channels. Beginning tomorrow November 12th, Pluto TV will start adding content from Vevo starting with a holiday-themed channel with more to follow. “Vevo is a world-class brand with a global audience that is a natural fit for Pluto TV. Historically,…
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SpaceX’s Home Internet Service Will Launch 60 More Satellites Into Space Today
Earlier this year, SpaceX received approval to launch 12,000 satellites into space to build a low earth orbit network of satellites, enabling the company to sell home internet. Over the summer, SpaceX put 60 satellites into Space to test out its internet service. Today SpaceX will launch 60 additional small low earth orbit satellites into…
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Roku Makes Over $22 in Revenue Per User Every Year
Recently, Roku has seen very strong growth from its ads and subscription business. According to Roku’s 3rd quarter 2019 earnings, Roku saw revenue from ads and subscriptions jump 112.2 million, up 59% over the same period in 2018. This is compared to revenue from streaming player sales that was just 6.2 million. That works out…
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PlayStation Vue Subscribers Could Lose Their Service Early If They Let Their Account Lapse
Are you a PlayStation Vue subscriber? If you want to keep your service until PlayStation Vue shuts down in January 2020 you need to make sure to keep your payment information current. Last Friday, PlayStation Vue stopped accepting new PlayStation Vue subscribers. Now Cord Cutters News has learned that should your PlayStation Vue subscription lapse…
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Roku’s 4K HDR Roku Premiere is on Sale For Just $29.95 With Free Hulu & Pandora For 3 Months
Good news for anyone looking for a cheap 4K HDR Roku streaming player. Right now the Roku Premiere is on sale for just $29.95 down from $39.99. Not only that but you will also get 3 months of Hulu and Pandora for free if you are a new subscriber. This is a great deal on…
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Cord Cutting This Week Podcast #23 – Free T-Mobile Home Internet, PBS Delayed on YouTube TV, & More
Today Luke and Jess talk about Free T-Mobile Home Internet, PBS Delayed on YouTube TV, & More. Join us every Thursday at 1 PM Eastern for our weekly live recording of Cord Cutting This Week Podcast on YouTube. You can download the MP3 of the podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/cordcuttingconversations/Cord_Cutting_This_Week_Podcast_23_2.mp3 Or use our RSS to subscribe: http://cordcuttingconversations.libsyn.com/rss…
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EXPIRED: Amazon Prime is 40% Off For All Veterans & Active Military (Ends Tomorrow)
Are you a veteran or active duty military? Right now you can get 40% off of Amazon Prime’s original price. In honor of Veterans Day, Amazon is offering this discounted price to all veterans and active military now through November 11, 2019. The good news is this deal is available to new Amazon Prime subscribers…
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How to Watch Live Local News for Free on Roku
One of the most popular questions we get is how to watch local news as a cord cutter. Live events and, more importantly, live news are two types of programming cord cutters are not willing to wait for. The great news is cord cutters have many options. Option #1 Streaming Services What if you want…