Author: Luke Bouma
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YouTube TV Adds AMC’s Acorn TV & UMC
Today YouTube TV and AMC Networks today announced the launch of two of its proprietary subscription streaming services on YouTube TV, Acorn TV offering British and international television; and UMC, the largest streaming service for Black TV and film. Acorn TV’s add-on channel is now available via YouTube TV for $6 a month, and UMC’s…
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The New ACC Network Will Launch on Hulu, YouTube TV, & PlayStation Vue Today
After a long wait, the brand new ACC Network will launch on Hulu, YouTube TV, and PlayStation Vue starting tonight (August 22, 2019) at 7 PM Eastern. The bad news is this means that the Sling TV ACC Network Access channel is being dropped but if you are an ACC fan there are other services now offering…
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Amazon’s Grandfathered Twitch Roku Channel Will Shutdown in September
Back in November of 2017 Amazon removed their official Twitch streaming Roku Channel from Roku players. Any Roku owner who already had the Twitch Channel installed on their Roku at the time got a warning message saying the app will no longer be updated but that they can still use it. Sadly new Roku owners would be unable…
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Spectrum TV Now Charges $24.98 a Month to Use Its DVR
Been thinking about getting Spectrum TV? You may want to be careful because that amazing advertised deal comes with multiple fees and taxes. In fact, the DVR fees now come to $24.98 a month DVR fee (or more if you want to have more than one DVR). The $24.98 charges are the result of Spectrum’s…
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PBS is Coming to YouTube TV in November But High Costs Worry Many Local PBS Stations
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Warning: There is a New Scam Targeting Roku Owners Claiming to Offer Free Hulu For Life
Recently, there has been a new scam targeting Roku owners, which states that Roku will give you free Hulu for life if you pay an activation fee when you set up your new Roku. This, as you may have already expected, is not a real offer. Roku does not charge an activation fee and says…
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PlayStation Vue’s New Roku Channel Includes Many New Bugs (Here is How to Fix Lost DVR Recordings, Lost Favorite Channels, & More)
Yesterday PlayStation Vue rolled out a new update to its Roku Channel. Sadly this update also seems to have included several new bugs, especially for older Roku Players. Thankfully there are a few possible fixes for these new bugs. Here are the known bugs and possible fixes: Lost DVR Recordings: Some readers are reporting they…
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MoviePass May Have Exposed Your Credit Card Information Following a “Security Issue”
Today MoviePass has confirmed that the security lapse was recently discovered and its system was immediately secured. This was first reported by Tech Crunch, which says that tens of thousands of customer card numbers have been exposed because a critical server was not protected with a password. This comes after on July 4, MoviePass announced…
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Cord Cutting Today #126 – Is AT&T TV a Cord Cutting Service?, PlayStation Vue’s Updated Roku Channel, Vader Streams’s IPTV Lawsuit, & More
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including PlayStation Vue Updates…
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Ends Tonight! Enter Now to Win an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K & $50 Sling TV Gift Card
Today we are very excited to announce that Cord Cutters News has teamed up with Amazon to giveaway a Cord Cutting Kit that includes a Fire TV Stick 4K and $50 in Sling TV gift cards. (Note there are two $25 Sling TV gift cards in this Cord Cutting Kit.) You even get a Fire…