Author: Luke Bouma

  • Introducing the New Cord Cutting This Week Podcast with Luke & Jess

    Introducing the New Cord Cutting This Week Podcast with Luke & Jess

    For years people have been asking us to bring back our weekly cord cutting podcast. Today I am excited to announce that we are relaunching our weekly podcast now called Cord Cutting This Week. The new podcast will be posted by Luke and Jess. Every week we will be posting a video and audio podcast.…

  • The Head of T-Mobile TV Has Left the Company

    This week we learned the head of T-Mobile’s TV efforts and the former CEO of Layer3 TV has left T-Mobile. On May 1, T-Mobile confirmed that Jeff Binder has left the company. SVP Robert Gary will become the general manager of T-Mobile’s Home & Entertainment division and is taking over T-Mobile’s TV efforts. T-Mobile is…

  • EXPIRED: Amazon’s 3rd-Gen Echo Dot is On Sale For Just $29.99

    EXPIRED: Amazon’s 3rd-Gen Echo Dot is On Sale For Just $29.99

    Good news Amazon’s new Echo Dot 3rd gen is once again back on sale. Right now you can get the 3rd-gen Echo Dot with improved performance and a new look is on sale for just $29.99. (This is a limited time deal that could end without warning.) To make the deal even better you can…

  • AMC Leaks the Names & Emails Address of Shudder & Sundance Now Subscribers

    AMC Leaks the Names & Emails Address of Shudder & Sundance Now Subscribers

    Today it was reported by a security researcher that AMC had exposed subscriber data including names, emails, and subscription plan details for 1.62 million Shudder and Sundance Now subscribers. Full credit card details did not get leaked but the last four digits of their credit card were leaked for 3,351 subscribers. This all was posted by…

  • Starz is On Sale For Just $5 a Month (Limited Time Offer)

    Starz is On Sale For Just $5 a Month (Limited Time Offer)

    Good News! Starz has brought back one of their most popular deals! Right now you can get Starz for just $5 a month for the first 3 months. This is a great deal on Starz that gives you access to a ton of great movies and original shows. To get this deal you need to…

  • Sinclair Officially Buys Most Fox Regional Sports Networks

    Sinclair Officially Buys Most Fox Regional Sports Networks

    Yesterday it was reported that Sinclair would be buying most of the Fox Regional Sports Networks from Disney. Today that deal was made official as Sinclair spent $10.6 billion to buy the networks. It had been reported that Disney wanted $20 billion for the networks but Sinclair won with a bid of $10.6 billion showing…

  • Sling TV’s AirTV Dual-Tuner OTA DVR is On Sale For Just $79.99

    Sling TV’s AirTV Dual-Tuner OTA DVR is On Sale For Just $79.99

    Looking for a DVR that will work with your Sling TV app? Want to put your antenna directly into your Sling TV app? With Sling TV’s AirTV you can do just that. The best part is it is on sale for $79.99 down from $119.99 for a limited time. You can find the AirTV deal…

  • Refurbished Roku Ultras Are On Sale For Just $64.99

    Refurbished Roku Ultras Are On Sale For Just $64.99

    Looking for a cheap Roku Ultra? Right now you can get the 2017 Roku Ultra refurbished for just $64.99 compared to the typical $99.99 for a new Roku Ultra. The 2017 Roku Ultra is the same player as the 2018 Roku Ultra but without the new JVC earbuds, the 2018 model comes with. If you…

  • As Cord Cutting Grows AMC’s Executives Take a Pay Cut

    As Cord Cutting Grows AMC’s Executives Take a Pay Cut

    Want one more sign that cord cutting is having a real impact on cable TV networks? This week it was announced that AMC executives are taking a pay cut. AMC’s CEO Josh Sapan took a 31% pay cut in 2018. The COO Ed Carroll took a 16% pay cut and even the Executive Chairman Charles…

  • Dish, Spectrum, Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon Have Lost Over 1.1 Million in The 1st Quarter of 2019 As Cord Cutting Grows

    Dish, Spectrum, Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon Have Lost Over 1.1 Million in The 1st Quarter of 2019 As Cord Cutting Grows

    Today we learned that Dish, Spectrum, Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon have lost over 1.1 million TV subscribers in just 3 months. Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T have reported their first quarter 2019 numbers with over 900,000 people canceled their pay-TV service. AT&T also announced that DIRECTV NOW lost 83,000 subscribers in the 1st quarter of 2019. This is compared…