Author: Luke Bouma

  • The NFL Wants a Cord Cutting Friendly Version of NFL Sunday Ticket Without DIRECTV

    The NFL Wants a Cord Cutting Friendly Version of NFL Sunday Ticket Without DIRECTV

    Today the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he is looking into a streaming version of NFL Sunday Ticket. In 2014, the NFL renewed their deal with DIRECTV for NFL Sunday Ticket through 2022. Yet there is an early out of the contract that would let the NFL out of their contract in time for the…

  • AT&T Just Raised The Cost of The Anime Streaming Service Crunchyroll

    AT&T Just Raised The Cost of The Anime Streaming Service Crunchyroll

    Last year AT&T took over full control of Crunchyroll now they are raising the price of Crunchyroll for the first time since it launched. AT&T took over Crunchyroll as part of a deal to buy Otter Media, the parent company behind many popular streaming services including Crunchyroll, VRV, FullScreen, Rooster Teeth, and more. Crunchyroll is…

  • EXPIRED: The Mohu Air 60 Antenna is On Sale For Just $39.99 Down From $119.99

    EXPIRED: The Mohu Air 60 Antenna is On Sale For Just $39.99 Down From $119.99

    Looking for a very cheap outdoor antenna? Right now the very popular Mohu Air 60 amplified multi-directional HDTV antenna is on sale for just $39.99 down from $119.99. This deal seems to be exclusive to Best Buy right now and can be found on the Best Buy website HERE. About the Mohu Air 60: ABSOLUTELY…

  • TCL’s 50″ 4K HDR Roku TV Are Still On Sale For Just $299.99

    TCL’s 50″ 4K HDR Roku TV Are Still On Sale For Just $299.99

    Looking for a great but cheap Roku TV? Right now you can get the 2019 TCL 50″ 4K HDR Roku TV for just $299.99. Want something slightly cheaper? Right now you can also get the 43″ Roku TV 4K HDR TV for just $249.99.  (This is a limited time sale that could end any day now.)…

  • The Criterion Collection Announces Its Launch Lineup of Classic Movies

    The Criterion Collection Announces Its Launch Lineup of Classic Movies

    Late last year it was announced that FilmStruck was shutting down. The AT&T owned streaming service through their WarnerMedia is set to shut down later this month. FilmStruck was a partnership between TCM now owned by AT&T and The Criterion Collection. Now The Criterion Collection has announced plans to launch their own streaming service on…

  • Tablo’s New Quad DVR Receives FCC Approval

    Tablo’s New Quad DVR Receives FCC Approval

    Later this month Tablo’s new four tuner OTA DVR called the Tablo QUAD should hit stores. Now it looks like it is one step closer to being released as the FCC just approved the device for use in the United States. Nice, Tablo Quad (with internal storage option) just passed through the FCC. See you…

  • Netflix Is Expanding Its Ad Business

    Netflix Is Expanding Its Ad Business

    Yesterday, Medium reported that Netflix is staffing up its marketing team to help grow its ad revenue. While Netflix is an ad-free service, they do have a growing program of product placement ads inside their shows. Now it is being reported that Netflix wants to expand this program along with their licensed character programs in…

  • Comcast Clearly Does Not Understand Cord Cutting

    Comcast Clearly Does Not Understand Cord Cutting

    Yesterday, Comcast announced a new $5 a month streaming service. This new service will aggregate both paid and free streaming apps into a single place called Xfinity Flex. This new service includes 10,000 free online movies and TV shows—including live streaming TV—from ESPN3, Xumo, Pluto, Tubi TV, Cheddar, YouTube, and more. If you want access…

  • Kanopy Suffers a Security Incident Affecting Some Subscribers

    Kanopy Suffers a Security Incident Affecting Some Subscribers

    Today Kanopy announced that over the weekend the suffered “an issue affected the security of our platform.” According to Kanopy, they resolved the issue on Monday afternoon and “are taking all necessary steps to maintain the security of our systems going forward.” So what is Kanopy?  Kanopy teams up with local libraries to offer free streaming for…

  • XUMO Adds Eleven Sports, CombatGo, & GustoTV

    XUMO Adds Eleven Sports, CombatGo, & GustoTV

    XUMO TV is a free on-demand and live streaming service that brings a ton of content to your favorite streaming player. Now they have announced that they are rolling out three new channels Eleven Sports, CombatGo, & GustoTV. These new channels are currently live on their website XUMO.TV and will be rolling out to other…