Author: Luke Bouma
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Sinclair Is Launching a FREE Live TV & On-Demand Cord Cutting Streaming Service Called STIRR
After months of rumors, today Sinclair officially launched their new free live TV streaming service called STIRR. This service will give access to on-demand and live linear networks including Comet and Charge for free with ads. “We are entering a new era of broadcast television and our number one priority at Sinclair is to help…
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The Live TV Streaming Service Vidgo Launches on the Fire TV
Late last year, the long-awaited Vidgo live TV streaming service launched with several international packages. This week, Vidgo started to take beta testers for a new English-based package. Vidgo is available on iOS, Android, and Web with Roku and Apple TV support coming in the following weeks. Now Vidgo has officially launched on its first…
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Review: Tablo Quad 4 Tuner OTA DVR For Cord Cutting
Last week at CES Tablo announced a new 4 tuner DVR called the Tablo Quad. This DVR will let you record up to 4 shows at once from your antenna and includes the ability to add an internal hard drive or use an external hard drive. Tablo was nice enough to send Cord Cutters News…
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Hallmark Publishing is Coming to Hoopla Digital
Today Hallmark Publishing announced a deal with Dreamscape Media to expand into audiobooks. Now Hallmark stories starting with Nancy Naigle’s The Secret Ingredient, a Valentine’s Day-themed story will be turned into audio books. “Hallmark is a beloved American heritage brand known for celebrating positive family values. Dreamscape is honored to partner with them to produce the first audiobooks…
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Pluto TV Launches Two New Channels
Yesterday Pluto TV launched two new channels Pluto TV Sitcoms and Pluto TV Cine. They channels join a growing number of new channels Pluto TV has quietly been added for months now. Here is how Pluto TV Describes the channels: *Pluto TV Sitcoms* (Ch. 255) Looking for laughs? Come home to Pluto TV Sitcoms featuring the beloved families, quirky characters…
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CBS Is Reorganizing Their Film Division with a Focus on Streaming
Over the last year, CBS has been doubling down on streaming with deals to bring their channels to streaming services and now a new focus on movies streaming online. Last week Variety reported that CBS is folding its Films Division into their larger Entertainment Group. This move will happen over the course of 2019 and…
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Verizon Expands Their Free Apple Music Deal
Last year Verizon announced that they would be giving away six months of Apple Music for free to Unlimited customers. Today that deal is being expanded to include six months of Apple Music with all Verizon Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited plans starting January 17th, 2019. “When we introduced six months free of Apple Music…
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After Netflix’s Price Hike Will Cord Cutting Cost More Than Cable TV? We Take a Look…
One of the most common questions we get is will cord cutting cost more than cable some day? Now that Netflix is raising their price by $2 a month many are once again asking. Study after study shows cord cutters save a ton of money. On average, Americans save $85 a month when they cut…
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The New Fire TV Stick With Updated Remote is Now For Sale on Amazon
Today Amazon announced that they will be updating the Fire TV Stick by adding a new remote. This new remote will add the ability to control your TV’s power and volume like the remote that launched with the Fire TV Stick 4K. Now you can find it for sale on Amazon’s website HERE. The best news…
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fuboTV Saw a 3X Jump in Engagement in December 2018
Today fuboTV announced that user engagement on fuboTV reached an all-time high in December 2018 with a 3x jump in engagement over the same time in 2017. This all comes as fuboTV expanded their programming last year to add AMC, TBS, TNT, CNN and Cartoon Network, and premium add-ons including AMC Premiere, NBA League Pass and…