Author: Luke Bouma
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Don’t Get Scammed When You Buy a New Roku
For years now, scammers have been targeting cord cutters using old scams in a new way. One of these scams has been targeting new Roku owners and, for some reason, in the last week scammers have been focusing on new Roku owners. We have been getting a growing number of complaints from readers that Roku…
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Giveaway Alert: Enter Now to Win a HDHomeRun Connect Quatro, Nvidia Shield, 60 Mile Antenna, & More
Today we are very excited to partner with SiliconDust to offer a new giveaway to our readers. Right now you can enter to win anHDHR5-4US HDHomeRun CONNECT QUATRO 4-tuner OTA, Nvidia Shield, a one-year subscription to the HDHomeRun DVR Service, and a CC-17 CableCutter MAX 60 mile Indoor / Outdoor Omni Directional antenna. This giveaway starts today…
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Cord Cutters News Now Offers an Ad-Free Option Through Our App
Love the site, but wish you didn’t have to see the ads? We now offer an option in our app to go ad-free for a monthly fee! We will always offer a free version of the site just like it is now; however, we have heard how some of our readers wanted an ad-free option.…
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Cord Cutting This Week 58 – iTunes on Samsung, AT&T Layoffs, Hulu’s New Look, 8K Roku TVs, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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Roku Finally Acquires @Roku on Twitter
For years Roku, the popular streaming player, has used @RokuPlayer on Twitter. There has been a @Roku but it led to something unrelated to Roku. Last Friday suddenly @RokuPlayer on Twitter started to push people to @Roku. Understandably some ended up begin confused by this and a few worried that someone was trying to impersonate…
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EXPIRED: The Roku Stick is On Sale
Looking for a deal? Right now the Roku Stick is on sale for $45.68 down from $49.99. This is a limited time deal and could end as soon as tonight. About the Roku Stick: Powerful and portable streaming stick Voice remote with buttons for TV power and volume; Compatible with voice-enabled devices featuring 500,000+ movies and TV episodes,…
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Showtime, Starz, PBS Masterpiece, & Lifetime Movie Club Are On Sale
Looking for something to watch this week? Right now, Amazon has select Amazon Channels, including Showtime, Starz, PBS Masterpiece, and Lifetime Movie Club, on sale for 40% off for the first 3 months. Amazon Prime Channels lets Amazon Prime subscribers manage subscriptions to multiple services using their Amazon account username, password, and payment information. Typically,…
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Netflix Is Being Sued Over Their Bandersnatch Movie
One of Netflix’s biggest movie hits is the Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. The movie lets you pick what happens next during the movie. Now the company who published the original “Choose Your Own Adventure” book is suing Netflix. The publisher says Netflix has infringed on their copyright by even referring to a “Choose Your Own Adventure.”…
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CBS Starts Cracking Down on Kodi Add-Ons
For years now, Kodi add-ons have offered access to CBS content both the free CBS services like CBS Sports and official CBS feeds. Now CBS has started to crack down on third-party Kodi add-ons with a series of takedown requests, according to a report from Torrentfreak. CBS has asked Kodi repositories to remove third-party Kodi…
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CuriosityStream is Offering 2 Months Free to Furloughed Federal Government Employees
Today CuriosityStream announced that furloughed federal workers, and anyone impacted by the shutdown, can use the promo code shutdown to sign up for 2 months free of CuriosityStream. That’s unlimited streaming of 2,000+ documentaries and series on the best in science, history, nature, technology, society and lifestyle. To take advantage of this deal just enter…