Author: Luke Bouma

  • Cord Cutters News Coffee Mugs Are Now For Sale!

    Cord Cutters News Coffee Mugs Are Now For Sale!

    If you have watched any of our weekly Cord Cutting Q&As, you may have noticed that I often drink out of a Cord Cutters News mug. Many readers have asked if they could buy a Cord Cutters News coffee mug and now you can! I ordered 50 Cord Cutters News mugs as a limited edition…

  • 3 Easy Tips to Fix Buffering on Your Favorite Streaming Services

    3 Easy Tips to Fix Buffering on Your Favorite Streaming Services

    Buffering is something that happens to everyone at some point and everyone likes to blame the service. Yet the issue may not be the streaming service, it may be your home network. With this being one of the most popular questions we get we wanted to once again address Here are three tips to fix…

  • Review: 2018 TiVo Bolt OTA DVR for Antennas & Cord Cutting

    Review: 2018 TiVo Bolt OTA DVR for Antennas & Cord Cutting

    Recently TiVo announced the new TiVo BOLT OTA DVR designed for cord cutting. This new DVR not only is a dedicated OTA DVR, but it is also a 4K streaming player. Now we got our hands on the 2018 TiVo BOLT OTA DVR. Here is our full review: The new four-tuner TiVo BOLT OTA costs $249.99…

  • You Can Now Watch Hulu on The Amazon Echo Show

    You Can Now Watch Hulu on The Amazon Echo Show

    A few weeks ago Hulu announced that they will be the very first live TV streaming service available on Amazon’s Echo Show device when the 2nd gen Echo Show launches next month. The Echo Show has had on-demand services for some time but now Hulu is bringing their live TV streaming service to Amazon’s newest…

  • The PGA is Coming to ESPN+ & ESPN

    The PGA is Coming to ESPN+ & ESPN

    Today the PGA & ESPN announced a deal that would bring 165 hours of live PGA action to ESPN and ESPN+ every May starting in 2020 and running for 11 years. “This agreement is going to be great for golf fans and is significant for ESPN and ESPN+,” said Burke Magnus, ESPN Executive Vice President, Programming…

  • DIRECTV NOW Just Added a Second International Package

    DIRECTV NOW Just Added a Second International Package

    Today DIRECTV NOW launched a second Internation package with the launch of a Vietnamese international TV package. The Vietnamese international package launched today for $20 a month offering 9 channels. AT&T also announced that soon Portuguese speakers will be able to enjoy a $25 international package that includes 2 channels. This is likely just the start…

  • Roku Just Permanently Cut The Roku Stick+ Price

    Roku Just Permanently Cut The Roku Stick+ Price

    Today Roku announced that they are dropping the Roku Streaming Stick+ with 4K HDR to $59.99. ($58.99 on Amazon right now.) This is likely a move to counter Amazon’s new $49 4K HDR Fire TV Stick. How do they compare? Well, we are not sure yet the new Fire TV 4K HDR stick does not…

  • Apple Is Being Sued for False Advertising Over iTunes Season Pass

    Apple Is Being Sued for False Advertising Over iTunes Season Pass

    Last week in California, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple over how they advertise iTunes TV season passes. A season pass allows you to buy all the episodes of a season for one flat rate. According to the lawsuit, Apple is misrepresenting the number of episodes you will get with the season pass because…

  • Roku’s CEO Talks about What Makes Roku Stand Out, Current Streaming Trends, & More

    Roku’s CEO Talks about What Makes Roku Stand Out, Current Streaming Trends, & More

    Recently Cord Cutters News had an opportunity to chat with Roku’s CEO Anthony Wood. Here is our interview: Q: There are now more options than ever to stream content on your TV. From other set-top boxes to smart TVs. Why should someone get a Roku? What makes Roku standout? A: Roku offers our customers the widest content selection, an intuitive…

  • DIRECTV NOW Will Let You Watch Four Concurrent Live Streams in 2019

    DIRECTV NOW Will Let You Watch Four Concurrent Live Streams in 2019

    Yesterday, AT&T announced that they have partnered with the augmented reality service Magic Leap One. These headsets will let you overlay information and screens on whatever you are looking at. Part of this deal was an agreement to bring DIRECTV NOW to the Magic Leap One AR headsets. AT&T released a trailer video showing how…