Author: Luke Bouma
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Cord Cutters News Is Expanding to Help You Save Even More Money
In July 2018, Cord Cutters News set a record with the most visitors and page views ever on the site. This once again shows how fast cord cutting is growing and hopefully means we have helped millions more people last month learn about cord cutting. Now to help people save even more, Cord Cutters News…
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Giveaway: Enter Now For a Chance to Win a 55″ 4K HDR Roku TV From TCL & a Sling TV Gift Card
I am very excited to announce our Fall Streaming Giveaway! As we get ready for the start of fall TV this setup will help you stream all the best TV out there. Starting today and running through August 20th, 2018 you have an opportunity to enter to win a 55″ 4K HDR Roku TV from…
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After Price Hike, PlayStation Vue Is Giving Away FREE Upgrades
Just days after a price hike, PlayStation Vue is once again giving away free upgrades to its Elite package for select PlayStation Vue subscribers. It seems like whenever something bad happens like a price hike Sony responds by offering free upgrades to Elite. If you get the upgrade, don’t expect an email telling you that…
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Patrick Stewart is Returning to Star Trek With a New Show on CBS All Access
Today it was announced that Patrick Stewart is returning to his role as Jean-Luc Picard on a new Star Trek Show on CBS All Access. It is an unexpected but delightful surprise to find myself excited and invigorated to be returning to Jean-Luc Picard and to explore new dimensions within him. Read my full statement…
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Expired: The Roku Streaming Stick+ is On Sale For Just $54 (Today is Likely The Last Day)
Right now the new Roku Streaming Stick+ with 4K HDR support is on sale for just $54. This as best we can tell this is the lowest official price ever sold by Amazon or any major retailer. You can find this deal on Amazon HERE. You can find our full review of the Roku Stick+ on…
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Univision Is “Probably” Not Coming Back to Sling TV
This week, DISH announced their second quarter 2018 earnings, which ended up being better than expected. Yet there was one thing that was kind of hidden in all the news of how well DISH and Sling TV did. Univision is likely not coming back to DISH or Sling TV. During the DISH earnings call, Chairman…
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How Spectrum Tries to Stop People from Cord Cutting (According To a Spectrum Employee)
Recently we had a great opportunity to chat with a Spectrum TV phone rep who explained all the ways Spectrum tries to stop people from making the jump to cord cutting. This Spectrum rep explained exactly how reps are expected to convince potential cord cutters to get cable and, if that fails, how Spectrum wants…
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PlayStation Vue’s $5 Price Hike is Now in Effect
Back in early July Sony announced that they are raising the price of PlayStation Vue packages by $5 a month. The price change will start July 24th, 2018 for new subscribers and now current subscribers will see the price hike on their next bill. Several readers have reached out to ask why their PlayStation Vue…
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YouTube TV is Offering an Extended Free Trial For a Limited Time
Been thinking of trying YouTube TV? Well right now may be the time to do it as they are offering a 14-day free trial. YouTube TV has for some time been changing the length of their free trial. At one point it was even as high as 30 days. More recently it has been a…
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Sling TV Hit a New All Time High With 2.3 Million Subscribers
Today Dish announced their 2nd quarter 2018 earnings and for only the third time gave us an official look at the number of subscribers Sling TV has. According to Dish Sling TV now has 2.344 million subscribers. This keeps Sling TV as the largest live TV streaming service. Overall Dish lost 151,000 paid TV subscribers lower…