Author: Luke Bouma
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DISH Is Suing Stores for Selling “Kodi Boxes”
Last year, DISH won a $25 million lawsuit against the makers of Shava TV for selling piracy devices. Now DISH has started to go after stores that sell these devices commonly known as “Kodi Boxes.” Earlier this year, DISH filed a lawsuit against several New York stores including “ABC Wireless NYC,” “Family Phone,” and “Goyal…
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Report: Netflix Plans to Spend $13 Billion on Content
Netflix is locked in a heated race for subscribers. Not just with traditional competitors like Amazon and Hulu but also with services like Sling TV. In 2018, Netflix reportedly planned on spending between $7 billion and $8 billion on content. Now it is being reported by The Economist that Netflix has ramped that up to…
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Expired: Don’t Forget You Can Get 4 Months of Amazon Music Unlimited For Just $0.99 (Limited Time Deal)
Have you been thinking about trying Amazon’s subscription music service? Right, now Amazon’s Music Unlimited Service is just $0.99 for 4 months. (Typically $7.99 for Prime members or $9.99 for non-Prime members.) With this service, you can get full access to all of the music on Amazon. If you want this deal you need to hurry…
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Report: Formula One Racing Coming to Amazon Prime Channels
Are you a Formula One Racing fan? It has become harder to find a channel to watch many F1 races on. In some countries, Formula One Racing has lost contracts to be aired. Recently Formula One launched their F1 streaming service, allowing fans to subscribe and stream many of the races. Now reports are out…
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YouTube TV Expands 60 FPS Channel Support & Adds Restart from Beginning to Roku
YouTube TV has slowly and quietly been updating their apps with new features. Roku players and TVs have gotten some attention over the last few weeks. Now with Roku, you have an extended lineup of channels with 60 fps including NBC channels and NBCSN. What is fps? Frames per second (fps) tells you how many…
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DIRECTV NOW Is Adding More Sinclair-Owned & Operated Locals
Yesterday several readers contacted Cord Cutters News to notify us that DIRECTV NOW has added WCYB, an NBC affiliate, and WEMT, a FOX affiliate, in the Tri-Cities TN/VA area. What is interesting about this is DIRECTV NOW is expanding into Sinclair-operated but not owned affiliates. Sinclair not only manages locals they own but also locals…
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Sling TV & PlayStation Vue Are Having a FREE HBO Preview Weekend
Been thinking about giving HBO a try? Today may be your lucky day because all Sling TV and PlayStation Vue subscribers have free access to HBO and all of the HBO On-Demand content! This deal is running through Monday, July 9th 2018. You’ll also have full access to HBO On Demand through the Sling TV app,…
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Expired: TCL’s New High End Roku TV 6-Series Is On Sale At a All Time Low Price
Looking for a good deal on a high-end Roku TV? For the first time, TCL has their new high-end TCL 6-Series Roku TVs on sale. The TCL 6-Series includes a 4K high dynamic range picture. The set supports Dolby Vision HDR and now boasts HDR Performance Package Pro to further elevate the experience. The HDR…
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The Future of Cord Cutting Is With Roku Players & Roku TVs
The battle for the living room TV has never been hotter. As Americans move away from the set-top box offered by their cable company, there is a huge new market for streaming players. Not only do companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Roku want you to buy their equipment, but they also want you locked…
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Cord Cutting Costs Less Than $50 For Most Cord Cutters
One of the complaints against cord cutting is the idea that you will end up paying more for TV. This argument has recently started to die off, but you occasionally still see stories claiming it costs more to be a cord cutter. Cord Cutters News often gets asked, “With so many services will cord cutting…