Author: Luke Bouma
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Expired: The 5 Best Deals in Cord Cutting Right Now
Are you looking for some good cord cutting deals? There are a ton of Father’s Day deals for cord cutters and we wanted to highlight the top 5. These are all limited-time deals, so don’t wait because the deals can end at any time. #1 Roku Ultra If you want a great price on a…
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DIRECTV NOW 2.0 Is Still Suffering From Outages & Buffering
A few weeks ago DIRECTV NOW rolled out a massive update to their 2.0 app. This new app brought a new user interface and DVR support to DIRECTV NOW. Now, weeks after the launch of DIRECTV NOW 2.0, users are still facing increased buffering and widespread outages. So far AT&T has not commented on the…
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The AT&T-Time Warner Merger Clears The Way For AT&T’s New $15 Streaming Service
For months AT&T efforts to merge with Time Warner have been held up by the Department of Justice efforts to block the merger. Now the judge overseeing the case has ruled that AT&T can merge with Time Warner. The Judge has put no conditions on the merger. After that ruling was announced AT&T released this statement:…
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A US Federal Judge Has Approved The AT&T-Time Warner Merger
The AT&T-Time Warner antitrust trial finally has a ruling after the trial ended last month. Last year The Department of Justice had called on AT&T and Time Warner to sell all or part of the Turner Broadcasting Group—the group of cable networks that includes CNN—or to sell off DIRECTV and keep the cable networks as…
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Hulu Gives Us a Close Look At What People Are Binge Watching
Today Hulu gives us a rare look into what people are watching on Hulu. Rarely do streaming services give us an in-depth look but today we get to look into what Hulu subscribers are binging on: Hulu viewers are watching, on average, 10 different shows at one time — a personalized mix of originals, comedies,…
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Deal Alert: MLB.TV Is Half Off For Fathers Day
With MLB.TV Premium, you can watch every out-of-market game for the 2017 MLB season. Also included are the choice of home or away broadcasts, DVR, and multi-game viewing so you can watch every play the way you want. You will also get a free subscription to the MLB At Bat Premium app, with the MLB.TV subscription,…
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Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown Is Leaving Netflix This Week
Last week Anthony Bourdain, the popular host of Parts Unknown, unfortunately, passed away. Sadly for millions of fans who have started to binge watch his show, the Netflix deal to carry Parts Unknown is ending. Update: Netflix just announced that they have extended their deal to keep Parts Unknown on Netflix. Some fans have noticed…
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AT&T is Raising The Price For Grandfathered Unlimited Plans
Do you still have an old grandfathered unlimited plan from AT&T? Well, you will soon see a price hike on that bill. AT&T recently started to notify grandfathered subscribes that their plan will cost an extra $5 a month every month. Many cord cutters kept these plans as a way to stream all the content…
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XUMO Tops 3.5 Million Active Viewers
This week the free streaming service XUMO announced that they have hit 3.5 million active viewers. This is one more in a growing list of free streaming services to see explosive growth. According to XUMO, their viewership has seen a 325% increase compared to 2016. With over 200 streaming services available in the United States…
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DIRECTV NOW Brings Back Their Old Apple TV Deal
Last week AT&T contacted Cord Cutters News and informed us that they intended to change their DIRECTV NOW Apple TV deal. The deal would switch from prepaying for 3 months of DIRECTV NOW to get an Apple TV to prepaying for 4 months. Why the sudden change to keep the deal at 3 months instead…