Author: Luke Bouma
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Netflix is Considering a New Price Hike
Would you pay more for Netflix? We Netflix is looking into the possibility. During Netflix’s first quarter 2018 earnings call Netflix was asked about the possibility of a price hike. During the call Netflix did not deny plans to once again raise their price. “You really have to earn it first by doing spectacular content that…
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First Look: ESPN+ The New Streaming Service From ESPN
After about a year of waiting ESPN+ the subscription streaming service from ESPN launched last week. With this service you will be able to access a huge list of additional sporting events on top of what you can get with ESPN. Since launch, there seems to be a lot of confusion over what ESPN+ is…
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Why Are HSN & QVC Not on DIRECTV NOW, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, & Others? You Asked, We Answer
Two of the networks people seem to really want to see added to many streaming services are shopping networks such as HSN and QVC. For many, it may seem strange, but for others who enjoy watching these shopping networks, they are in demand. Yet while millions of people watch HSN and QVC most major streaming…
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PlayStation Vue Launches a New Video Player & Ends Flash Support
Yesterday we reported how PlayStation Vue had added support for Chromebooks. Now we can confirm that Sony has rolled out an updated video player for browsers. This new player drops all Flash support and moves fully to the new HTML5 standard. This move will make PlayStation Vue more accessible on a wide range of devices including…
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Amazon Just Announced a New Line of 4K Smart TVs Powered By The Amazon Fire TV
This morning Amazon announced a new line of 4K Fire TV Edition Smart TVs that will be sold exclusively at Best Buy and from Amazon. “Amazon and Best Buy have a long history of working together, and today we take our partnership to a new level,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “These Fire Edition…
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Sling TV & Philo Will Be Adding Cheddar Big News “Within Weeks”
Today it was announced that YouTube TV has added Cheddar and Cheddar Big News. Now Cheddar has announced that Sling TV and Philo will add Cheddar Big News “within weeks.” “We cover the big political stories of the day but don’t torture viewers with circular panels of supposed ‘expert political analysts’,” said Jon Steinberg, Founder…
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Amazon Updates The Fire TV With a New Look For Amazon Prime & Amazon Channels
Today Amazon has quietly started to update the Amazon Fire TVs, Fire TV Sticks, and Fire TV Edition Smart TVs with a new OS update. One of the main features you will find in the is that Amazon Prime Video content and Amazon Channels are easier to access. Amazon Channels Amazon Channels lets you manage…
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YouTube TV Adds Cheddar & Cheddar Big News
Today YouTube TV and Cheddar announced that they have added Cheddar and Cheddar’s newest channel Cheddar Big News to YouTube TV. “YouTube TV is world class in its user experience,” said Jon Steinberg, Founder and CEO of Cheddar. “I am ecstatic that YouTube TV has added Cheddar to its base bundle lineup, and YouTube TV…
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DIRECTV NOW Drops Support For The 1st Gen Fire TV
Last night we reported that DIRECTV NOW had dropped support for the 1st gen Fire Stick. Well, now according to AFTVnews it looks like DIRECTV NOW has also dropped support for the 1st gen Fire TV box. No explanation has been given but after an update, last night the 1st gen Fire TV owners found a…
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Netflix Added 7.41 Million Subscribers & Had $3.7 Billion Revenue in 1st Quarter 2018
Netflix had an amazing 1st quarter 2018 beating Wall Streets expectations. Yesterday Netflix announced their 1st quarter 2018 results and it was impressive. Revenue: $3.7 billion Total streaming net adds: 7.41 million Domestic streaming net adds: 1.96 million International streaming adds: 5.46 million Free cash flow was negative $287 million. Netflix said they also expect to…