Author: Luke Bouma

  • Mexico Court Upholds Their Nationwide Ban on Roku Streaming Players

    Mexico Court Upholds Their Nationwide Ban on Roku Streaming Players

    Well, it seems that Roku has once again been dealt a major blow in their efforts to sell in Mexico. In the summer of 2017 the Fourteenth District Judge in Civil Matters in Mexico City determined to permanently restrain Roku throughout the national territory, both in the sale and distribution of the device of this company. This all…

  • MoviePass Cuts Their Price To an All Time Low

    MoviePass Cuts Their Price To an All Time Low

    MoviePass lets you go to your local movie theater for one low monthly price. Now they are lowering that price again and adding online streaming via Fandor. MoviePass typically costs $9.95 a month, but today they cut their price to $6.95 a month. Not only that but you get access to Fandor, a streaming service…

  • Editorial: The Genie Out of The Bottle and Cord Cutting Can’t Be Stopped

    Editorial: The Genie Out of The Bottle and Cord Cutting Can’t Be Stopped

    Recently we have seen a flood of doom and gloom stories full of negative predictions about the future of cord cutting. If you have followed my site for any length of time, you have likely seen us talk about how negative stories get a ton of traffic. Think about it. Would you rather read a…

  • Expired: DIRECTV NOW’s Fire TV Deal Has Been Updated

    Expired: DIRECTV NOW’s Fire TV Deal Has Been Updated

    Want a new Fire TV third generation? Right now if you prepay for two months of DIRECTV NOW you can get a third gen 4K Fire TV. There are a few rules you need to know. This deal is for new DIRECTV NOW customers only. You also must pre-pay for 2 months of DIRECTV upfront,…

  • The 2018 Beginners Guide to Cord Cutting

    The 2018 Beginners Guide to Cord Cutting

    Cord cutting can sound scary at first, with a ton of options and decisions to make, but you will find it is surprisingly easy. In fact, you may already have everything you need. We want to be here to help you cancel cable TV and legally stream content online so you pay less and still…

  • fuboTV Adds 6 New CBS & FOX Locals

    fuboTV Adds 6 New CBS & FOX Locals

    Today fuboTV announced that they have added 6 new CBS & FOX affiliates across the United States. This brings the total number of locals to 239. NEW CBS ADDITIONS KCOY – San Luis Obispo-Santa Barbara-San Marcos, CA KION – Monterey-Salinas, CA NEW FOX ADDITIONS WDKY – Lexington, KY WSBT – South Bend, IN WSMH –…

  • The Weather Channel is Sold to New Owners

    The Weather Channel is Sold to New Owners

    Today it was announced that Entertainment Studios Inc the company behind cable networks like Justice Central, Pets.TV, Cars.TV and more has purchased The Weather Channel and Local Now. Previously the channel was owned by a group of stations including The Blackstone Group and NBCUniversal. No word on how this sale will affect The Weather Channels deals…

  • My Rebuttal to The BGR Story “The Future of Cord-Cutting Looks Grim Right Now”

    My Rebuttal to The BGR Story “The Future of Cord-Cutting Looks Grim Right Now”

    A few days ago Chris Mills from BGR published a story about how the future of cord cutting looks grim. As you would suspect, many of our readers sent us links to the story and shared their outrage about it. So why does the future of cord cutting look grim right now? According to Mills,…

  • Expired: Deal Alert: Amazon is Offering 20% Off Many of Their Most Popular Devices (Today Only)

    Expired: Deal Alert: Amazon is Offering 20% Off Many of Their Most Popular Devices (Today Only)

    Recently Amazon for the 3rd straight year was ranked as the #1 company in the Person Harris Poll on Corporate Reputation. To celbrate Amazon is offering 20% off a ton of their most popular Amazon devices including the Fire TV, Fire Tablets, and Echo devices. “On behalf of Amazonians everywhere, I extend a huge thank…

  • Amazon Is Surveying Users about What News They Watch

    Amazon Is Surveying Users about What News They Watch

    Amazon wants to know about your news viewing habits. Last night Amazon started to send out surveys to account owners asking you to “Take our survey about how you watch the news.” In the survey, Amazon asked Fire TV owners what news services they watch on their Fire TVs and how they access it. Do…