Author: Luke Bouma
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Amazon Hires Jennifer Salke to Head Amazon Studios
Last week Amazon announced the hiring of the former NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke as the new head of Amazon Studios. Jennifer Salke will replace Roy Price who left Amazon amid accusation of sexual harassment. During her time at NBC she led shows like This Is Us, The Good Place, and Superstore. Warm welcome to…
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The Apple TV App Adds Live News
If you own an Apple TV, iPhone, or iPad and don’t have the Apple TV app, you may want to give it a second look. Last week Apple added news to their Apple TV app. You will find live news broadcasts from CNN, Fox News, Cheddar, Bloomberg, and CNBC are, at this time, the only…
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Expired: Deal Alert: $5 Off Netflix Gift Cards
Amazon is having a great deal on Netflix gift cards right now! Spend $50 or more and get $5 off your gift card. (Example: Spend $45 get a $50 gift card.) This is a great way to save some money on your Netflix subscription. To get this deal go to the Amazon Netflix gift card…
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MoviePass Cuts Their Price & Adds Online Streaming
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 late yesterday they cut their price to $7.95 a month. Not only that but you get access to Fandor, a streaming…
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DIRECTV NOW Roku Beta Update: Here Are the Roku Players DIRECTV NOW’s Beta Supports
Recently we reported that DIRECTV NOW had expanded their beta testing to Roku Players and Roku TVs. While there is still no working DVR on Roku, DIRECTV NOW is testing out their new app and user interface. Today we have a full list of supported Roku devices that will work with the DIRECTV NOW beta.…
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Spectrum Raises the Price of Their Live TV Streaming Service
It looks like Spectrum is up to their old tricks. Last year, Spectrum TV launched a new live TV streaming service called Stream. If you are a Spectrum internet customer you could add 25 TV channels, including locals, to your internet service. There were a few catches right off the bat like a broadcast TV…
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KlowdTV Has New Pricing and a Streaming Player
KlowdTV is a live TV streaming service that brings many different streaming services into one single package. With KlowdTV, you get access to OAN, AWE, NewsmaxTV, The Blaze, RT, QVC, FNTSY Sports Network, and more. In total you get 75 channels (including music channels). Here is how KlowdTV describes their service: Mainly available in the…
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Spectrum is Now Offering an A La Carte TV Streaming Package
Well, it looks like we are taking a big step closer to A La Carte TV! Recently Spectrum TV’s streaming has quietly started to allow customers to sign up for a small core package of channels and you can add 10 channels you pick to the service. Spectrum seems to be very quietly promoting the…
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DIRECTV NOW is Looking For More Roku Beta Testers
A couple of weeks ago AT&T started rolling out invites to test the DIRECTV NOW app beta on Roku players. Now, DIRECTV NOW is looking for more Roku Beta testers and are mass emailing DIRECTV NOW subscribers asking you to test out the Roku beta. According to the emails going out, the DVR will come…
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AT&T Expands Internet to 37,000 Rural Locations
Yesterday it was announced that AT&T has expanded high-speed internet service to more than 37,000 rural locations in parts of 32 counties in Alabama. “In today’s digital economy, access to high-speed internet is critical, and I’m excited to see AT&T’s continued investment and innovation,” said Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh. “Using multiple technologies to enhance internet access…