Author: Luke Bouma
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The House of Representatives Today Passed a Bill to Ban Hidden Cable TV Fees
Today the United States House of Representatives voted to ban hidden fees on cable providers as part of a bill called the Television Viewer Protection Act. “Consumers are sick and tired of the laundry list of sneaky fees that make their bills more costly than expected,” said Jonathan Schwantes, senior policy counsel for Consumer Reports. …
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Hulu Adds 4K Streaming to Vizio SmartCast 4K TVs
Today Hulu announced that they have added 4K support to Vizio SmartCast 4K TVs. This comes just one week after Hulu added 4K support to select Roku players and Roku TVs. Not all Hulu content is available in 4K but a growing number of Hulu originals and on-demand content will now stream in 4K on…
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The House of Representatives Will Vote Today on Banning Hidden Cable TV Fees
Today the United States House of Representatives will vote on banning hidden fees on cable providers on a bill called the Television Viewer Protection Act. UPDATE: The House of Representatives have voted in favor to pass the bill. You can read more in our more recent story here. “Consumers are sick and tired of the…
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HBO MAX Will Offer 2x The Content That Disney+ Offers
Today John Stankey, President and Chief Operating Officer of AT&T at the UBS Global TMT Conference, opened up about HBO MAX. During the conference, AT&T’s President talked more about his plans for HBO MAX and defended the $14.99 price point. During the talk, John Stankey was asked about the $14.99 price for HBO MAX compared…
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Hackers Threaten to Post IPTV Subscribers Personal Information
Today the IPTV service Helix Hostings was reportedly hacked. Helix Hosting is an IPTV provider that offers access to popular TV channels for a low price. Now, according to a message posted on their website, they have been hacked and if they don’t pay up the hackers will post resellers and subscribers’ personal information online.…
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Roku Bans Web Browsers & Removes Them From the Roku Channel Store
Recently and for the first time, several web browsers appeared in the official Roku Channel store. These browsers would let you surf the web right from your Roku. But now it seems Roku has removed all the web browsers from its official Roku Channel Store. Hopefully, someday we will get an official web browser for…
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PlayStation Vue is Still for Sale & Could Be Sold to Multiple Buyers This Week
Exclusive: Cord Cutters News has learned that Sony still has PlayStation Vue up for sale. Sadly, not to keep the service running, but to sell off the tech behind the live TV streaming service. According to our sources inside Sony, PlayStation Vue’s assets are now up for sale with multiple buyers trying to buy access…
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AT&T TV NOW May Shut Down According to MoffettNathanson
Recently we learned that PlayStation Vue will be shutting down in early 2020. Now according to the research group MoffettNathanson, AT&T TV NOW could also shut down. According to MoffettNathanson, AT&T is shifting its focus over to AT&T TV, its new live TV streaming service that comes with a two-year contract, fees, and other cable…
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Spectrum’s CEO Wants to Limit Disney+ & Other Streaming Services
Recently Spectrum’s CEO Tom Rutledge has been aggressively complaining about password sharing. During the parent company behind Spectrum Charter’s earnings call, CEO Tom Rutledge went after live TV streaming services like PlayStation Vue for offering up to 5 streams at once. Now at today’s UBS Global TMT Conference, Tom Rutledge is going after Disney+ and…
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EXPIRED: Worried About Comcast Dropping STARZ? Don’t Worry, Get 3 Months of STARZ For Just $0.99 a Month (Limited Time Deal)
Later this month Comcast’s contract with STARZ is coming to an end and from reports, Comcast does not plan to renew the contract. If you are a Comcast customer or anyone who wants to get STARZ we have good news for you. For a limited time, you can get 3 months of STARZ for just…