Author: Luke Bouma
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Pluto TV Adds a 24/7 Cake Boss Channel
Do you love the hit TV show Cake Boss? Today Pluto TV added a 24/7 Cake Boss channel with all the Cake Boss episodes a fan could enjoy on Pluto TV channel 301. Here is how TCL describes the Cake Boss show: Buddy Valastro’s family-owned business, Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, N.J., is booming, and it’s…
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Comcast Confirms a December Price Increase on Cable TV & Internet Customers
Last Saturday, Cord Cutters News broke the news that Comcast was going to be raising prices on TV and internet customers in December. Now Comcast has confirmed the price increase that will go into effect on December 18, 2019. “Rising programming costs — most notably for broadcast TV and sports — continue to be the…
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Disney+ Re-Adds a Continue Watching Option
When Disney+ launched, it faced several technical problems, with customers taking to social media to share that they weren’t able to login to their accounts. To address this issue, Disney removed many features from the app to help it stand up against the 10 million customers who signed up in just over 24 hours. Now…
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Hulu is Reportedly Now The Fastest-Growing Live TV Streaming Service
Back in August Disney made the claim that Hulu was the fastest growing live TV streaming services in the United States. Now we have some numbers from the research group MuffettNathanson that supports Disney’s claim. MoffettNathanson reports that Hulu recently added over 400,000 new subscribers and now has 2.7 million subscribers. This not only makes…
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Cord Cutting Today #202 – The End of MLB Blackouts? The IRS Goes After IPTV, Black Friday, & More
Today in CCT #202 we talk about: The End of MLB Blackouts? The IRS Goes After IPTV, Black Friday Roku, ViacomCBS, New Roku TVs, & More. Don’t Forget! Enter Now For a Chance to Win a 2019 Fire TV Cube & a $100 Hulu Gift Card! https://cordcuttersnews.com/dont-forget-enter-now-for-a-chance-to-win-a-2019-fire-tv-cube-a-100-hulu-gift-card-2/ Story #1 Amazon’s $19.99 Fire TV Stick Black…
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YouTube TV is Investigating Buffering Issues With Roku Players & Roku TVs
Starting last weekend we started to receive a growing number of reports that YouTube TV was experiencing unusual buffering. Now YouTube TV’s official Reddit account posted that they are investigating these reports. Here is the post YouTube TV’s Community Manager made on Reddit: The team has received a lot of reports of this behavior on…
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CBS & Viacom Will Merge Into a Single Company Next Week
Today CBS and Viacom announced that they will complete their merger on December 4th, 2019 into ViacomCBS. This merger will once again bring the two companies back together after they broke up over 10 years ago. CBS and Viacom have agreed to a leadership deal to make Viacom’s CEO the new leader of a combined…
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DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW Both Face Subscriber “Challenges” According to Analyst
For some time now AT&T has been warning that TV subscriber numbers would be decreasing but a turnaround was just around the corner. So far though DIRECTV NOW, AT&T TV NOW, and U-Verse TV have all continued to lose subscribers. Now the investment group KeyBanc Capital Markets announced a warning about AT&T’s future with TV.…
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The IRS Is Going After IPTV & Piracy Service Owners
Last week several government groups started to go after IPTV service owners. These services often offer a large number of channels for a low price. In recent years content owners have been suing IPTV services, but now it seems the war on IPTV and piracy has moved into a new phase. The IRS has recently…
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EXPIRED: Disney Movie Rentals Are Just $1.99 on Amazon Right Now Including Frozen, Toy Story, & More
Looking for something to watch tonight? Amazon has $1.99 movie rentals on popular Disney movies, including Frozen, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Cars, Dumbo, Inside out, Up, and more. The best part is you can rent the movie now and watch it at any time with in the next 30 days. So if you have an…