Author: Luke Bouma
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Police Shutdown an IPTV Supplier Running Multiple IPTV Services
Today Spanish National Police announced that they have conducted a raid to dismantle an IPTV reseller system worth a reported €1 million. Spanish police say they hope this raid put a dent in the supply chain that re-sold their services to multiple IPTV services according to TorrentFreak. Spanish Police say they have arrested 12 people.…
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Roku is Selling 1 Million Shares to Raise Money
Today Roku announced that they will sell 1 million shares of Roku stock to help raise money for general corporate purposes. This sale could bring in over $160 million for Roku based on its last reported share price of $160.12. “We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, if any, for working capital…
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Will Cord Cutting Cost More Than Cable TV? We Take a Look…
This week you have likely seen the talk about the cost of cord cutting after Hulu announced a $10 price hike bringing the subscription price to $54.99. Now AT&T TV NOW has raised its price to $65 a month. This has lead to very predictable stories and tweets about the cost of cord cutting and…
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Amazon Announces the Fire TV Blaster for Your Fire TV With Hands Free Alexa Controls
Today Amazon announced the Fire TV Blaster, a $34.99 add-on for your Fire TV that will let you control your TV, soundbar, cable box, and A/V receiver with your voice. The Fire TV Blaster is an infrared (IR) companion device that extends the hands-free voice controls for Fire TV owners already using an Echo to control…
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Disney+ is Coming to VIZIO Smart TVs With Chromecast in Early December
When Disney+ launched, one of the big surprises was the fact that VIZIO Smart TVs with Chromecast could not play Disney+. This left many VIZIO TV owners unhappy as they had expected to be able to watch Dinsey+ using the built-in Chromecast. Now VIZIO has announced that they will add Chromecast support for Disney+ in…
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Disney+ Is Now Roku’s 4th Most Popular Streaming Service
Today marks one week since Disney+ launched in the United States, and it is already the fourth most popular Roku Channel. This means Disney+ is more popular on Roku than Amazon Prime Video and is just behind Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu according to Roku’s most popular list. During the first few weeks, most new services…
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Pluto TV Adds 9 New Channels Including Court TV, TODAY Show, Nick Movies, & More
Today the free streaming service Pluto TV added nine channels to its lineup including Court TV, Nick Movies, Nick Games, Sports Grid, and more. Update: Pluto TV has also added an 9th channel Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers channel 419. There you will find 24/7 feed of the Crank Yankers TV show. Here are the channels…
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Amazon Adds Free Music to The Fire TV, Android Devices, & iOS Devices
Today Amazon announced that Amazon’s free ad-supported music service is coming to the Fire TV, Android, and iOS. In the past, this was limited to just Echo devices, but now Amazon is expanding its support to more devices. With this service, Amazon Fire TV owners will now be able to access top playlists and thousands…
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CBS News Launching CBSN San Francisco Bay Area a Free News Streaming Service
Today CBS News announced that they have launched CBSN San Francisco Bay Area. This new free streaming service will offer a mix of national and local news. “Building on the success of our New York, Los Angeles and Boston services, we are excited to continue the rollout of our CBSN Local services with today’s launch…
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AT&T Sells 42% of The Game Show Network to Sony to Pay Off Its Debt
Today it was announced that Sony has purchased AT&T’s share of 42% of the Game Show Network. AT&T is taking in $380 million in exchange for giving Sony full control over the Game Show Network. “We’re excited to bring Game Show Network fully into the Sony Pictures Entertainment portfolio,” SPT chairman Mike Hopkins said. “The…