Author: Luke Bouma
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Sling TV is Now Available on Facebook’s Portal TV
Today Sling TV announced that it has added its live TV streaming service to Portal TV. Now you will be able to use Sling TV through Facebook’s new streaming player, Portal TV. “Connecting with your family near and far is easier this holiday season with Facebook’s newly released Portal TV, from the Portal family of…
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Netflix Is Leaving Older Roku Players Because of DRM & Others Could Do The Same
In early October, news broke that Netflix was ending support for older Rokus on December 1, 2019. Sadly, Netflix has not posted a full list of Roku players that are losing support on December 1, but Roku says the first two Roku models will lose Netflix at that time. (If you are affected by this…
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A U.S. Senate Committee Will Vote Today on Banning Hidden Cable TV & Internet Fees
Today the United States Senate Commerce Committee will vote on banning hidden fees on cable TV, internet, and phone providers as part of the renewal of the Satellite Television Access Reauthorization (STAR) Act. Update: According to reports the vote on the STAR bill is being delayed. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications…
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YouTube TV is Rolling Out an Updated User Interface & Improved Guide on Roku, Apple TV, Web, & Fire TV
Yesterday YouTube TV started to roll out an updated guide and user interface to their live TV streaming service. This update includes the ability to look further into the future with the live TV guide using a browser. You will also find minor changes in YouTube TV’s apps like a new popup asking if you…
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Pluto TV Adds Several CBS Stations Including ET Live For Free
Yesterday it was announced that the free streaming service Pluto TV will begin to add CBS programming starting tomorrow. Now Pluto TV has added serval CBS stations on Pluto TV as CBS and Viacom, the owners of Pluto TV plan, to merge into ViacomCBS starting in December 2019. “CBS Interactive has long been an integral…
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Omniverse is Ordered to Pay ACE $50 Million in Damages & is Banned From Running Any Future Live TV Streaming Service
Today The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) announced that it has obtained a consent judgment and permanent injunction against the live TV streaming company Omniverse One World Television Inc. in federal district court. Back in February 2019, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) filed a lawsuit saying Omniverse, the company that powers many live…
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Disney+ is Not Available on Some Older Roku Players (Here Are The Roku Players & Roku TV’s Disney+ Supports)
Disney+ launched today but some older Roku owners found out that their Roku players are not supported. The good news is that the Roku’s that are not supported are Roku Players made in 2011 and before. If you are wondering if your Roku player is supported here is a full list of the Roku players…
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First Look: Disney+ on Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, & Apple TV
Today the long wait for Disney+ ended and you can now stream a massive collection of Disney+ movies and TV shows with Disney+. If you are stuck in the office unable to checkout the new Disney+ app on Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and more we have you covered. Here is your first…
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AT&T Agrees to Re-Add NBC & CW Locals Owned By Howard Stirks Holdings to DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW
Today it was announced that AT&T and Howard Stirks Holdings have agreed to a new deal after being dark on DIRECTV and AT&T TV NOW since June. This deal will bring WEYI NBC in Flint-Saginaw, Mich.; and WWMB The CW in Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C.; back to AT&T’s TV services. This news comes as AT&T recently…
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The Apple TV App is Now Available on The Fire TV Cube
Today Apple and Amazon announced the Apple TV app is now available on the Fire TV Cube. The app was first added to Fire TV Sticks back in October but today the app is now available on the Fire TV Cube. You can download the Apple TV app to your Fire TV HERE. Now the…