Author: Luke Bouma
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Comcast’s NBC is Ramping Up Its Anti-Cord Cutting Attacks
Over the last year NBC has published several stories attacking cord cutting. Now in just about a week NBC has published two stories attacking cord cutting. Last week NBC released a story titled “The Disney+ rollout shows the streaming wars are over. Viewers lost.” Now this week NBC released a story called “Streaming services are…
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HDHomeRun is Rolling Out an Updated UI to Android Devices
Do you use an HDHomeRun for your DVR? You may want to go and enable Early Access in the settings of your Android app so you can get access to the new HDHomeRun user interface. Currently, the new user interface is in early testing and SiliconDust is asking for feedback about from users. If you…
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Roku Launches a New Lineup of Streaming Players in Mexico & Colombia
Today Roku announced that they are bringing their 2019 versions of the Roku Express, Roku Premiere, and Roku Streaming Stick+ to Mexico and Colombia starting today. Roku says their streaming players will be available for sale at Best Buy, Chedraui, Coppel, Liverpool, Office Depot, Palacio de Hierro, Radio Shack, Sam’s Club, Sanborns, Sears, Walmart, and…
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EXPIRED: TCL’s 2018 55″ 4K HDR 6-Series Roku TV is Now Just $399.99 (Our Pick For The 2018 Best TV Under $1,000)
Been looking for a really good 4K HDR TV? Right now our pick for the 2018 best TV under $1,000 is on sale! Right now you can get the 55″ TCL 6-Series Roku TV 4K HDR this time to just $399.99 down from $799.99 earlier this year. This is a really great deal on a…
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The FCC Says Streaming Services Like YouTube TV Are Effective Competition to Cable TV
Today the FCC ruled that live TV streaming services like YouTube TV and AT&T TV NOW do give effective competition to cable TV. Because of this ruling local governments in parts of Hawaii and Massachusetts can no longer enforce rate regulations. “The Federal Communications Commission today adopted an Order granting Charter Communication’s Petition for Determination…
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AT&T Wants to Move DIRECTV Customers to Streaming Services Like AT&T TV & HBO Max
Today during a Reuters interview with AT&T’s Chief Operating Officer John Stankey, we got a new look at AT&T’s long term TV plans. According to AT&T’s COO, the plan is to move DIRECTV customers to a streaming service. “We didn’t buy DIRECTV because we love satellite,” said Stankey. “We bought DIRECTV because we love the…
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The Apple TV App is Now on Roku & The Fire TV: So Which Is the Better Version?
Yesterday the Apple TV app was finally released on the Fire TV. Now cord cutters can use the Apple TV app on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and some smart TVs. The Apple TV app will let you watch all the movies and TV shows you purchased from iTunes. The Apple TV app will also…
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Netflix is Ending Support For Older Vizio Smart TVs
This week Netflix started to notify older Vizio TV owners that their Vizio Smart TV will lose access to Netflix beginning December 1st, 2019. Netflix has not posted a full list of which Vizio Smart TVs are losing support on December 1st, but it seems to be Vizio Smart TVs that are four years old…
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Why Did PlayStation Vue Fail? We Take a Look
Yesterday we learned that PlayStation Vue is up for sale. Sony is reportedly losing money and may also be losing subscribers. So, what happened? Why did such a well loved streaming service among cord cutters fail? Honestly, it may be Sony’s fault. Here are a few reasons PlayStation Vue failed. Poor Marketing & Communication From…
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Verizon Fios Lost 67,000 TV Customers in The 3rd Quarter of 2019
Today Verizon announced their 3rd quarter 2019 subscriber numbers. According to the report, Verizon Fios lost 67,000 TV subscribers in just three months. This comes as Verizon Fios residential video customers decreased by 52,000 in the 2nd quarter of 2019. Verizon Fios did add about 30,000 internet customers in the 3rd quarter of 2019. Overall…