Author: Luke Bouma
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The Days of Cheap Cable TV Packages Are Coming To an End as Comcast Only Wants Profitable TV Customers
Today Comcast announced their 3rd quarter 2019 earnings report that showed they lost 224,000 TV subscribers. During the earnings call, Comcast executives were very quick to dismiss these numbers as a senior Comcast executive said if TV customers are not profitable, they plan to push them over to the internet only. It seems that Comcast…
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Comcast’s NBC Peacock Streaming Service Will Be Heavily Ad Supported
Today during the company’s earnings call Comcast said that they plan to have Peacock be heavily supported by ads. Comcast said they don’t want to chase after Netflix and they think being ad-supported will help them stand out. Peacock will also be heavily featured on Comcast’s new streaming player, the Flex. Exactly what that means…
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Most Americans Subscribe to Two or Fewer Streaming Services According to New Study
Today Limelight Networks released their report on the current state of online video. According to this study, most Americans subscribe to two or fewer services. This news comes as one of the main arguments against cord cutting is the need to subscribe to eight or more services to replace cable TV. Thanks to this new…
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AT&T Has Reportedly Lost Over 1 Million TV Subscribers In Just 3 Months From DIRECTV, AT&T TV NOW, & U-verse TV
Next week AT&T will report its 3rd quarter 2019 earnings and according to even AT&T, it will likely report losses of over 1 million TV subscribers. In a letter sent to shareholders back in September, AT&T started to prepare them for the news saying: “Coming into the year, the company expected some tough content negotiations,…
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Comcast Lost 238,000 TV Subscribers in 3rd Quarter 2019
Well, it looks like the bad news for cable TV keeps flooding in as once again a major provider is reporting a drop in pay-TV subscribers. This time the drop comes from Comcast who today reported losing 238,000 residential video subscribers in the 2nd quarter 2019 with its Xfinity TV service. This comes as Comcast…
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Cord Cutting Today #174 – Comcast’s Hidden Fee on Cord Cutters, Discovery’s New Streaming Service, & More
Today we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including Comcast’s Hidden Fee on Cord Cutters, Roku’s New Feature, Discovery, Hulu, Sling TV, T-Mobile 5G, & More. Story #1 0:37 Here Are the 5 Best Cord Cutting Deals for October 23, 2019 https://cordcuttersnews.com/here-are-the-5-best-cord-cutting-deals-for-october-23-2019/ Story #2 0:51 Amazon…
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Hulu’s Accessible Features For The Blind & Visually Impaired Are Now Available on The Amazon Fire TV
Earlier this month Hulu announced that they are becoming more accessible to the blind and hard of sight. This new update to their app made it easier to read for the visually impaired and work better with screen readers for the blind. This is great news for those who struggle to use the current Hulu…
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The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Is Just $24.99 (With Promo Code)
Did you miss out on the Fire TV Stick sale last week? We have good news as Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K is still on sale for just $24.99 if you know the promo code until December 31st, 2019. To get this deal you need to use the promo code 4KFIRETV at checkout when you order…
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The Free Streaming Service Xumo TV Renews its Partnership With LG & Will Add More Channels to LG Channels
Xumo TV is a free ad-supported streaming service that works on a varity of devices. One of these devices includes LG Smart TVs. This partnership puts Xumo TV content directly into the LG WebOS guide as part of LG Channels. Now LG and Xumo have agreed to extend their partnership to keep over 50 of…
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PlayStation Vue Adds Cleo TV
Earlier today PlayStation Vue quietly added the CLEO TV network to its lineup. According to PlayStation Vue the new CLEO TV network has been added to the Access Plan and higher meaning all PlayStation Vue subscribers will have access to the network. CLEO TV is a lifestyle and entertainment channel for Millennial and Gen X…