Author: Luke Bouma
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Broadcasters Ask The FCC to Update OTA TV Rules to Allow For Better TV Coverage
For several years now broadcasters have been working on the next generation of broadcast TV. This new ATSC 3.0 standard also known as Next Gen TV will offer a ton of new features to free over the air TV including 4K. Now the National Association of Broadcasters and America’s Public Television Stations is asking the…
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NBCUniversal is Merging its Broadcast TV & Peacock Streaming Groups Into a Single Leadership Team
For years now NBCUniversal has had two different leadership teams for its streaming and broadcast TV. Today they announced that they will be merging both into a new NBC Entertainment division under Bonnie Hammer according to a report from Deadline. Bonnie Hammer has been leading NBCU’s efforts to launch the new Peacock streaming service but…
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Amazon Improves Parental Controls on The Fire TV With The New FreeTime & FreeTime Unlimited
Today Amazon announced that they are adding FreeTime to the Fire TV Sticks and soon select Fire TV Edition Smart TVs. With FreeTime on Fire TV, parents will find kid-friendly video experience with strong parental controls that give parents the ability to manage their child’s FreeTime settings, including age filter settings, bedtime settings, and weekday…
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Amazon Announces a New Fire HD 10 Tablet With Faster Processor & Longer Battery Life
Today Amazon announced a brand new Fire HD 10 tablet for just $149.99 with a faster processor and longer battery life. Amazon has also added new picture-in-picture that will let you watch Prime Video, Twitch, Netflix, and more as you use your tablet to check email, visit Facebook, etc at the same time. You can…
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Roku & Walmart Team Up to Create an Onn Branded Roku Smart Soundbar
Today Roku announced that they have partnered with Walmart to create a Roku Smart Soundbar under Walmart’s Onn brand. This new soundbar comes with a Roku built-in and can connect to existing Roku TVs or any TV and will cost just $129. “We know our customers shop with us for quality products at an affordable…
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How to Cancel Spectrum TV & Save Money But Still Watch Your Shows
Canceling Spectrum and becoming a cord cutter can sound scary at first, with a ton of options and decisions to make, but we hope this guide will show you that cord cutting is surprisingly easy. In fact, you may already have most, if not everything, you need. Today we are going to help you cancel…
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We Tested Sling TV’s Antenna Installation Service (Without Sling TV Knowing)
Earlier this year, Sling TV offered me a free antenna installation at my house to test out their antenna installation service. Many wondered if we got special treatment skewing my review. So, we at Cord Cutters News decided to do our own test without Sling TV knowing. I had my mother-in-law set up the install…
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EXPIRED: Roku is Having a Clearance Sale With 4K Rokus Starting At Just $29
Amazon has started to clearance the 2018 Rokus as we get ready for the 2019 Roku Players to go on sale this month. Right now you can get the Roku Ultra for just $69.99 down from $99.99. If you are willing to spend a little bit more and wait just over a week, you can…
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How to Watch FOX on Roku, Fire TV, iOS, Android, & Apple TV
FOX is the most popular local channel we get requests for. While it is on some live TV streaming services, you will find many of the big ones such as PlayStation Vue, Hulu, and others do not have FOX. So let’s take a look at how you can watch FOX on Roku, Fire TV, iOS,…
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Star Trek: Picard Has a Release Date on CBS All Access & a New Trailer
Yesterday CBS All Access announced a release date for its new show Star Trek: Picard, and also dropped a new trailer. This is one of the most anticipated shows coming to CBS All Access as Patrick Stewart is returning to his role as Jean-Luc Picard on a new Star Trek: Picard show on CBS All…