Author: Luke Bouma
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Amazon Updates The Fire TV to Add YouTube to All Fire TV Devices
Today Amazon announced that YouTube is now available on all Fire TV models. A few weeks ago YouTube started to roll out to some Fire TV devices but not the 1st gen Fire TV Stick or the Fire TV boxes. Today YouTube is available on all Fire TV devices with the addition of the Fire…
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Disney Takes Direct Aim at Netflix After Once Being Allies
Back in 2012, Disney and Netflix agreed to a new deal that would bring a ton of Disney movies and TV shows to Netflix. That deal didn’t start until early 2016. Now that deal is coming to an end. Disney even reportedly back in 2016 considered buying Netflix according to the New Yorker and Recode.…
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AT&T & CBS Agree To a New Deal to Bring CBS Back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & More
This morning AT&T and CBS announced a new deal to bring CBS owned locals back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, U-verse TV, and more. This contract dispute not only took down CBS owned locals but on DIRECTV NOW all CBS locals left the service. This deal will see CBS locals, CBS Sports Network, and the Smithsonian…
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Pluto TV Hits 18 Million Active Users in July as Growth Continues
Today Viacom announced its 3rd quarter 2019 earnings. In that earnings report, Viacom announced that Pluto TV now has 18 million active users in July 2019 up 50% from one year ago. When Viacom purchased Pluto TV in Janurary it had just 12 million subscribers. (Note: April through June is the 2nd quarter no the…
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PlayStation Vue is Down For Some Subscribers With 5011 Errors
Trying to get on PlayStation Vue right now? Getting errors? You are not alone as PlayStation Vue has been down for about an hour on select devices. While some subscribers are reporting no issues we have heard from multiple PlayStation Vue subscribers that the website is down as are several streaming devices. PlayStation Vue seems…
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Sinclair Locals May Go Dark on AT&T’s DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, AT&T TV NOW, & U-Verse TV
Currently, AT&T has Nexstar and CBS-owned locals blacked out on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW (renamed AT&T TV NOW), and U-Verse TV. Soon you may have to add Sinclair-owned locals to that list as Sinclair, in their earnings call yesterday, warned that their contract is up sometime this quarter. AT&T reportedly has been pushing back on the…
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The Free TV Service SiMeTV is Shutting Down in The United States Tomorrow
Recently one of the hottest services in cord cutting has been SiMeTV. With SiMeTV you could stream ABC, CBS, The CW, FOX, PBS, and more for $10 a month after a 7-day free trial. This has raised a lot of questions about its being legal. Many are pointing to the fact that Roku and Apple…
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Amazon is Adding More Movies to IMDb TV in August 2019
Recently Amazon announced what was coming to its free ad-supported streaming service IMDb TV. Today Amazon reached out to inform Cord Cutters News that they have also added the following movies: BARNYARD (2006) BON VOYAGE CHARLIE BROWN (AND DON’T COME BACK) (1980) EL DORADO (1967) HIGH NOON (1952) IT TAKES TWO (1995) LOVE STORY (1970) MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (2009) MOUSEHUNT (1997) PATRIOT GAMES (1992)…
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Roku Wants to Keep Ads on The Roku Channel Low
Roku says they run 8 minutes of ads per hour of streaming on The Roku Channel. According to Roku, they want to keep the number of ads per hour low. This comes as Roku reported revenue from ads and subscriptions through places like the Roku Channel went up 65% in the 2nd quarter year over…
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Roku’s CEO is Spending More Time on International But Not Ready To Confirm Plans For Expansion
Back in July Variety reported that Roku was looking at expanding internationally. According to reports Roku was planning to expand into Brazil and other countries around the world. Roku is already in a few markets outside of the United States including Mexico and Canada but is not as widespread as some of their competitors. Now…