Author: Luke Bouma
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Tablo DVRs Updates Its Roku Channel to Improve Playback Performance
Today Nuvyyo the parent company behind the Tablo DVRs announced an update to the Tablo DVR’s Roku Channel. This is not a major update but Nuvyyo says it should improve playback on recordings with the Automatic Commercial Skipping when viewing them on Roku. Here is a full list of all the changes in the new…
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Apple’s AirPlay 2 is Coming to LG TVs Tomorrow
This week LG announced that they are adding AirPlay 2 to its 2019 line of AI TVs on July 25th, 2019. LG TVs will also be getting Apple’s HomeKit that will allow them to use Siri to control their basic TV functions like power, volume, and source. “LG remains at the forefront of TV technological…
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Nexstar Pushed AT&T For a 100% Increase in Fees For its ABC, CBS, Fox, & NBC Owned Locals
Today AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson talked about the current blackout of CBS and Nexstar owned locals on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & U-verse TV. According to AT&T during talks, Nexstar went on to ask for a 50% increase. AT&T’s CEO went on to warn that the Nexstar blackout “could take a while” as it sounds like…
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Dish Reportedly Reaches a Deal With T-Mobile To Buy Boost Mobile
Today it is being reported that Dish and T-Mobile have reached a deal that will make Dish the 4th largest wireless carrier in the United States. As part of this deal, Dish will buy assets from T-Mobile including Boost Mobile to help it launch a Dish wireless phone service according to Bloomberg. This deal will…
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fuboTV’s Free Live Sports Network Comes to LG & Samsung TVs
Today fuboTV announced that its free live sports network is now live on LG and Samsung TVs. This new network will offer sports fans sports news, sporting events, and exclusive programming. A lot of this content at first will be previously aired content and fuboTV’s CEO says they are working on rights for some niche-oriented…
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AT&T Confirms That HBO Max Will Include Live TV & Live Sports Not Just On-Demand
Today during AT&T’s 2nd quarter earnings call AT&T confirmed that HBO Max will include live TV. AT&T says live sports and news will be apart of AT&T TV. This seems to confirm reports that DIRECTV NOW will merge into HBO Max. It has been reported that HBO Max will be like Hulu. Starting with a…
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AT&T Expects DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & U-verse TV to Lose More Subscribers as Promotional Rates End
Today AT&T reported a loss of 778,000 TV subscribers between DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, and U-verse TV during the 2nd quarter of 2019. In total AT&T has lost 2.3 million subscribers in just the last year or over 6,301 subscribers lost every single day. When you just look at the 2nd quarter of 2019 AT&T is…
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AT&T Confirms The New Live TV Streaming Service AT&T TV Will Launch This Year
Today during AT&T’s 2nd quarter 2019 earnings call AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson confirmed AT&T TV will launch this year during his opening statements. This seems to confirm the documents posted online by a reported AT&T employee. This new live TV streaming service will be built using DIRECTV NOW’s user interface and the DIRECTV NOW Android…
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Buckeye Broadband Ignores Net Neutrality As It Launches Its Own Live TV Streaming Service
Buckeye Broadband is a cable TV and Internet provider in Ohio and parts of Michigan. Recently, it launched a new live TV streaming service called StreamTV. This is something a growing number of cable providers are doing, but Buckeye Broadband has exempted StreamTV from its data cap. This means services like Sling TV and YouTube…
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As Cord Cutting Grows AT&T Lost 2.3 Million TV Subscribers in Just One Year
AT&T just reported its 2nd quarter 2019 earnings that reported a loss of 778,000 TV subscribers between DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, and U-verse TV. In total AT&T has lost 2.3 million subscribers in just the last year or over 6,301 subscribers lost every single day. When you just look at the 2nd quarter of 2019 AT&T…