Author: Luke Bouma
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Starry The 5G Internet Provider is Offering Two Months of Free Service to New Subscribers
Starry is a startup from some of the team behind Aereo, which has slowly been rolling out 5G fixed wireless home Internet. Currently Starry offers 5G home Internet in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC for $50 a month with no data cap. Last month this $50 a month 5G home internet service…
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Update: Locast Plans to Return to The Philadelphia Market
Update: Locast has confirmed to Cord Cutters News that the Locast outage in Philadelphia is a temporary one. Reportedly the ISP they used in Philadelphia has failed and they are working to get internet back to restore service in Philadelphia. “To our members and supporters in Philadelphia, I personally apologize for the service interruption that…
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STARZ Extends It’s $5 a Month Sale Until Tuesday June 18th 2019
STARZ had originally announced that their $5 a month sale would end last Monday. Now STARZ has announced that they have extended their STARZ’s $5 a month for the first 3 months deal until June 18th, 2019. I wouldn’t plan on this sale being extended again it is very likely that Tuesday, June 18th, 2019…
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The Roku Channel Adds Dove Channel, Docurama, & CONtv to Its Lineup
Today Cinedigm announced that they have added their Docurama, Dove Channel, and CONtv streaming services to the Roku Channel. Each of these services will cost $4.99 a month after a 7-day free trial. “Cinedigm is proud to continue our partnership with Roku, as we launch SVOD services for three of our most popular outlets on…
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Amazon Channels Adds Epix to Its Lineup
Been thinking about trying Epix’s new subscription streaming service? Now you can subscribe to Epix through Amazon Channels letting you manage your payment right from your Amazon account. Epix costs $5.99 a month and offers a 7-day free trial so you can test out the service. With Epix, you will get access to a huge…
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Hulu Now Has Exclusive Rights to New Lionsgate Movies
This week Hulu and Lionsgate announced a deals to give Hulu streaming rights to new Lionsgate movies released in 2020 and 2021. Previously Epix had the rights to air new Lionsgate movies. These movies will join Hulu following the typical waiting period after their theatrical release. This will include the new Chris Rock “Saw” spinoff…
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Amazon Has a New Echo Kids Speaker Coming Out Today
Later today Amazon will be releasing a new Echo Kids speaker. This new Echo Kids speaker is based on the new Echo Dot 3rd gen and comes in blue and rainbow colors. We don’t know when but sometime today the new Echo Kids will go live on Amazon. Echo Kids speakers with Amazon FreeTime Unlimited…
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HDHomeRun is Coming to Select Roku Players & Roku TVs
For years Silicondust’s HDHomeRun has been a great option for cord cutters to stream their antenna to devices like the Fire TV. One thing that was lacking was an official Roku channel. You could use workarounds like Plex to use your HDHomeRun on Roku but many wanted an official Roku channel. Now Silicondust has announced…
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PlayStation Vue’s Deals With AMC, Discovery, NBC, & Turner Are All Ending This Month
Sony’s PlayStation Vue has a massive amount of negotiations to do this month. According to Sony their deals with AMC Networks, Discovery Communications, NBCUniversal, and Turner Networks all need to be renewed in June 2019. Next month July 2019 the NFL Network deal will also need to be renewed. Here is the statement Sony posted…
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Our Rebuttal to The Atlantic’s Anti-Cord Cutting Story
As we predicted recently the flood of anti-cord cutting stories is picking up. These stories are all pushing the same ideas that you need too many streaming services and that it costs too much. Yesterday, The Atlantic published “The Wild West Era of Streaming TV Is Ending.” The subtitle of the story is “Cord cutters…