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Apple Reportedly Killed Its Affordable Apple TV Stick Because It Would Cheapen The Brand
For some time now we have heard reports that Apple was working on a cheaper, more affordable, Apple TV Stick. This new Apple TV Stick would have been an effort to better compete with more affordable streaming players like Roku, Fire TV, and Google TV. This new stick format Apple TV would have been cheaper…
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DIRECTV & Disney Fight Over The New Venu Streaming Service, Cable TV Viewership Drops, & More – Cord Cutting Today
Today in Cord Cutting Today for September 4, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: Amazon Discontinues a Fire TV Model. You can find links to each story we talk about below this video. Amazon Apparently Has Discontinued The Echo Show 15 With a…
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Cable TV Companies Lost 1.62 Million Subscribers in Just 3 Months
Cord-cutting shows no sign of slowing down, with embattled cable TV companies losing another 1.62 million subscribers in the second quarter of 2024. This decline precedes the recent public dispute between DIRECTV and Disney, which further underscores the challenges faced by the pay-TV industry. The total number of pay-TV subscribers has now plummeted to just…
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Max & truTV Add Weekly MLB Games
Earlier this year, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that truTV would be converted into a sports network by adding studio shows and more to its lineup. Starting this fall, truTV and Max will feature a nightly slate of live sports events, including exclusive games from the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament and MotoGP races. The channel…
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YouTube TV Launching a New Community Help Site To Make Getting Support Easier
In a move aimed at streamlining customer support and fostering a sense of community, YouTube TV has officially launched its own dedicated “Help Community.” This new platform offers YouTube TV subscribers a centralized hub to ask questions, seek advice, and connect with fellow users. Historically, if you encountered an issue or had a question about…
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Pluto TV Adds 7 New Channels, Including a 24/7 Cheers & Frasier Channel
Today, Pluto TV launched seven new channels, including a 24/7 Cheers & Frasier channel. Some of these channels had been announced as coming soon but are now live on Pluto TV. Here is everything that Pluto TV added today: Hevery is everything on-demand that Pluto TV is adding this month: 30 Minutes Or LessA Christmas…
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Do We Have Too Many Streaming Services? Cable TV Executives Seem to Think So
In the United States, there are well over 100 subscription streaming services. If you add in the free streaming services, you will find hundreds of other options both large and small. If you have watched my coverage of cord cutting for the last few years, you will likely have heard me say there are more…
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Amazon Apparently Has Discontinued The Echo Show 15 With a Fire TV Built In
One of the best kitchen TVs is Amazon’s Echo Show 15, which has a fire TV built-in. This device was an Amazon Echo smart display that could also be used as a TV when you wanted it with a built-in Fire TV. Sadly, if you don’t have one right now, the only way to get…
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Paramount+ Merging With Max or Amazon? New Home Internet Options Coming Soon, & More – Cord Cutting Today
Today in Cord Cutting Today for September 3, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: Soon Amazon Will Start Selling Home Internet. You can find a link to each story we talk about below this video. Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Gets a Major…
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Cable TV Now Represents Just 26.7% of All TV Viewing
Cable TV is continuing to lose viewership in 2024 as many Americans switch over to streaming and other methods to watch TV. According to a new report from Nielsen, cable TV now accounts for just 26.7% of all TV viewership and streaming accounts for 41.4%. Broadcast TV is holding strong with 20.3% of viewership and…