Author: Luke Bouma
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More Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Owners Want YouTube TV & Other Streaming Services Classified as Cable TV Companies By The FCC
Last year a major fight started at the FCC between local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC owners and streaming services like YouTube TV. At the core of this issue is whether streaming services should be considered “cable TV” by the FCC and, therefore, regulated like Comcast or Spectrum. This move could generate a lot of…
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576,000 Roku Owners Had Their Accounts Hacked. Here is How to Protect Yourself…
Earlier this year we learned that Roku owners had their accounts illegally accessed and in some cases used to buy movies and TV shows or subscribe to streaming services. Now Roku says they have found that this attack impacted 576,000 other Roku owners. “After concluding our investigation of this first incident, we notified affected customers…
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The FCC Wants to Invest $9 Billion More to Bring 5G to Rural America
This week FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced a new plan to bring 5G coverage to more than 14 million American homes and business in rural America. This plan comes from new data acquired in its updated broadband coverage map with the hope to bring 5G Internet to Americans who need it. “For the first time…
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Amazon’s Fire TVs Are Still On Sale Sale With the 4K Max Just $39.99 & Fire TV Cube Just $114.99
Did you miss out on Amazon’s Fire TV sale? The good news is Amazon once again has some of its most powerful Fire TVs at their lowest price ever. This sale includes the new Fire TV Stick 4K Max has 16GB of storage, WiFi 6E, and a quad-core 2GHz processor. The biggest improvement any will…
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Anker’s Powerful 200W 20,000mAh Smart Power Bank is On Sale For $25 Off With Coupon
Are you looking for a power bank that can charge all of your devices at its maximum rate? Anker’s 200W 20,000mAh power bank is powerful enough to max charge two 100W laptops at the same time. Or max charge your iPhone 15, Pixel phone, Nintendo Switch, and more all at its max charging rate. The…
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Cord Cutting Today: FCC Decided on If It Will Put New Fees on Home Internet
Today in Cord Cutting Today for April 12, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: Fubo Wants to Stop Disney, FOX, & WBD For Being Able to Launch a Sports Streaming For Cord Cutting. You can find links to each story we talk about…
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The Criterion Channel Streaming Service Launches a 24/7 Channel of Classic Movies to Take on TCM
This week, Criterion Channel, a subscription streaming service full of classic movies this week launched a 24/7 live channel. This streaming service costs $10.99 a month or $99.99 a year and gives you access to thousands of class movies and modern programs including artistic programs along with Masterclasses with David Bordwell. Now, though, the Crterion…
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Showtime’s Streaming App is Shutting Down & Moving People to Paramount+
Last January, Showtime was rebranded. The new name is Paramount+ with Showtime. This is the same name as the premium bundle of the Paramount+ streaming service but, as of right now, does not include Paramount+. Instead, the YouTube TV Paramount+ with Showtime add-on just offers the old Showtime networks. Now, Paramount is shutting down the…
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Roku OS 13 Is Now Rolling Out to Select Roku Players With New Features
This week Roku announced that Roku OS 13, which we had previously reported on, is now rolling out with new features for Roku TVs and Roku Players. Now multiple Roku owners have reported to Cord Cutters News that their Roku players including Roku Sticks and Roku Expresses have started to update to the Roku OS…
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Amazon’s CEO Believes Prime Video Can Be Profitable on Its Own
One of the big questions right now about streaming is the question of if streaming services can become profitable. Now, Amazon’s CEO has come out and said he believes Prime Video can be profitable on its own. This is an important move as historically, Prime Vidoe has been used to push subscribers to Amazon’s Prime…