Author: Luke Bouma
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DIRECTV Lawsuit Against Nexstar, Mission, & White Knight Owned Locals Over Alleged Illegal Collusion Has Been Thrown Out
One year ago DIRECTV announced it has sued one of the largest owners of local television stations, Nexstar, along with Mission and White Knight for what it calls illegal collusion. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. At issue here are DIRECTV’s allegations that “America’s largest broadcaster…
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Sling TV Freestream Adds 5 New Free Channels in March 2024
Sling TV’s free, ad-supported streaming service Freestream added another five new live free channels this week to its growing lineup of free channels. Since launching the service, DISH has been ramping up the number of channels on Freestream, which is separate from its pay service, Sling TV, or parent DISH’s satellite service. These so-called FAST…
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The NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 OTA TV ZapperBox Announces Plans For Offline DRM Support & Multi-room DVR
Do you have a Zapperbox and wish you could DVR channels using DRM? Sadly, though, many are blocked out of DVRing ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV because of Digital Rights Management or DRM is blocked on the device. Now, the team behind the Zapperbox has confirmed to Cord Cutters News that in April 2024 an update…
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Disney+ Updates Its App With a New Look Ahead Of It Adding Hulu Later This Month
Did you notice something different about your Disney+ app? You are not alone. Earlier today, Disney+ started rolling out an update of its app, replacing the classic Disney blue with a new color. Here is a closer look at the new logo from a Roku TV here at Cord Cutters News. Disney says this mix…
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Sling TV is Down For Many of Its Customers Right Now
Are you a Sling TV customer who is unable to watch anything with the service? You are not alone as the service appears to be down for most of its subscribers. Earlier today, customers started to report the issues to the Downdetector, and Cord Cutters News has confirmed we are getting Error 11-100 when we…
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Paramount Reportedly Received an $11 Billion Offer to Buy The Studios From Apollo Global Management
Recently, we learned that Warner Bros. Discovery and Skydance Media are both in talks to buy a majority control of Paramount. Only last month to find out that Warner Bros. Discovery was no longer interested. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that Appollo Global Management has offered to buy the film and TV studio for…
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Peacock Adds New Features, Including Multiview Ahead of The 2024 Olympics
Today, Peacock announced a host of new features as it gets ready for the 2024 Olympics from Paris, which will be streamed on Peacock this summer. This will include Peacock streaming over 5,000 hours of live coverage, including all 329 model events. To get ready for the Olypics Peacock today announced some new features including…
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Deal Alert! Anker’s Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds With 98% Noise Blocking & 50 Hours of Playtime Are Just $49 A New All Time Low Price
Need a new set of powerful noise blocking earphones? Anker’s Soundcore A40 wireless earbuds are on sale right now for 51% off. These earbuds offer active noise canceling that reduces noise by up to 98%. These earbuds also offer 50 hours of playtime, helping you have them when you need them. They also come in…
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The New Fox, Disney, & Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Streaming Will Reportedly Cost Between $40 & $50 a Month
Last month, Walt Disney’s ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a new streaming bundle that will offer 16 live sports channels and none of the non-sports related channels. For sports fans, this may be the dream service, letting them watch sports without paying for things like the Disney Channel or MTV. Now, The Athletic…
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Amazon Spring Sale is Here & Fire TVs Are on Sale
Amazon’s big spring sale is here and Fire TV are once again on sale. 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 notice is the remote, which is the same one the Fire TV Cube offers, with…