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Cord Cutting Today: How to Protect Yourself After 15,000 Roku Accounts Hacked & More
Today in Cord Cutting Today for March 13, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: Over 15,000 Roku Accounts Hacked & Sold Online – Here is How to Protect Your Roku Account. You can find links to all the stories we talk about below…
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SpaceX’s Starlink Internet Is about to Get Faster & More Reliable Thanks to The FCC
Last week the FCC approved a request from Starlink to use the so-called “E-band” for its second-generation network. This move will allow SpaceX’s Starlink home Internet service to offer faster speeds and improved performance. This comes from a 2022 approved FCC filing that allows SpaceX to launch 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites. SpaceX says the E-band…
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The NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 OTA TV ZapperBox Announces Official DVR Support For DRMed OTA TV Channels Coming in April
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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Fubo Adds the RSN Network MASN
Today, Fubo announced a deal to add the RSN network MASN. This new RSN will be available in a seven-state area and will offer games from the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals. You will also find NCAA Division I men’s and women’s sports, totaling more than 500 live events annually. This comes as Comcast moved…
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Paramount May Have a New Owner soon With Apollo Global Management Reportedly Interested
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 it’s reported that one more buyer is reportedly interested in buying majority control of Paramount, with Apollo Global Management…
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After 20 Years Vudu Is Now Called ‘Fandango at Home’. What You Need to Know
After 20 years the streaming service Vudu is now officially no more. As of today, Fandango has changed the name of Vudo to, Fandango at Home. Today, the Vudu app received an update on many platforms, including Roku, renaming the services to Fandango at Home. Update: Vudu and FandangoNow had already merged into a single…
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Pluto TV is Adding 4 More Live TV Channels From The BBC
Pluto TV is one of the older free ad-supported streaming services. Owned by Paramount, it offers a huge catalog of content from the media giant along with 200 other content partners. Now, Pluto TV is one of the most watched free ad-supported streaming services. This week Pluto TV added 4 new channels from the BBC.…
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No YouTube TV Doesn’t Need a Max Subscription to Watch DVRed Warner Bros. Discovery Shows
Are you a YouTube TV subscriber that has been asked to subscribe to Max in order to watch programs from Warner Bros. Discovery? You are not alone, and Google has announced that they are working on fixing that glitch back in January, but it is still happening. The glitch causes programs from Max to appear…
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The FCC Could Help Cord Cutting Grow Even Faster with a Vote Later This Week
This Thursday the FCC will vote on a rule to ban cable TV from using what it calls a “misleading practice” of hiding fees to keep the advertised price of cable TV down. For years now cable TV companies have been advertising inexpensive TV plans but then add fees that easily add $30 or more…
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Tubi Sees Strong Growth in 2023 with Streaming Hours Jumping 59% & Monthly Active Users Hitting 78 Million
One of the fastest-growing areas in cord cutting is free ad-supported streaming services. Now we get an idea of just how fast cord cutting is growing. Today Tubi announced that the number of hours it streamed content jumped 59% in 2023 according to a report sent to Cord Cutters News. This pushed Tubi to more…