Author: Luke Bouma
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The FTC Wants to Ban Hidden Fees That Comcast & Spectrum Use To Hide The True Cost of TV – Here is Everything You Need to Know
This, the FTC proposed a new rule that would ban hidden fees and bogus fees that are used to drive up the cost of a service higher than advertised. This practice has been very common in cable TV for years. Cable companies will advertise one price for TV but include a long list of fees,…
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Americans’ Lack of Trust in Cable TV News Is Helping Grow Cord Cutting
This week, Gallup released its new survey looking at Amerians’s trust in media. According to that report, only 34% of Americans trust mass media to report the news “fully, accurately, and fairly. Only 7% of Americans say they have “a great deal” of trust and confidence in the media, and 27% say they have “a…
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Paramount Is Reportedly Up For Sale, But The Price Would Have to Be Right…
Recently, Paramount has been looking to sell some of its assets and make cuts to others. Now, according to a report from CNBC, the largest shareholder of Paramount Shari Redstone, who owns roughly 80% of Paramount Global voting stock, is open to a merger or selling the company if the price is right. Shari Redstone…
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Deal Alert: 65W 3 Port USB-C GaN Charger For Just $22.19
Do you want a super powerful 65W USB-C charger? Do you want something that can charge both your phone and laptop at the same time? Now Voltme has a 65W USB-C charger on sale for the lowest price ever. This 65W USB-C charger includes two USB-C chargers and a USB charger. Allowing you to charge…
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YouTube is No Longer Working On Some Amazon Fire TV Models, Here is Everything We Know
Yesterday an update for the Fire TV YouTube TV app was pushed out. Now, many Fire TV owners are finding that the YouTub app on the Fire TV no longer works. Readers flooded our contact email with complaints about this, and DownDetector is also reporting a growing number of complaints about YouTube TV not working…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s New Max Sports Tier Will Stream Live Sports Even If You Get Max From Amazon
Earlier this month Warner Bros. Discovery launched a live sports add-on for Max will stream live sports on its service through the Bleacher Report Sports Add-On tier. The add-on will be free for a limited time and will later be a paid service. When the service launched, many readers asked if it would work through…
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2023 The Year Cable TV Died? It Is Starting To Look That Way
2023 has been a rough year for cable TV, but could it be remembered as the year cable TV died? Recently Nexstar the largest owner of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC stations, said they expect cable TV losses to slow and even come to a stop. The truth though is that it is starting to…
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Comcast Says It Will Continue to Offer Cable TV As Spectrum Switches to Xumo Streaming TV For New Customers
Earlier this month, Spectrum and Comcast announced a new streaming player that will let you watch your TV subscription from Spectrum streaming online alongside other services like Netflix. This new player is called the Xumo Box, following in the steps of their free streaming service Xumo Play. That was quickly followed by Spectrum announcing that…
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Here Are The Top 10 Most Popular Streaming Services For Cord Cutting In October 2023
A few weeks ago, we survived over 2,000 of our readers and asked them a wide range of questions about cord cutting. One of the questions was what on-demand streaming services they used to watch TV. According to that list these are the top 10 on-demand streaming services. A few quick notes: First we understand…
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Deal Alert! Tablo’s New DVR & Antenna Bundle is On Sale For The First Time
Recently, Tablo announced a brand new DVR for your antenna. This DVR comes with a lot of new features and can now be used without a monthly fee. The best part is right now, for the first time, the Tablo DVR and antenna bundle on Amazon is on sale for 15%. You can get the…