Author: Luke Bouma
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Police Shut Down A Massive IPTV Pirate Streaming Operation
About a week ago, Taiwanese Police successfully raided an operation that sold streaming players preloaded with piracy apps. During the raid, over 1,000 unsold streaming players loaded with IPTV piracy services were seized. Now ACE a group that helps enforce anti-piracy representing Amazon, Disney, NBCUniversal, and more, has congratulated the Taiwanese Police on shutting this…
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The National Association of Broadcasters Ask The FCC Not To Get Involved in The ATCS 3.0 Patent Lawsuit That Forced LG To Stop Selling NextGen TVs
Back in September, one of the biggest sellers of TVs announced that it would stop making TVs with the new ATSC 3.0 NextGen TVs OTA tuners included. This comes as earlier this year, LG lost a patient case from a company claiming to hold patents over some of the technology included in ATSC 3.0 Next…
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DIRECTV Is Ending Support For Alexa Voice Controls On Older Devices
If you are a DIRECTV customer still using older devices like the Genie HD DVR or a Tivo DVR, you will soon be unable to use Alexa to control your TV. Late last week, DIRECTV started to inform customers that on November 8, 2023, DIRECTV would no longer support commands from Amazon’s digital assistance to…
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AT&T Wants to Delay SpaceX’s Plans to Offer Texts, Calls, and LTE Data From Space As It Asks For Changes
A year ago, T-Mobile and SpaceX unveiled a partnership to combine the former’s spectrum with the latter’s network of low-orbit satellites for more comprehensive wireless coverage, an initiative they coined “Coverage Above and Beyond.” But with SpaceX’s Starlink service getting ready to test sending and receiving calls and texts from space, AT&T and the Rural…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Says Max Has Become Profitable & Says The Days Of Cheap Streaming Are Over
One of the biggest fights in streaming right now is finding a way to make it profitable. Most streaming services, including major ones like Disney+, Peacock, and Paramount+, are all still losing money. Disney and Paramount reportedly plan to become profitable with its streaming in 2024 or 2025. Now Warner Bros. Discovery has come out…
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Deal Alert! Anker’s USB-C 24,000mAh 140W Power Bank is On Sale For $50 Off Today
Did you miss out on Anker’s big Prime Day event? Do you need a portable battery that can charge your phone, laptop, tablet, and more? This 140W USB-C charger is a great option for anyone who wants to make sure they can keep their devices going even when they are not near a plug. The…
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Netflix is Ending Support For Some Older Blu-ray Players, Game Systems, Smart TVs, & More
Cord cutting is continuing to grow from its early days, but some early streaming players are starting to show their ages. Back in 2007, Netflix started to stream movies and TV shows online, which means the earliest devices that supported Netflix streaming are now almost 16 years old. Now as these devices show their age,…
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Roku OS 12.5 Makes Finding Free Movies & TV Shows On Pluto TV, Tubi, & Xumo Play Easier on Roku TVs & Players
The Roku’s 12.5 update is rolling out to owners of Roku TVs along with Roku Players, and maybe one of the best features wasn’t announced when they started rolling it out. Now, on your Roku Home screen, you will find Roku recommending content from Pluto TV, Tubi, and Xumo Play alongside The Roku Channel. This…
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Dish & Sling TV Sue The BBC’s BritBox Streaming Service Over Patents Infringement As It Also Sues Vidgo & Fubo
Dish Network and its streaming service Sling TV have recently aggressively started to target streaming services that it believes are infringing on its patents. Now you can add the BBC and ITV’s BritBox streaming service to the list of services it believes to be infringing on its streaming patents. According to the lawsuit filed in…
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The CW Is Growing Its Free Streaming Service in Partnership With FilmRise
Today, FilmRise and The CW announced a deal to bring over 1,500 hours of content to The CW’s free streaming service on the CW App. This comes as Nexstar the owner of The CW, is hoping to grow its free ad-supported streaming service. The two companies said this deal will include 429 episodes across 11…