Author: Luke Bouma
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Roku May Lose $487 Million Thanks to Failed Silicon Valley Bank
Today Roku announced that it has $487 million in cash at the failed Silicon Valley Bank. Earlier today, the Silicon Valley Bank was seized by the federal government. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp only protects $250,000 of deposits. Beyond that, Roku’s money is in danger of being lost. This works out to be about 26%…
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FuboTV’s CBS Fight Maybe Ending Soon
Today it was announced that CBS’s Affiliate Board had approved a new deal between Paramount, the parent company of CBS, and local station owners. This deal will give CBS permission to negotiate with streaming services like YouTube TV and FuboTV. This new deal comes as Paramount and local affiliate owners have been fighting recently over…
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Tablo DVRs Have Been Sold To a Major Broadcaster
Do you use a Tablo DVR to record shows and movies with your antenna? Well, it has a new parent company now. Back in January of 2022, E.W. Scripps, owner of many broadcast TV stations, bought Nuvyyo, the maker of Tablo DVRs, reportedly for less than $14 million, according to a filing from E.W. Scripps.…
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Bally Sports Could Soon Lose Rights to MLB Games
Recently we learned that Bally Sports is preparing to declare bankruptcy. Now we have learned that Bally Sports has missed a payment to the MLB Diamondbacks team, and this has started a clock that could result in Bally Sports’ losing rights to MLB games. According to Bloomberg, a person with knowledge of the situation said…
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Kroger is Now Offering Wireless Phone Service Starting at $15 a Month & 4x Kroger Fuel Points
Do you shop at Kroger for your groceries? Are you looking for a cheap wireless plan? Good news now Kroger is offering wireless phone service with unlimited talk, text, and different levels of data starting off at $15 a month. With Kroger Wireless, all of its plans start off with unlimited talk and text. If…
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AT&T & NCAA March Madness Extend Their Partnership
Today AT&T and the NCAA have announced that they will extend their partnership through 2025. This deal will make AT&T the official sponsor of March Maness and the Women’s and Men’s Final Four through 2024-2025 academic year. “Being a Corporate Champion of the NCAA connects us to more than 520,000 student-athletes and their millions of…
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Spectrum Will Spend Billions to Improve its Internet Service
As a growing number of new internet providers start popping up, Chater’s Spectrum internet service will spend billions on expanding. This all comes as a joint effort of both Spectrum’s own money and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. In total, Spectrum is planning on spending $5 billion over the next few years. $1.2 billion of…
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Deal Alert! Amazon’s Fire Kids Tablets Are At The Lowest Price of 2023
Want to stop giving your kids your phone or tablet? Right now, the Amazon Fire Kids Tablets are on sale starting at just $69.99 for the 7″ tablet, or get the Fire HD 10 Kids Pro tablet for just $159.99! This is some of the lowest price we have seen on Fire Kids Tablets all…
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Roku & Best Buy Team Up
Earlier today, Roku and Best Buy announced a new partnership that will have the two companies working together to sell ads and streaming players. With this partnership, Best Buy will get exclusive access to Roku-branded TVs, and Roku will get access to Best Buy’s Ad platform. “Our goal is to create a better TV experience…
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Disney+’s Price is Likely Going Up Again
Recently everything has become more expensive, with inflation hitting everything from toilet paper to your streaming services. Now it looks like Disney+’s price will be going up again. Recently Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, recently gave a talk at the 2023 Morgan Stanley Technology. During that event, he talked about Disney+’s pricing and Disney’s…