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We Saw The 5G Home Internet Demo at CES 2018
There were a few big cord cutting trends at CES 2018. One of them was 5G home Internet. 5G home Internet brings the promise of fiber Internet speeds without the cost of running fiber to each house. With 5G you will be able to get 5G Internet wirelessly to your home, which is a dream…
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AMC Renews The Walking Dead
Today AMC announced that they have renewed The Walking Dead for a 9th season. The 9th season should premiere in late 2018 according to showrunner Scott M. Gimple. “This is an enormously important day for the entire ‘The Walking Dead’ television universe. We are proud to acknowledge Angela’s significant contribution to the series and to set a clear…
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fuboTV Adds 29 CBS & NBC Affiliates This Week
This week fuboTV announced that they added 29 new CBS & NBC affiliates. NBC Affiliates: WBAL Baltimore KSHB Kansas City WTMJ Milwaukee KSBW Monterey-Salinas WESH Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne KSBY San Luis Obispo-Sta. Barbara-San Marcos WVVA Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill WGBA Green Bay-Appleton, WI KJRH Tulsa, OK KSNB Hastings-Lincoln-Kearny, NE WLWT Cincinnati, OH KCRA Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA WPXI Pittsburgh, PA…
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Sling TV Is Trying to Partner with Regional ISPs
Recently Sling TV’s parent company, Dish, launched a new group called Dish Alliance Group. This new group plans to sell video services such as Sling TV to broadband-only providers around the United States. “Many broadband companies offer their own video solution but increasing programming costs and a large number of internet-only customers have left many…
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PlayStation Vue No Longer Offers a Free Trial for Ultra Plans
Recently PlayStation Vue quietly made a change to their free trial on their Ultra plans: They dropped it. Sony has not explained why they made the change, but it is likely an effort to keep costs down. Some time ago Sony dropped the PlayStation Vue free trial from 7 days down to 5. That helped…
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DIRECTV NOW Rolls Out Fire TV DVR Beta to All Beta Testers
Last night DIRECTV NOW expanded their DVR beta for the Fire TV to all DIRECTV NOW Beta Testers. In the past, only a select few beta testers had access to the DIRECTV NOW Beta Test on the Fire TV. There is one catch you need to be using a 2nd gen Fire TV box like…
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Amazon’s Original Show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is FREE For Everyone
Yesterday Amazon announced that in celebration of their two Golden Globe wins, they are making their Prime Original The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel available for free for everyone this weekend. Now anyone can watch the series at no cost starting Today, January 12 and concluding at 11:59pm local time Monday, January 15, using the Prime Video app for…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds 15 More CBS, FOX, & Univision Affiliates
Today AT&T announced the addition 15 new CBS, FOX, and Univision affiliates to DIRECTV NOW across the United States. With these new channels DIRECTV NOW now offers 250+ local channels in over 90 markets, reaching over 80% of U.S. TV households. All 4 major networks are available in over 40% of U.S. TV households. Here…
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New Details on Verizon’s Live TV Streaming Service
For months now, we have heard about how Verizon is working on a live TV streaming service to take on DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, and others. The service has been pushed back a few times and now is reportedly looking for a spring or summer 2018 launch. Yesterday TechCrunch announced a long list of new…
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Netflix, Amazon & Others Sue the Dragon Box, Which Uses Kodi Add-Ons
In what is becoming an almost weekly event, there is a new lawsuit in the United States targeting a Kodi-powered piracy service. This week it is Dragon Media Inc., the company behind the Dragon Box device. This device is an Android-powered streaming player that uses third-party Kodi add-ons to stream content to subscribers for free…
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We Went Hands-On With 3.0 OTA TV at CES
One of the hottest topics in cord cutting right now is the new 3.0 over-the-air TV standard. This new standard brings a ton of new features and better coverage. Yesterday at CES we meet with Pearl TV, a group working on 3.0 OTA, which will be part of the 3.0 testing later this year in…
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Sinclair Is Selling 10 Local Fox Affiliates as Part of the Deal to Buy Tribune
Yesterday it was reported that Sinclair and Fox have agreed to sell 10 Sinclair-owned Fox affiliates to Fox. This is part of a deal to get Department of Justice approval for Sinclair to buy Tribune. This was first reported by the Financial Times and has not been confirmed by Sinclair. According to the report, Sinclair…
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YouTube TV Adds The Smithsonian Channel to Their Lineup
Earlier today we learned that the Smithsonian Channel was being added to Hulu’s live TV service. Now it was announced that YouTube TV has added the Smithsonian Channel to Their Lineup for YouTube TV subscribers. “In this ever-changing landscape, we’re always looking for ways to expand our existing audience” Smithsonian Channel president Tom Hayden said…
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Locast Launches in NYC Offering FREE Live Locals Streaming Online
Locast a new live TV streaming service today launched in New York City to offer access to 13 stations including ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC. The launch is timed to be ready for the big weekend of football that is about to happen this week. The catch is they are not paying anyone for the stations…
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Amazon’s NFL Gamble Paid Off Big
Today Amazon opened up and gave us a look at how their NFL Thursday Night Football deal paid off. Here are a few highlights from the data Amazon sent Cord Cutters News. During the 2017 NFL regular season, Amazon Prime Video live streamed 11 games – including 10 Thursday Night Football matchups and a special Christmas Day game…
