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EXPIRED: Get 3 Months of STARZ For Just $5 a Month (Ends Soon)
Been thinking about trying out STARZ’s new streaming service? Right now for the holidays you can get Starz for just $5 a month for the first 3 months. This is a great deal on Starz that gives you access to a ton of great movies and original shows. If you want this deal you need…
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Disney+ Reportedly Added 24 Million Subscribers By November, As Netflix Subscribers Went Down
By the end of November, Disney+ had signed up an estimated 24 million subscribers in the US. That number far exceeds the predictions from analysts before launch, which estimated that the new streaming service would have under 20 million subscribers by the end of 2019. These numbers come from Cowen & Co. and are based…
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JustWatch Launches Apps for Apple TV, Fire TV, and Android TV
JustWatch, known for their web based and mobile streaming guide, will now be available on TVs. The company has created apps for Apple TV, Fire TV, and Android TV. The streaming guide works by allowing users to search for a movie or TV show and generating a list of which streaming services the content is…
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Sinclair Raises Its Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour
Today the Sinclair one of the largest owners of local TV stations in the United States announced that they are increasing their minimum wage to $15 an hour effective December 29th, 2019. This is one of the first TV networks to offer a minimum wage of at least $15 an hour. Sinclair says this is…
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Dish Plans to Launch a Wireless Service 30 Days After Closing Sprint T-Mobile Merger With 5G Coming in 2020
As the T-Mobile and Sprint merger case continues in court this week, Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen testified in support of the merger. Ergen shared that he has letters from three banks, offering $10 billion in funding for Dish to launch a new wireless network. The letters show that the banks are “highly confident” that…
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Hulu Will Add Voice Support for Google Devices
This week, Hulu was added to the list of services supporting voice commands with Google devices, including Chromecast and Google Home speakers. With this update, Hulu users will be able to access and control content on Google devices with voice commands. Hulu is joining the list of Google content partners which also includes Netflix, CBS…
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Pluto TV UK Adds 6 New Channels
Pluto TV viewers in the UK just got even more great free content with the addition of 6 new channels in its Pluto TV lineup. Pluto TV UK now has the following channels: Pluto TV Action Stop going into overdrive while trying to find the last Christmas presents, it’s time to buckle up and jump off buildings,…
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AT&T is Cracking Down on Robocalls With New Spam Call Warnings
Today AT&T announced that they are cracking down on robocalls by rolling out a call validation display system. Now when someone calls you from a spoofed number you will get a warning that it is not a valid number and could be a spoofed call. “This is another step to tame annoying, unwanted robocalls,” said…
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Amazon is Testing a Free to Me Filter for Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video is making it easier to find the content you’re looking for. Since launch people have complained about Amazon mixing paid and free content together in the Prime Video app. Now in the newest version of the app in the Play Store, you’ll find a few new features to make it easier to…
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Hulu’s Live TV Service Now Costs $54.99 After a $10 Price Hike
Today the price of Hulu’s live TV went up to $54.99, This price change will take effect today for all new customers and will affect all Hulu with live TV customers on their next bill. At this time the price for on-demand commercial-free and Hulu with limited commercials is not going to change. “Price changes…
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NBC News Is Expanding Its Free News Service for Cord Cutters
Last year NBC News launched a free streaming news service called NBC News Now. We recently learned that the service would be expanding to a 24/7 live news streaming service targeting cord cutters. To do this, NBC is staffing up to be ready for the launch of 24/7 streaming news. NBC News Now currently offers…
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BYUtv Has Free Family Friendly Content for Cord Cutters
BYUtv is a commercial free TV network, owned and operated by Brigham Young University. With the app, you can watch family friendly content for free. While the network does describe itself as a “value based television network,” this isn’t just a channel for the church (though the network does air LDS General Conferences and some…
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YouTube TV Will Add Additional PBS Stations in 2020
Yesterday, YouTube TV added over 100 PBS stations. Now Google has confirmed that YouTube TV will add additional PBS stations will be added in 2020. This is good news for anyone who found themselves without PBS on YouTube TV. PBS has over 330 member stations but less than 150 of them are live on YouTube…
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Comcast Will Start Selling Smaller $10 TV Packages to Fight Cord Cutting in 2020
Sick of huge TV packages from Comcast? It seems that they have heard you and will soon be offering packages starting at $10 a month. These new packages are part of what Comcast calls their Comcast Vision 2020. This is an effort to draw cord cutters back to cable TV. Cord Cutters News has confirmed…
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Cord Cutting Today #220 – IPTV Services Make Millions From Piracy, DIRECTV’s $20 Price Hike, & More
Today in CCT #220 we talk about: IPTV Services Make Millions From Piracy, DIRECTV’s $20 Price Hike, Roku, Amazon, & More. Story #1 Amazon’s Black Friday Pricing is Back on The Fire TV Recast DVR https://cordcuttersnews.com/amazons-black-friday-pricing-is-back-on-the-fire-tv-recast-dvr/ Story #2 AT&T’s DIRECTV Price Has Gone Up Almost $20 a Month Since January 1, 2019 https://cordcuttersnews.com/atts-directv-price-has-gone-up-almost-20-a-month-since-january-1-2019/ Story #3…
