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Free Local TV Streaming is Expanding into Philadelphia With More Markets Coming Soon
Today, Didja announced that they will be expanding their live broadcast streaming app LocalBTV to Philadelphia. This is the first of several markets that will have access to Didja within the coming months. Starting today, viewers in Philadelphia can watch PhillyBTV. New York City and San Diego are next up. Current markets include Los Angeles,…
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Disney+ Has Been Downloaded to 22 Million Mobile Devices
In the first month since launching, Disney+ has been downloaded to mobile devices 22 million times, according to app tracking company Apptopia. Apptopia also says that the Disney+ app has averaged 9.5 million daily active users on mobile devices. With these numbers, the app has taken the top spot on both Apple and Google app…
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AT&T is Adding More Ads When You Pause Your TV on DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW
In November, we shared an update on AT&T’s plans to integrate “pause ads” on AT&T TV and AT&T TV NOW. These are ads that play automatically when a viewer pauses what they’re watching. In a recent interview, AT&T’s advertising and analytics division Xandr’s CEO Brian Lesser shared more information about what this new ad feature…
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Tablo vs. Recast: Which is the Right DVR for You?
Using an antenna to pick up local channels is a great way to watch TV with the high cost of cable and while saving money on streaming. With an OTA DVR, you can make TV shows and movies from those channels available anytime. Today, we’re comparing two DVR options: the 4 tuner options of the…
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YouTube TV Will Soon Add PBS Stations
For months now, YouTube TV has been preparing to add PBS and PBS Kids to its lineup. Now it seems that PBS may almost be ready to go live as cover art, and a rotating image slide is now available on YouTube TV. At first, PBS was to go live in early November, but YouTube…
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Amazon is Launching a Home Internet Service – Here is Everything You Need to Know About It
We’ve heard a lot about companies making plans for low Earth orbit satellites to bring broadband to a large portion of the world. Amazon is one the companies making those plans. Here is everything we know about Amazon’s Home Internet Service. Who is Running This? Amazon is developing their plan under a subsidiary called Kuiper…
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Cord Cutting Today #214 – AT&T TV NOW Shutting Down? IPTV Provider Hacked, & More
Today in CCT #214 we talk about: AT&T TV NOW Shutting Down? PlayStation Vue is Still For Sale, Pluto TV, HBO MAX, IPTV, & More. Story #1 Worried About Comcast Dropping STARZ? Don’t Worry, Get 3 Months of STARZ For Just $0.99 a Month (Limited Time Deal) https://cordcuttersnews.com/worried-about-comcast-dropping-starz-dont-worry-get-3-months-of-starz-for-just-0-99-a-month-limited-time-deal/ Story #2 Hackers Threaten to Post IPTV…
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Vevo is Bringing Its Music Videos to Samsung TV Plus
Today, the world-leading music video platform Vevo announced a new distribution deal with Samsung to distribute its music video library on Samsung TV Plus. This means you will now be able to stream Vevo’s music video catalog via Samsung TV Plus, starting with Vevo Pop available on channel 1517. According to a press release, Vevo…
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Here is Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime the Week of December 9th
Netflix: Dec. 9 A Family Reunion Christmas It Comes at Night Dec. 10 Michelle Wolf: Joke Show Outlander: Season 3 Dec. 11 The Sky Is Pink Dec. 12 Especial de Natal Porta dos Fundos Jack Whitehall: Christmas with my Father Dec. 13 6 Underground Dec. 15 A Family Man Dil Dhadakne Do Karthik Calling Karthik…
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Pluto TV is Rolling Out an Updated Guide
Today Pluto TV rolled out an updated guide to Vizio SmartCast TVs that included some new features including an improved guide. Now instead of having to scroll through over 200 stations to find what you want, Pluto TV has added categories to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. With these categories, you…
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The House of Representatives Today Passed a Bill to Ban Hidden Cable TV Fees
Today the United States House of Representatives voted to ban hidden fees on cable providers as part of a bill called the Television Viewer Protection Act. “Consumers are sick and tired of the laundry list of sneaky fees that make their bills more costly than expected,” said Jonathan Schwantes, senior policy counsel for Consumer Reports. …
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Hulu Adds 4K Streaming to Vizio SmartCast 4K TVs
Today Hulu announced that they have added 4K support to Vizio SmartCast 4K TVs. This comes just one week after Hulu added 4K support to select Roku players and Roku TVs. Not all Hulu content is available in 4K but a growing number of Hulu originals and on-demand content will now stream in 4K on…
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LEGO Launches a New Free Streaming Service For Kids
Like a childhood dream come true, The Lego Group has teamed up with Future of Today to launch a new free streaming service with more than 1,000 videos available designed especially for kids. The LEGO Channel is a free app now available on platforms like Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV with animated videos…
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AMC Networks Now Have Over 2 Million SVOD Subscribers
AMC Networks has just announced that their streaming video on-demand services have reached two million subscribers. This means that the company has reached their subscriber goal for 2019. This number includes Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, and UMC. Acorn TV alone reached one million subscribers in September. “AMC Networks continues to lead in the targeted…
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The House of Representatives Will Vote Today on Banning Hidden Cable TV Fees
Today the United States House of Representatives will vote on banning hidden fees on cable providers on a bill called the Television Viewer Protection Act. UPDATE: The House of Representatives have voted in favor to pass the bill. You can read more in our more recent story here. “Consumers are sick and tired of the…
