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79 Years Ago Today: The Premiere of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ – From Box Office Flop to Timeless Holiday Staple
As the holiday season wraps the world in festive cheer, film enthusiasts and nostalgia buffs alike are commemorating a pivotal moment in cinematic history. Exactly 79 years ago today, on December 20, 1946, Frank Capra’s heartfelt drama It’s a Wonderful Life made its debut at New York City’s Globe Theatre. The premiere, initially a charity…
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Deal Alert! The Roku Ultra is 25% Off & You Can Get It Before Christmas
This is Roku’s fastest player yet. The Roku Ultra 2024 is now just $5, down from $99.99. That’s 25% off the ultimate Roku streaming device, delivering lightning-fast performance, stunning 4K HDR10+ and Dolby Vision picture, and immersive Dolby Atmos sound. The best part is you can get it before Christmas in many areas with same-day…
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TCM Kicks Off Its Christmas Movie Marathon with Holiday Classics Running Through Christmas Day – Here is The Full Schedule
Turner Classic Movies has launched its highly anticipated Christmas Marathon, a seasonal tradition that immerses viewers in a lineup of timeless holiday films. The event began on Saturday, December 20, and will continue nonstop through Christmas Day, offering a curated selection of classic movies that capture the spirit of the season. This year’s marathon emphasizes…
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A New YouTube TV Glitch on Roku Breaks The Guide – Here is How to Fix It
YouTube TV users on Roku devices are encountering a peculiar glitch that delivers incorrect and outdated program guide information. The issue, which began surfacing in user reports over the past week, stems from an interaction between Roku’s new instant restart feature and YouTube TV’s data handling. This has resulted in subscribers being presented with television…
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Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations Are Changing Local Weather Coverage Adding National Weather Meteorologists to Cover Multiple Markets As Tegna Cuts Costs on Local News
Update: Tegna has confirmed to Cord Cutters News that Tegna stations will keep local meteorologists but will also use national multi-market meteorologists. This will allow these out-of-market meteorologists to fill in with breaking weather news, cover vacations, and more to keep coverage going instead of needing multiple backup meteorologists in each market. Also, online weather…
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Deal Alert: HP’s Powerful 15.6″ Laptop Drops To Just $298.97 With Free Microsoft 365
HP has slashed the price of its popular 15.6-inch laptop, making high-performance computing more accessible during the holiday shopping season. The laptop, is bundled with Microsoft 365 and offering a total of 1.1TB in storage options, is now available for just $298.97, a significant drop from its original retail price of $399.99. This discount represents…
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20+ Stocking Stuffers Under $25 for Everyone on Your List: Tech, Gadgets, Toys & More
Looking for last minute gifts to fill Christmas stockings? We have over 20 ideas for both adults and kids, all under $25. And with Amazon Prime shipping, you can get them all in time for Christmas morning. Apple AirTag: $24, Normally $29 For the person who’s always losing their keys, give the gift of easy…
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39 Years Ago Today: Oliver Stone’s ‘Platoon’ Hits Theaters
On this day in 1986, moviegoers across America were thrust into the brutal heart of the Vietnam War with the release of Oliver Stone’s searing drama Platoon. Directed by Stone himself, the film starred a young Charlie Sheen as idealistic recruit Chris Taylor, alongside Tom Berenger as the ruthless Staff Sergeant Barnes and Willem Dafoe…
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Samsung’s Family-Friendly 11-Inch Tablet Offers Surprising Features
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A9+ (64GB, 2024) is a lightweight, powerful Android tablet with a stunning 11” WUXGA display, now just $139.99 (was $219.99). Designed for streaming, gaming, multitasking, and family fun, it’s one of Amazon’s most popular tablets and a top choice for both productivity and entertainment on the go. This Android tablet offers quad…
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America’s Funniest Home Videos Free Streaming Channel Officially Launches
V10 Entertainment made an official announcement about the launch of a free “America’s Funniest Home Videos” streaming channel today via Variety. The channel is dedicated to classic episodes of the show, hosted by Bob Saget then Tom Bergeron in which amateur videographers submit videos of their kids, pets, friends and families in funny situations to…
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Kevin Costner’s ‘The First Christmas’ Will Re-Air on December 20
If you missed Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas” when it first aired on December 9, you’re in luck. There will be another chance to watch the two-hour special this Saturday, December 20. The family-friendly holiday special features the actor narrating scenes of Mary and Joseph leading up to the birth of Jesus, along with…
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H&I Will Ring in the New Year With Its Annual Twilight Zone Marathon, “A Toast to Twilight”
If your ideal New Year’s celebration includes eerie twists, moral reckonings, and Rod Serling’s unmistakable voice, Heroes & Icons is once again making it easy to stay glued to the screen. H&I’s annual A Toast to Twilight marathon returns December 31 through January 2, delivering wall-to-wall episodes of The Twilight Zone to welcome 2026. Now…
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$2 Million Worth of Products Were Stolen from an Amazon Facility Over 2 Years
Five people are facing charges after over $2 million in merchandise was stolen from an Amazon warehouse over the span of two years. The investigation focused on two Amazon employees, according to a report from The Toronto Sun, and the theft took place at an Amazon warehouse in Ajax, Ontario. After Amazon’s loss prevention team…
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Professional Cheerleading is Coming to OTA TV
Varsity Spirit and Scripps Sports announced a partnership today that will bring the inaugural season of Pro Cheer League coverage to ION. With the agreement, Scripps’ national sports and entertainment network, ION, will air all five live Pro Cheer League events during the 2026 season, which runs from January 16 to March 27, 2026. ION…
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Big Power, Tiny Charger: Anker’s 100W GaN Prime Block Drops to $45
Anker’s 100W Prime GaN Charger is a compact, foldable charging block with three high-speed ports for powering laptops, tablets, and phones all at once for just $45.49 (was $69.99). Designed for on-the-go efficiency, it offers full 100W output from either USB-C port and can fast-charge a MacBook Pro (M3 Pro) to 50% in just 30…
