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No, Your Roku & Fire TV Are Not Spying on You (That Is Just a New Attack on Cord Cutting)
Last week, you may have noticed your local TV station ran a segment attacking devices like the Roku and the Fire TV. A good example of one of these stories is from WPSD Local 6 HERE. The complaint is that Roku and the Fire TV, along with other streaming players, track what you watch and…
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The Free Streaming Service Locast is Adding More Channels
Locast is a free streaming service offering live streaming locals in a handful of markets. Locast does this by taking the signal from an antenna and streaming the channels online. Since the service launched, Locast has only offered a handful of channels in each market. Typically, this was the big five like ABC, CBS, FOX,…
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Nexstar and FOX Renew Affiliation Agreements
Today, Nexstar Media Group and Fox announced a multi-year agreement to renew Fox network affiliations for Nexstar owned and operated stations in 31 markets. Nexstar is also acquiring 8 Fox affiliates from its pending acquisition of Tribune, and the agreement would cover those markets as well. “We are delighted to reach this long-term extension of…
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Streaming Viewers have Reportedly Quadrupled Since 2010 With The Growth of Cord Cutting
In 2010, only 15% of viewers streamed content at least weekly. Now nine years later that number has more than quadrupled to 65%. That doesn’t surprise us, since a new report shows two out of three adults stream some kind of video online, with 2/3 of that group streaming more online than they watch via…
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YouTube is Launching a Book Club Series and More Learning Content
YouTube back on October 17th started off a new book club series, named BookTube. The format of the new series will be similar to the platform’s Michelle Obama special, with authors discussing their books with YouTube creators. Malcolm Gladwell will be the first author to appear on the series, discussing his new book Talking to…
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How to Cut the Cord with YouTube TV
YouTube TV is finally available on Amazon Fire TV devices. Just a few weeks after the app became available on the TVs and Fire TV devices, it became the most popular live streaming service on Fire TV. Now that more cord cutters have the option of using YouTube TV to stream live TV, let’s take…
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The Roku Stick+ Now Costs Just $49.99 & is Getting an Updated Remote
On Friday Roku announced that the Roku Stick+ is getting a price cut to just $49.99 plus a new remote. This morning Roku made the price change official by cutting the price of the Roku Stick+ down to $49.99. This is not a short term sale but a permanent price drop according to Roku. The…
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Cord Cutting This Week #171 – NBC’s Anti-Cord Cutting Story is So Bad It’s Funny, Hulu Expands 4K Support, Disney+, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Sunday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember, these are my opinions on them and not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below.…
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AT&T TV NOW is Experiencing Widespread Billing Issues Causing Confusion With Subscribers
Last Friday, AT&T started to notify AT&T TV NOW customers of a price hike that would take effect on November 19th, 2019. AT&T TV NOW PLUS/MAX customers will see a $15 a month price hike, and grandfathered customers will see a $10 price hike. As of today, it seems that this price hike announcement is…
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What Happened to T-Mobile’s Cord Cutting TV Service? We Take a Look…
Last year T-Mobile announced they would launch a new disruptive TV service called T-Mobile TV. At first the service was reportedly planning to launch in 2018 but was later pushed back to 2019. T-Mobile rebranded the Layer3 company that was purchased to launch a live TV streaming service. This newly rebranded Tvision service is similar…
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Tubi Kids Goes Live Early With 5,000 Hours of Free Kids Content From Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount, & STARZ
Recently the free streaming service Tubi announced that they would launch a new Kids Area with 5,000 hours of content on October 21st. Earlier today, that new area went live on Roku with content from Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount, and STARZ. The new Tubi Kids area will include movies like How to Train Your Dragon, Norm of…
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Acorn TV is Bringing ‘Mount Pleasant’ and More to The US in Its November Lineup
The British streaming service Acorn TV is starting to announce their shows for the upcoming months, including a new Irish comedy-drama and the season premieres of some fan favorites. OCTOBER 28 AGATHA RAISIN & THE HAUNTED HOUSE Our favorite ultra-chic amateur sleuth, Agatha Raisin, is back with a contagious vengeance in a fright-and-humor packed installment…
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What Devices Does Hulu Work On? You Asked We Answer
Hulu with Live is a tier of Hulu’s streaming service that adds live TV to Hulu’s extensive on-demand library. If you want to watch live TV with a Hulu subscription, here’s how to do it. If you’re a new Hulu subscriber, start at the Hulu website and click on “Start Your Free Trial” then choose…
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T-Mobile is Adding More Video Content By Partnering With Quibi Ahead Of an April Launch
T-Mobile and Quibi have come together to make Quibi a T-Mobile offering when the short form content streaming platform launches in April 2020. T-Mobile already has 83.1 million customers and, now that the FCC has approved a merger with Sprint, that number will be increasing if the deal goes through. Those numbers will certainly give…
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EXPIRED: The Roku Stick is On Sale For Just $39.99
Looking for a really cheap Roku streaming player? Right now you can get the Roku Stick HD for just $39.99. This comes as Roku recently discontinued the Roku Stick HD making this a great time to pick up a cheap Roku Stick. You can find the Roku Stick HD on Amazon for $39.99 HERE. Here…
