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AMC Teams Up With SpotX for Monetization During Halloween Season
SpotX, a leading global video advertising and monetization platform, has teamed up with AMC to manage the network’s ad content from now through Halloween. This is the time of year when AMC typically sees a spike in viewership, with many viewers tuning in to watch The Walking Dead and FearFest. “Last year, AMC viewership grew…
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Here Are Dish’s Hidden TV Fees You Need to Know About
Dish has always prided itself on how few hidden fees it has compared to its competition. Yet Dish still has some hidden fees you need to know about if you’re considering signing up. The good news is many of the most annoying fees won’t be found with Dish like HD Technology fees or the Regional…
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The Beginners Guide to Cord Cutting – What You Need to Know to Break Free From Cable TV
Cord cutting can sound scary at first, with a ton of options and decisions to make, but we hope this guide will help you find out that cord cutting is surprisingly easy. In fact, you may already have most, if not everything, you need. We want to be here to help you cancel cable TV…
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Netflix is Ending Support For Older Roku Players
Last night Netflix started to notify older Roku uses that their Roku Player will lose access to Netflix starting December 1st, 2019. Sadly Netflix has not posted a full list of what Roku players are losing support on December 1st, but it seems to be Roku’s like the old Roku HD that still uses the…
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The Roku Channel vs. XUMO: Two Great Free Streaming Services Compared
If you’re looking for sports, news, movies, and entertainment content to add to your cord cutting setup, take a look at free streaming services. There are plenty of options to choose from without requiring credit cards and monthly charges. In this post, we’re comparing two of these services, The Roku Channel and XUMO. The Roku…
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EXPIRED: The New 2019 Roku Ultra is On Sale For Just $79
Update: Looks like Amazon sold out of their Roku Ultra pre-orders. If this deal comes back we will post letting you know. Last week Roku announced a new 2019 version of its Roku Ultra and Roku Express. Right now both of them are on sale as you can get the 2019 Roku Ultra for just…
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Cord Cutting Today #160 – New Roku TV Popup Ads, New Fire TV Parental Controls, & More
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including New Fire TV…
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Tubi is Looking to Raise $150 Million in Funding
The free streaming service Tubi is looking to begin a new round of funding, now looking for an additional $150 million, according to sources for The Information. Tubi is one of many free, ad-supported streaming services offering TV episodes and movies without the need for a subscription or entering credit card information for access. Since…
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Amazon’s Roku Channel is Down For Many Right Now (Here is How to Fix It)
Many Roku users are finding their Amazon Roku Channel is not working right now, saying when they try to load it the channel crashes back to the Roku Home Page. The good news is there seems to be an easy fix. First, try to restart your Roku by going into the settings and select the…
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Hulu Adds Downloading for Offline Viewing on Select Plans
Hulu has now added a download feature, allowing subscribers to download content and watch offline later. Hulu announced over a year ago that they were planning to add the feature, and subscribers have been waiting for the update ever since. Now, iOS users and soon Android users will finally have this option with the Hulu…
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Amazon’s Twitch Streaming Service is Now Available on The Apple TV
Good news for Twitch fans! Amazon’s free Twitch streaming service is now available on the Apple TV. Twitch was originally known as a place to watch live streams of video games. But now it offers so much more including live Thursday Night NFL Games and a host of other programming. It seems Amazon is hoping…
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Broadcasters Ask The FCC to Update OTA TV Rules to Allow For Better TV Coverage
For several years now broadcasters have been working on the next generation of broadcast TV. This new ATSC 3.0 standard also known as Next Gen TV will offer a ton of new features to free over the air TV including 4K. Now the National Association of Broadcasters and America’s Public Television Stations is asking the…
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NBCUniversal is Merging its Broadcast TV & Peacock Streaming Groups Into a Single Leadership Team
For years now NBCUniversal has had two different leadership teams for its streaming and broadcast TV. Today they announced that they will be merging both into a new NBC Entertainment division under Bonnie Hammer according to a report from Deadline. Bonnie Hammer has been leading NBCU’s efforts to launch the new Peacock streaming service but…
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Spotify Adds Siri Support and a New Apple TV App
The Spotify mobile app has gotten an update that includes Siri support for all iPhone and iPad users, after the feature was beta tested last month. The update finally gives Apple customers with an iPhone or iPad the ability to use Siri to control Spotify with voice commands. This will make Spotify on the same…
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Apple’s Loyal Customers Could Make Apple TV+ a Leading Streaming Service
Lately, we’ve been talking a lot about the new subscription services set to launch this year and in 2020. Those discussions usually revolve around the content and features that will set each new streaming service apart from the competition. With Apple investing $6 billion in original content, it’s clear that they’re hoping the quality of…
