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NBC’s New Streaming Service Will Launch in April 2020
Likely in a move to not let AT&T’s HBO Max beat it to the market today NBCUniversal announced that its new streaming service would launch in April 2020. “For competitive reasons, we believe we’ve got some ideas that are innovative and don’t really want to share those until we get close to launch. But we’re…
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The Growth of Cord Cutting Has Made Network Blackouts More Likely
DIRECTV NOW, DIRECTV, and U-verse TV have lost Nexstar locals and all CBS locals (on DIRECTV NOW). DISH lost Meredith-owned locals and today both DISH and Sling TV lost FOX RSNs. In the last few months, AT&T has come close to blackouts with both Viacom and A+E Networks. Now it seems that cord cutting has…
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Amazon & Roku Control Almost 70% of The US Streaming Player Market
We have known for some time now that Roku and Amazon have dominated the United States streaming market. Now according to Parks Associates Roku and Amazon now control almost 70% of the market. This leaves the Apple TV, Android TV, and Chromecast to fight over the last 30%. “The adoption of Roku and Fire TV…
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A New Nvidia Shield Just Cleared The FCC Running Android TV
For months we have heard rumors of a new Nvidia Shield running Android TV. Bback in June, we learned that Nvidia was working on a new Nvidia Shield code-named “mdarcy”. Today it was confirmed that the rumored “mdarcy” new Nvidia Shield is real as it cleared the FCC today. This comes with the FCC filing…
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YouTube TV Is Reportedly the Fastest Growing Live TV Service As PlayStation Vue Slows Down
This week UBS released its Evidence Lab Streaming TV Monitor report. One part of this report looked at the subscriber growth of live TV streaming services like YouTube TV, Sling TV, and PlayStation Vue. To do this, UBS looked at the number of app downloads each service got in the second quarter of 2019 to…
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Comcast Lost 224,000 TV Subscribers in 2nd Quarter 2019
Well, it looks like the bad news for cable TV keeps flooding in as once again a major provider is reporting a drop in pay-TV subscribers. This time the drop comes from Comcast who today reported losing 224,000 residential video subscribers in the 2nd quarter 2019 with its Xfinity TV service. This comes as AT&T…
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The Free Sports Service Stadium Has Shutdown Its Roku Channel as It Pushes Other Ways to Watch on Roku
Stadium is a 24/7 free sports network that launched back in 2017. Roku was one of the first devices it supported but today Stadium removed its Roku Channel without warning. The good news is you can still watch Stadium but you will need to use services like Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Stirr, or XUMO…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix in August 2019
Available August 1 Are We Done Yet? Boyka: Undisputed Four Weddings and a Funeral Groundhog Day Horns Jackie Brown Jupiter Ascending Now and Then Panic Room Rocky Rocky II Rocky III Rocky IV Rocky V Sex and the City: The Movie Something’s Gotta Give The Bank Job The House Bunny The Sinner: Julian To Wong…
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Cord Cutting Claims its First Victim As a Montana Cable Telecommunications Company Shuts Down
This week cord cutting claimed its first victim as the Montana Cable Telecommunications Association announced it is shutting down after 60 years. When talking about why it is shutting down the Montana Cable Telecommunications Association listed “cord cutters” and programming rate pressure as the reasons for disbanding. “We thank all those who have supported us…
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Sling TV Adds Over 300 Free Shows & Movies Even if You Are Not a Subscriber
Today Sling TV announced a partnership with FilmRise to add over 300 movies and TV shows to its lineup. These shows will be free with ads and will be available through the Sling TV app on Roku even if you are not a subscriber.With this partnership you will find free TV shows like 3rd Rock from…
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Roku is Reportedly Working a Wi-Fi Extender to Improve Streaming Called Roku Relay
Today Bloomberg reported that Roku is developing a Wi-Fi extender called Roku Relay. This device is designed to help fix buffered caused by weak Wi-Fi. When looking at the causes of buffering weak Wi-Fi is typically one of the main causes. According to Bloomberg, the device is still being developed and Roku has not decided…
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The Cord Cutting Guide for Sports Fans – How to Watch NFL, NBA, NHL, Golf, & More Without Cable TV
Sports is still one of the main reasons people pay for cable TV as they want their sports live. The good news is watching sports as a cord cutter is easier than ever and can save you a lot of money. So here is our quick guide to being a cord cutting sports fan. This…
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WWE Network Will Get a Large Update This Week
WWE Network subscribers are getting an email from WWE Network Support announcing that the streaming service will be looking and functioning a little differently this week. Here’s what the email says: We are pleased to inform you that WWE network is being updated this week with a new design, a simpler navigation and smarter search…
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Tablo DVRs Updates Its Roku Channel to Improve Playback Performance
Today Nuvyyo the parent company behind the Tablo DVRs announced an update to the Tablo DVR’s Roku Channel. This is not a major update but Nuvyyo says it should improve playback on recordings with the Automatic Commercial Skipping when viewing them on Roku. Here is a full list of all the changes in the new…
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Apple’s AirPlay 2 is Coming to LG TVs Tomorrow
This week LG announced that they are adding AirPlay 2 to its 2019 line of AI TVs on July 25th, 2019. LG TVs will also be getting Apple’s HomeKit that will allow them to use Siri to control their basic TV functions like power, volume, and source. “LG remains at the forefront of TV technological…
