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SpaceX Plans to Start Selling High Speed Internet in Late 2019 or Early 2020
SpaceX just received approval from the FCC to launch 4,425 satellites into space to build a low earth orbit network of satellites to sell home Internet a few weeks ago. Now SpaceX has announced plans to launch its first set of satellites for the new internet service later this week after its launch last week…
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The New David Spade Late Night Show is Coming to Comedy Central Not Pluto TV
Last week the New York Post reported that David Spade was working on a late night talk show that would air on Pluto TV. Today Viacom confirmed to Cord Cutters News that Davids Spade’s new late-night talk show was coming to Comedy Central, not Pluto TV. While this may not be the new you wanted…
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Dish Buys A Bigger Share of EchoStar to Use With Sling TV & Dish TV
Today it was announced that Dish has purchased a bigger chunk of EchoStar worth $800 million. As part of this deal Dish now owns nine new broadcast satellites. This follows an agreement back in 2017 in which Dish bought EchoStar’s set-top box development, Sling TV, software development employees, and satellite TV ground infrastructure. “In 2017,…
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T-Mobile & Sprint Reportedly Reach Deal With US Regulators to Merge
Today T-Mobile and Sprint announced several changes to their $26 billion merger deal. According to reports these changes are apart of a deal to get approval for their merger according to CNBC. On T-Mobile’s website pushing for the merger they say: “It is absolutely imperative that the U.S. extends the global innovation, technology and economic…
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Dish Plans to Launch Its Narrowband Internet IoT Network In Early 2020
Earlier this month at the Dish Team Summit it was announced to Dish employees and partners that Dish plans to launch narrowband “Internet of Things” (IoT) internet in early 2020 and spoke of plans to be the U.S.’s first standalone 5G provider at a later date. According to the Satelliteguys who attended the event Dish’s…
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Sling TV Is Building an AirTV Mini Streaming Stick/Dongle For $79.99
Yesterday we learned that Sling TV was working on an AirTV 2. Now, the team over at Satelliteguys.us images of an AirTV Mini. This new AirTV Mini is an Android TV powered stick/dongle that looks to be a cheaper version of the Air TV. According to training slides about the AirTV Mini the streaming stick…
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Hulu Is Now Reportedly the Second-Largest Live TV Streaming Service Larger Than YouTube TV & DIRECTV NOW
Yesterday at the Pay-TV Show in Denver, TDG announced that Hulu has over 2 million subscribers, making Hulu the second-largest live TV streaming service just behind Sling TV. For sometime now it has been rumored that Hulu has been seeing strong live TV growth. Now, according to TDG, that growth is confirmed as Hulu is…
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Sling TV’s AirTV 2 Just Passed Through The FCC
Today Dave Zatz who has a reputation for spotting unannounced devices going through the FCC approval process reported that Sling TV has an AirTV 2 in the works. This comes from an FCC filing for a new device spotted by Dave Zatz. Very little is known about the new AirTV as all we have is…
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Cord Cutting This Week #76 – Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu, fuboTV & More See Strong Growth
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday 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 not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also…
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The Biggest Lie in TV Right Now Is That Cable TV Can Give You Everything You Want with a Single Bill
This week at the pay-TV show in Denver, we have seen a flood of cable executives push the idea that cable can give you everything you want in a single bill. The idea is that cord cutting means you have to get a long list of services or just pay for cable and get everything…
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The Roku Ultra is Once Again On Sale For Just $79.99 (Likely Ends Tonight)
Hurry Roku typically ends their sales on a Saturday or Sunday night so don’t wait. RIght now you can get the Roku Ultra for just $79.99 down from $99.99. Want something cheaper? Roku also has the Roku Streaming Stick+ with 4K HDR support is still on sale and this time it is just $49.99 down…
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How to Watch BBC Content On Roku, Fire TV, & Apple TV After it Leaves Netflix
According to the CEO of Discovery, all BBC content will be leaving Netflix. The date isn’t set, but we’re guessing it’ll happen before the launch of Discovery’s new streaming service in 2020. If you want to keep watching your favorite BBC content, these are a few of the places you’ll be able to find it.…
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EXPIRED: Amazon Once Again Cuts The Price of Its 50″ 4K HDR Fire TV Smart TV From Toshiba to Just $279.99
Last week Amazon cut the price of its 50″ Toshiba Fire TV Smart TV to just $299.99. Now Amazon has once again cut the price its 50″ 4K HDR Smart TV with a Fire TV built-in to just $279.99 down from the original $380. This is a really great deal as not only are you…
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Cord Cutting This Week Podcast #3 – Cable Executives Living in Denial, AT&T Doesn’t Want You, Amazon, & More
For years people have been asking us to bring back our weekly cord cutting podcast. Today I am excited to announce that we are relaunching our weekly podcast now called Cord Cutting This Week. The new podcast will be posted by Luke and Jess. Welcome to the relaunch of our weekly podcast. Today Luke and Jess…
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Older Roku Players Are No Longer Getting The Newest Updates From PlayStation Vue
PlayStation Vue currently has two versions of their streaming service and the version you get depends on which Roku device you’re using. If you have an older Roku Player you are likely not seeing the most up to date PlayStation Vue experience. If you have a Roku with the Roku OS 8.0 or higher you…
