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T-Mobile & Comcast Are Cracking Down on Robocalls
Over the last few years, scams targeting cord cutters have grown. One of the newest scams is a fresh take on an old one. You get a call from someone claiming to be Netflix saying you need to update your credit card. From there they try to trick you into giving them your credit card so they…
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Philo is Expanding its Ad Sales Program
Update: Philo reached out to Cord Cutters News to say the B&C report that Philo had almost 8 million subscribers was in error. According to Philo their press released talked about all live TV streaming services having almost 8 million subscribers including Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, DIRECTV NOW, & More. Today Philo announced that they…
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Sling TV Vs. PlayStation Vue: Which is the Better Deal?
With recent price increases and channel changeups, many cord cutters are taking time to look into the other options that are available. So, today we’re going to compare the two. For a fair comparison, we’re going to focus on the Sling Orange + Sling Blue combo and the PlayStation Vue Access plan, which are similar…
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Pluto TV is Adding CNN
It looks like Pluto TV is about to add a new channel with the addition of CNN. Today Pluto TV launched a page for CNN channel 111 on its website. Sadly when you try to play it nothing happens. Update: CNN’s page on Pluto TV is now gone. Channel 111 used to be the old…
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You Can Now Once Again Move Apps Around Your Fire TV Home Screen
Over a month ago Amazon removed the ability to move apps around in your app list. This change upset many Fire TV users as they no longer could customize what apps showed up in what order. Now with an update rolling out today, Amazon has restored the ability to move apps around on the Fire…
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Netflix is Not Worried About Disney+ As They Added 9.6 Million New Subscribers
Today Netflix announced its fist quarter 2019 earnings. As part of that report, they announced that they have added 1.74 million US subscribers and 7.86 million international subscribers. In total Netflix added 9.6 million subscribers in just 3 months at the start of 2019. Netflix earnings per share also beat expectations as with $0.76 earnings…
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YouTube TV Adds TV Everywhere Access to Discovery Networks
Last week YouTube TV added Discovery Network channels including Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, and MotorTrend to its lineup. Now YouTube TV has been added to the list of supported TV providers for Discovery’s TV Everywhere apps. This means now with your YouTube TV login, you can access…
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TCL Releases a New Set of Sound Bars Built For TCL Roku TVs
Today TCL’s long-awaited Alto Sound Bars are now for sale. These sound bars are built for TCL Roku TVs but will also work with other TV. For years now people have been pushing for smaller TV frames with a bigger picture. This push for smaller TVs means smaller speakers. To address this concern TCL is…
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A New Hawkeye Series is Being Developed for Disney+
Last week, Disney hosted an event where we learned more about their new streaming service, Disney+. Along with all the details about pricing, device support, and app design that we got during the announcement, we also learned about some of the original content that Disney+ is working on. One series we’re hearing a lot about…
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Pluto TV Adds CONtv
Today Pluto TV announced they are adding CONtv to their lineup. With CONtv you will find an extensive library of genre films, classic television series, and original programming carefully curated for the growing community of film, television, and pop culture enthusiasts. This month on CONtv you will find a huge collection of programming including Hey Vern,…
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Charter Reportedly Is Threatening to Drop Fox Regional Sports Networks Over the Disney Sale
This week the Big3 Network, a three-on-three professional basketball league, filed a complaint with the FCC and DOJ about the sale of the Fox Sports Networks. The Big3 Network is one of the groups bidding on the Fox Regional Sports networks. According to the Big3 Network, Charter’s Spectrum TV is threating to “preemptively drop” Fox…
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The FCC Is Cracking Down on Sellers of Streaming Players Not Approved By the FCC
The number of small set-top boxes popping up for sale online is getting attention from the FCC. Often these boxes are not approved by FCC rules. For example, they may have Wi-Fi chips that can interfere with other Wi-Fi networks. Now the FCC is warning the makers and users of streaming players that are not…
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5 Tips to Save Money on Home Internet After You Cut The Cord
I get asked all the time how to lower Internet costs. From talking with many of our readers we are finding that most are overpaying for Internet. The good news is I have a few tricks that help us save money on our home Internet. #1 Shop Around Shopping around is most important when you…
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DIRECTV NOW & U-verse TV Are Dropping The NFL Network on All New & Grandfathered Package
Today AT&T announced that they are dropping the NFL Network from all DIRECTV NOW and U-verse packages. This includes both the new and grandfathered DIRECTV NOW packages. This news comes as DIRECTV NOW added the NFL Network just last August. Now according to AT&T their deal with the NFL Network has ended. Important: AT&T has…
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CBS & Viacom Are Once Again Talking About a Possible Merger
CBS and Viacom have for over a year now been in on and off talks to once again merge according to a report from Fox Business. The two companies use to be one but broke up into two companies in 2006, at the request of both boards. It is important to remember that both Viacom…
