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Sinclair Is Reportedly Interested in Buying XUMO
About a month ago, Viacom purchased Pluto TV. Now reports are starting to fly that Sinclair is looking at Pluto TV’s competitor service XUMO as a possible acquisition. Sinclair Broadcast Group has recently been pushing into the free ad-supported streaming market with the launch of STIRR. Now, according to Variety, Sinclair is one of the…
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Sling TV Is on Sale for $15 a Month (Limited-Time Offer)
Looking for a great deal on live TV? Money a little tight as we are in the middle of tax season? Sling TV is offering a 3-month deal for just $15 a month for the Sling Orange and Sling Blue packages. Want both Sling Orange and Sling Blue? Right now, you can get both for…
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Classic MTV Real World Seasons Are Coming to Facebook
Today Facebook announced that classic MTV Real World seasons will be coming to Facebook Watch later this year. Facebook users will be able to vote on which season Facebook brings to their streaming services. This news comes after Facebook recently added every episode of Joss Whedon’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly free on Facebook…
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Acorn TV Announces Their 2019 Slate of New & Returning Favorites
This month the Acorn TV the AMC owned streaming service focusing on British programming announced their 2019 slate of new and returning programming. Now, this is not everything coming to Acorn TV in 2019 but some of their most noticeable additions. FEBRUARY THE OLDENHEIM TWELVE (Foreign Language) – Monday, Feb. 18 Hit Dutch mystery thriller about…
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United States Appeals Court Again Approves AT&T’s Deal to Buy Time Warner
This morning U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled that AT&T’s $85.4 billion bid was legal, and imposed no conditions on the merger. This is a major blow to the Department of Justice who had appealed hoping to overturn an earlier ruling in an effort to at least impose some conditions on the merger. The Department of…
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Your Public Library is a Great FREE Cord Cutting Resource That Every Cord Cutter Needs to Use
If you have been around Cord Cutters News for some time now you may have heard us talk about how great public libraries are. Yet it still seems that many do not know you can get free movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, ebooks, and more with a library card. Your public library is probably the best-kept cord…
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Today Hulu Cut Their Price to $5.99
Today Hulu cut the price of their limited-commercial plan from $7.99 to $5.99 a month. All new subscribers will be charged $5.99 a month and current subscribers will see charges drop to $5.99 a month on their next billing date. Hulu also announced that their live TV service will increase to $44.99 a month. This…
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Cord Cutting Added 2.5 Million American Households in 2018
Cord cutting had a great year in 2018, with over 2.5 million new American households joining the movement. According to reports, the big five of AT&T, Charter, Comcast, DISH, and Verizon Fios lost 2.4 million subscribers in 2018 with the other smaller cable networks making up the remaining subscriber losses. DISH’s losses are in addition…
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How to Watch El Clasico on Roku, Fire TV, & Apple TV
El Clasico is the largest derby in Spanish soccer when Barcelona plays Real Madrid Fierce rivalry due to the tradition of both teams and big following within the two biggest cities in Spain, Madrid and Barcelona. Now on February 27th, both teams will play for Copa del Rey and on March 2nd both teams will play for…
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The Ultimate Guide to PlayStation Vue (Updated February 2019)
It’s been a while since we’ve checked in with PlayStation Vue. We’re back with an update on the streaming service, giving you the info to decide if this is the right option for you to stream live channels and enjoy on-demand content. The Basics Sony’s live TV streaming service, PlayStation Vue, is designed to let…
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YouTube TV is Now Back Online
For about the last hour Cord Cutters News has received reports that YouTube TV on the Apple TV is down right now. Well, you can access the menu when you try to stream a channel or video on YouTube users get an error message or just a spinning wheel. The good news is you can…
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Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon For The Week of February 25th
Feb. 25 Dolphin Tale 2 Feb. 26 Our Idiot Brother Feb. 27 Unsolved: Tupac & Biggie Feb. 28 Jeopardy!: Collection 2 The Rebound Feb. 25 Archer: Danger Island: Complete Season 9 Every Day The School Feb. 26 The Enemy Within: Series Premiere The Voice: Season 16 Premiere Three Identical Strangers Feb. 27 World of Dance:…
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Sling TV Adds Several New Features to Their Apple TV App
Today Sling TV announced several new features they are adding to their Sling TV app on the Apple TV. Here is what you will find on your Sling TV Apple TV app after today’s update: Grid or Image View – you can now easily toggle back and forth between grid view and image view within the…
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Hulu & YouTube TV Reportedly Added 900,000 Live TV Subscribers in The 4th Quarter of 2018
After DIRECTV NOW reported losing subscribers and Sling TV only added about 50,000 subscribers in the 4th quarter of 2018 many wondered how other services did. Now according to reports, Hulu with live TV and YouTube TV added over 900,000 subscribers. According to an estimate form, MoffettNathanson Hulu with Live TV added 500,000 subscribers and YouTube TV…
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Explaining PlayStation Vue’s Out of Home Streaming Rules
Almost one year ago PlayStation Vue changed the rules for their subscription streaming service. In the past, it was very difficult to use PlayStation Vue on a Roku, Apple TV, and Fire TV outside of your house. Now Sony has made it possible to do just that, but most people still seem to not know…
