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  • The Roku Channel Store is Currently Down

    The Roku Channel Store is Currently Down

    Are you having trouble setting up a new Roku or installing a new Roku Channel? Right now the Roku Channel store is currently down for unknown causes. This means new Roku players cannot be set up and current Roku owners cannot install new Roku Channels. If you have a Roku already set up with the…

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  • Report: Most Americans Think Cable TV is “Unaffordable”

    Today The Hollywood Reporter announced the results of a new exclusive poll that says 56% of Americans think cable TV has become unaffordable. 47% think satellite TV has also become unaffordable. When asked about streaming only 17% said they thought that it was unaffordable. According to the poll, 90% of Americans say the most important…

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  • Sony Is Doubling Down on PlayStation Vue

    Over the last few months, there has been a slow drum beat from investors and analysts calling for Sony to shut down PlayStation Vue due to disappointing subscriber numbers. In reply, Sony’s Kenichiro Yoshida said that they see PlayStation Vue as a way to not only sell TV services but also as a way to…

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  • By the End of 2018 Most Locals Will Be Streaming on a Live TV Service (Looking Back at Old Predictions)

    In late 2017, I made a prediction that most ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC locals will be streaming on one or more live TV service by the end of 2018. Now that does not mean each service will have all locals, but one or more of the services will offer the channels. Many people thought…

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  • Cord Cutting Q&A! What Speed Do You Need for Streaming? PlayStation Vue Up for Sale? À La Carte TV? & More

    Every week we hold a Cord Cutting Q&A on YouTube answering your cord cutting questions. We understand not everyone can make our weekly Q&A, so we want to answer some of the most popular questions we have been getting. Today we talk about PlayStation Vue being sold to Amazon or Apple, what you should do…

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  • Here is Everything New on Netflix in November 2018

    November 1st Angela’s Christmas Bram Stoker’s Dracula Bring It On: In It to Win It Cape Fear Children of Men Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cloverfield Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Doctor Strange Fair Game – Director’s Cut Follow This: Part 3 From Dusk Till Dawn Good Will Hunting Jet Li’s Fearless Julie & Julia…

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  • Expired: Amazon Fire Kids Tablets Are On Sale Starting At $79.99

    Right now Amazon has the full lineup of their Kid Edition Fire Tablets on sale starting at $79.99 down from $99.99. Here is a full list of everything on sale: Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablet $79.99 Down From $99.99 Up to $129 in savings on Fire 7 tablet, 1 year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, and…

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  • fuboTV Set a New Record For Most Unique Viewers Yesterday

    Today fuboTV announced that they had nearly 170K unique viewers yesterday October 28th, 2018. This was a 21% jump over its previous all-time high on September 23rd, 2018. According to fuboTV, there also was nearly 100K concurrent streams on fuboTV at 1 PM Eastern as NFL games kicked off and El Clásico was underway. That was an…

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  • AT&T Announces Their First 5G Hotspot

    Late last week AT&T announced their first 5G hotspot that they will use when AT&T rolls out 5G in the next few weeks. AT&T says this device will be used to roll out 5G internet in 12 cities this year including Houston, Jacksonville, Louisville, New Orleans, and San Antonio with 19 cities coming in early…

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  • You Can Now Use Alexa to Control Your Nvidia Shield

    Today Nvidia announced that you can now use Alexa to control your Nvidia Shield. “Comfortably holding the crown as the most open streaming platform, SHIELD gives you more of what you want than any streaming media device. It’s the streamer with access to more of your music, movies and TV shows from multiple ecosystems. Not…

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  • The Disney Channel is Streaming Halloween Movies For Free on YouTube

    Looking for some great Halloween movies you can watch for free? Right now on YouTube, the Disney Channel is streaming all four Halloweentown movies. Here are the details the Disney Channel posted on YouTube: Happy Halloween from Marnie and her magical family! Watch all 4 Halloweentown Movies 24/7 throughout October (Movies Included: (Halloweentown, Halloweentown II:…

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  • Samsung Integrates Pluto TV Into Their Smart TVs Along Side OTA Channels

    Do you own a newer Samsung smart TV? If you use an antenna to watch local channels you may have noticed that you suddenly have about 20 streaming channel alongside the channels from your antenna. It seems that over the weekend Samsung started to update more of their smart TVs to add channels from Pluto…

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  • Hulu Agrees to Provide Audio Services for Blind Customers

    Last week Hulu agreed to offer an audio feed for blind customers to make Hulu more accessible. This all comes after a lawsuit brought by the group Disability Rights Advocates. With this deal, Hulu has agreed to offer a separate audio track that gives descriptions of the action and facial expressions on the screen when…

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  • DIRECTV NOW is Actively Working On a XBox One App

    For some time now DIRECTV NOW has listed Xbox One has a device that would soon be supported. Now it looks like it may be closer than we think. According to DIRECTV NOW’s website, Xbox One is still not listed as a supported device. Yet Xbox One official news page back in August had an interesting note…

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  • Expired: Amazon Fire Tablets Are On Sale Starting At $39.99

    Looking for a great deal on a tablet? Right now Amazon Fire Tablets are on sale starting at just $39.99. Here are all the details on the Fire TV tablets that are on sale: Fire 7 Tablet Just $39.99 The next generation of our best-selling Fire tablet ever – now thinner, lighter, and with longer…

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