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AT&T Is Expanding Public 5G Testing
Want to test out 5G home internet in person? AT&T wants to give you a hands-on test at the upcoming Flacons vs Dallas Cowboys game on November 18, 2018. Can’t make the game and live in Hawaii? AT&T plans to offer in-person 5G internet tests in Hawaii at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit. AT&T has…
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Pluto TV Hopes to Improve Their Ads
This week Pluto TV announced that they are partnering with audience intelligence and data-management company Tru Optik. With this partnership, Tru Optik will help Pluto TV offer better targeting, validation, and measurement to their ad partners. “By leveraging Tru Optik’s household graph, we will provide every brand partner with an unparalleled targeting, measurement and validation offering,”…
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Can I Really Use a Paperclip to Watch Over-the-Air TV? (Guest Post)
Today’s post is a guest post from the great team over at TabloTV.com. Laura Slater is one of the cord cutting experts at TabloTV.com and has been blissfully cable-free since 2010. She enjoys sharing the money saving tips and tricks she’s learned to help others join the cord cutting revolution. When you search for advice on accessing Over-the-Air…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds Dolby Digital Audio Support to More Channels
A few weeks ago, DIRECTV NOW added Dolby Digital Audio and DTS support to select FOX stations including FOX News. Now DIRECTV NOW is rolling out Dolby Digital Audio to Disney-owned channels including select ESPN channels. If you have a sound system that supports Dolby Digital Audio or DTS you should now be able to…
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3 Easy Tips to Fix Buffering on Your Favorite Streaming Services
Buffering is something that happens to everyone at some point and everyone likes to blame the service. Yet the issue may not be the streaming service, it may be your home network. With this being one of the most popular questions we get we wanted to once again address Here are three tips to fix…
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Review: 2018 TiVo Bolt OTA DVR for Antennas & Cord Cutting
Recently TiVo announced the new TiVo BOLT OTA DVR designed for cord cutting. This new DVR not only is a dedicated OTA DVR, but it is also a 4K streaming player. Now we got our hands on the 2018 TiVo BOLT OTA DVR. Here is our full review: The new four-tuner TiVo BOLT OTA costs $249.99…
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You Can Now Watch Hulu on The Amazon Echo Show
A few weeks ago Hulu announced that they will be the very first live TV streaming service available on Amazon’s Echo Show device when the 2nd gen Echo Show launches next month. The Echo Show has had on-demand services for some time but now Hulu is bringing their live TV streaming service to Amazon’s newest…
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The PGA is Coming to ESPN+ & ESPN
Today the PGA & ESPN announced a deal that would bring 165 hours of live PGA action to ESPN and ESPN+ every May starting in 2020 and running for 11 years. “This agreement is going to be great for golf fans and is significant for ESPN and ESPN+,” said Burke Magnus, ESPN Executive Vice President, Programming…
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DIRECTV NOW Just Added a Second International Package
Today DIRECTV NOW launched a second Internation package with the launch of a Vietnamese international TV package. The Vietnamese international package launched today for $20 a month offering 9 channels. AT&T also announced that soon Portuguese speakers will be able to enjoy a $25 international package that includes 2 channels. This is likely just the start…
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Roku Just Permanently Cut The Roku Stick+ Price
Today Roku announced that they are dropping the Roku Streaming Stick+ with 4K HDR to $59.99. ($58.99 on Amazon right now.) This is likely a move to counter Amazon’s new $49 4K HDR Fire TV Stick. How do they compare? Well, we are not sure yet the new Fire TV 4K HDR stick does not…
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Apple Is Being Sued for False Advertising Over iTunes Season Pass
Last week in California, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple over how they advertise iTunes TV season passes. A season pass allows you to buy all the episodes of a season for one flat rate. According to the lawsuit, Apple is misrepresenting the number of episodes you will get with the season pass because…
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Roku’s CEO Talks about What Makes Roku Stand Out, Current Streaming Trends, & More
Recently Cord Cutters News had an opportunity to chat with Roku’s CEO Anthony Wood. Here is our interview: Q: There are now more options than ever to stream content on your TV. From other set-top boxes to smart TVs. Why should someone get a Roku? What makes Roku standout? A: Roku offers our customers the widest content selection, an intuitive…
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DIRECTV NOW Will Let You Watch Four Concurrent Live Streams in 2019
Yesterday, AT&T announced that they have partnered with the augmented reality service Magic Leap One. These headsets will let you overlay information and screens on whatever you are looking at. Part of this deal was an agreement to bring DIRECTV NOW to the Magic Leap One AR headsets. AT&T released a trailer video showing how…
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Netflix Added 676 Hours of Netflix Original Programming in The 3rd Quarter of 2018
Today it was reported that Netflix in the 3rd quarter of 2018 released 676 hours of original programming. This should be no surprise as in months like September over half of all new programming on Netflix was Netflix Originals. This included new seasons of “Orange Is the New Black,” “Marvel’s Iron Fist” and “Bojack Horseman,” along…
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AT&T Plans to Launch a New Streaming Service in 2019
Today AT&T announced plans to launch a new streaming service in the fourth quarter of 2019. In a statement that was part of an 8-K filling AT&T said “On October 10, 2018, we announced plans to launch a new direct-to-consumer (D2C) streaming service in the fourth quarter of 2019. This is another benefit of the…
