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Comcast Drops Their Plans to Buy FOX Leaving Disney as The Sole Buyer
Back in June Disney rushed out a $1.3 billion deal to outbid Comcast to buy FOX. Now Comcast has officially ended their plans to buy FOX. In a statement, today Comcast said: “Comcast does not intend to pursue further the acquisition of the Twenty-First Century Fox assets and, instead, will focus on our recommended offer…
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Sinclair Makes Changes to Address FCC Concerns Over the Tribune Deal
Today Sinclair announced that they are canceling plans to sell three stations to third parties who have ties to Sinclair. This comes shortly after FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said he had concerns that Sinclair had planned to sell the station to companies Sinclair had partnerships with. These stations include KDAF in Dallas, KIAH in Houston,…
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Cord Cutting Will Grow by Over 5 Million in 2018, According to New Report
The question of how fast cord cutting is growing has always been something of a debate. Some have tried to claim cord cutting is much smaller than reported. Others have said cord cutting is far larger than reported. Now we have a new hard study by a New York consulting firm, cg42. According to this…
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Hulu Saw a 50% Jump in New Live TV Subscribers During The World Cup
This week Hulu announced some details about their success during the World Cup. One of the most interesting notes was that daily sign-ups to Hulu’s live TV streaming service went up 50% during the World Cup, compared to the 90 days prior. This is according to a statement sent to Cord Cutters News from Hulu. Hulu did not…
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Here is Everything New on Hulu in August 2018
Here is Everything New on Hulu in August 2018 Available August 1 Heartland: Complete Season 10 (Content Media) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (*Showtime) A Conspiracy to Rule: The Illuminati (2017) American Gigolo (1980) American Ninja (1985) American Ninja III: Blood Hunt (1989) Babe (1995) Be Cool (2005) The Beatles: Made on Merseyside (2017) Black Hawk Down (2001) Black Mask (1996) Black Rain (1989) Bluefin (2018) …
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Sinclair Is Reportedly Planning to Launch a 24/7 News Network to Take on Fox News
For years it has been reported that Sinclair was working on a news network. Now it has been reported that they plan to launch a 24/7 news network called STIRR. The new STIRR network will be a mix of local news in markets that Sinclair has locals and national news programs. The programming will reportedly…
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5G Internet Is Cheaper Than You Thought & Will Push Cord Cutting Forward
5G home internet has been the dream of cord cutters for years now. The dream has been that we would have a true competitor to the DSL and cable internet providers. Now 2018 is the year 5G goes live in a handful of towns across the United States, and many have been concerned about what…
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Netflix is Rolling Out a New User Interface
Today Netflix announced a new user interface that completely changes the look and feel of the service. Now there is a menu on the left hand side that will let you jump between catagories like series (formerly TV shows), movies, and more. “The new TV interface was designed to make the Netflix experience simpler and more…
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Netflix Just Found a New in App Way to Promote Their Shows
For years Netflix has slowly been trying to find ways to get you to watch their original programming. The first major push was with pre- and post-roll trailers for the shows. Recently Netflix has been pushing larger cards for their original shows inside their menus. Now Netflix has started to promote Netflix Originals on the…
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DIRECTV NOW Fixes the Log-Out Bug on the Apple TV
If you use DIRECTV NOW on an Apple TV, you likely have had to re-login over and over again. Now thanks to an update this week DIRECTV NOW has fixed that glitch. According to a new splash screen when you launch DIRECTV NOW on the Apple TV, AT&T has fixed a bug that was causing…
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Hulu’s New Live TV Guide is Now on Roku
For some time now Hulu has been working on an updated version of their live TV guide. A few weeks ago Hulu has started to roll that guide out to use on several devices. Now Hulu has added their new channel guide to Roku players and TVs. “The feedback was resoundingly positive. We found that…
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Expired: Last Day: The Fire TV Stick is On Sale For $19.99 & The Fire TV Cube is Just $89.99
Amazon Prime Day does not officially start until 3 pm Eastern today but Amazon already has a few deals live right now. Here are a few of the best cord cutting deals. Fire TV Stick Just $19.99 The next generation of our best-selling Fire TV Stick–now with the Alexa Voice Remote. Enjoy tens of thousands…
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Expired: The Nvidia Shield is On Sale For Just $139 – An All Time Low Price – Don’t Wait This is a Limited Time Flash Sale
Today the Nvidia Shield is getting in on the Prime Day excitement with a new all-time low price of . (This deal is for the Shield and remote only.) The Nvidia Shield has long been seen as the flagship Android TV device on the market. It is also one of the few Android TV devices out there…
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A New Net Neutrality Bill Has Been Introduced in The House of Representatives
Since the FCC announced that they planned to no longer regulate the internet as a Title II service but as a Title I service many have pushed to restore Net Neutrality. The goal has been to have the FCC regulate the internet, not the FTC as would happen with a Title I service. There have been…
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Expired: Last Day: Audible is On Sale For Just $4.95 a Month
Do you love audiobooks? Right now Amazon is having a sale on Audible letting you subscribe to for just $4.95 a month for the first 3 months. (Typically $14.95 a month.) This is a limited time Prime Day 2018 sale giving you full access to the best of Audible 66% off. After the first 3 months,…
