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The Roku Channel is Coming to Samsung Smart TVs
This morning Roku announced that their free streaming service called The Roku Channel is launching on select Samsung TVs in the summer of 2018. This move was first rumored back in October 2017 but today for the first time Roku is launching The Roku Channel on non-Roku devices or software. The Roku Channel is a way…
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TCL’s 6-Series 4K HDR Dolby Vision Roku TV Gets a Release Date
Back at CES 2018, TCL announced a new line of high-end Roku TVs called the 6-Series. (TCL now uses numbers rather than letters for their TV lines.) Now we know that the TCL 6-Series Roku TV with 4K HDR Dolby Vision will hit stores May 1, 2018. The TCL 6-Series includes a 4K high dynamic…
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DIRECTV NOW Removes DVR Details From Their Website
A few weeks ago DIRECTV NOW updated their website with a new look. As best we can tell the new website went live on or about February 26th 2018. On the new website, it showed a side by side breakdown of their packages and how it stacked up against their competitors. One of the most interesting…
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AT&T-Time Warner Antitrust Trial Starts Tomorrow
AT&T is in the process of buying Time Warner. Not the cable company that was sold to Charter a few years ago, but the parent company behind CNN, TNT, and HBO. Back in December the Department of Justice sued to block the merger on antitrust grounds. AT&T’s deal to buy Time Warner is an $85.4…
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Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon for The Week of March 19th 2018
Netflix March 19th In Search of Fellini (2017) March 20th The Standups (Season 2) Netflix Original Series 100 Years: One Woman’s Fight for Justice (2016) March 21st Conor McGregor: Notorious (2017) March 23rd Game Over, Man! Netflix Original Movie Alexa & Katie (Season 1) Netflix Original Series The Defiant Ones (Season 1) Netflix Original Documentary…
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The PGA Launches a New FREE Ad Supported Streaming Service on XUMO
Today the PGA announced that they have launched a new live and on-demand stream service on the XUMO platform. The new PGA TOUR’s channel on XUMO will feature highlights/recaps, player interviews, tournament previews and live Featured Holes coverage from PGA TOUR LIVE, starting with this week’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. The PGA TOUR channel is…
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Lifetime Movie Club Review
Lifetime is making it easier than ever to enjoy lazy weekends. With Lifetime Movie Club, you’ll have instant access to an always changing collection of movies. From Thrillers to Dramas to Guilty Pleasures, you’ll find some of your favorite Lifetime movies here. What is It? The Lifetime Movie Club is a streaming service devoted to…
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AT&T & DIRECTV NOW Are Merging Logins
Ever since the new DIRECTV NOW App and DVR was announced it was reported that AT&T planned to merge DIRECTV NOW with DIRECTV/AT&T users. We saw this early on when the very earliest beta testers to DIRECTV NOW’s DVR beta needed to have an AT&T account to sign up for the beta. Now it looks like…
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DIRECTV NOW is No Longer Accepting New Beta Testers
Today AT&T has stopped accepting new beta testers for their DIRECTV NOW DVR and new app. This is just one more sign of how close they are to launch their DVR service. Now when you try to signup for the beta you get this message: During the fourth quarter, 2017 earnings call a few weeks…
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PlayStation Vue Is Making It Easier to Change Your Home Location
Recently PlayStation Vue updated their rules to allow out-of-home market streaming on devices such as Roku and the Fire TV. They also relaxed the rules for out-of-home streaming on mobile devices. Now you can take a Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and more with you as you travel and enjoy PlayStation Vue; however, there are…
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Here Are the Top 10 Things That Surprised Cord Cutters After Canceling Cable
Cord cutting can be a bit scary. After 30 years of paying for cable TV cutting it off is confusing for many people. Yet after they make the jump many people report they were shocked. So what surprises did they find after they canceled their high cable TV bill? Here are the top 10 things…
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DIRECTV NOW’s DVR Will Come Out in Spring 2018
It looks like DIRECTV NOW’s DVR is getting closer and closer. So close that it may come out as soon as this week… (Yet likely it won’t…) During the fourth quarter 2017 earnings call a few weeks ago it was announced that DIRECTV NOW’s new DVR and app will come out in spring 2018. We…
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Here is Everything New on Hulu in April 2018
Available April 1 60 Days In: Complete Season 3 (A&E) American Pickers: Complete Seasons 15 & 16 (History) Ancient Aliens: Complete Season 12 (History) Counting Cars: Complete Season 6B (History) Fixer Upper: Complete Season 4 (HGTV) Flea Market Flip: Complete Season 4 (HGTV) Flip or Flop: Complete Season 6 (HGTV) Gangland Undercover: Complete Season 1 (History) House Hunters: Complete Season 108…
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AT&T Is Offering 3 Months of DIRECTV NOW For Just $30
Looking for a great deal on DIRECTV NOW? Right now you can get 3 months of DIRECTV Now for just $10 a month if you prepay for 3 months. You need a special promo code to get this deal. When you sign up, use YESNOW3 during checkout to save $25 a month on DIRECTV NOW.…
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DIRECTV NOW Will Soon Offer a Third Stream, If You Are Willing to Pay
During AT&T’s fourth quarter 2017 earnings call we learned that they planned to add a third stream to their DIRECTV NOW streaming service. Now we can confirm some more details about what will be offered. This week DIRECTV NOW updated their Roku Channel. Part of that update included a new splash screen that gave new…
