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Altice’s Optimum, Bleeding Cable TV Customers, Slashes Prices on Broadband Rates
Altice USA has more aggressively cut the rates of its Optimum broadband service than previously thought. The company earlier this month had trimmed two of its plans, the 300 Mbps and 500 Mbps plans, down to $99.99 and $119.99, respectively. It turns out, they were part of a bigger change in rate plans that saw…
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Apple Vision Pro Launches Next Month With 3D Disney+ Films and Experiences
The Apple Vision Pro will launch in February with 3D films and Disney+ experiences featuring popular films such as Avatar, Avengers, and Star Wars. Subscribers can stream the entire Disney+ catalog on Apple Vision Pro with enhanced depth and clarity. Users can watch dozens of Disney films in 3D, including Avatar: The Way of Water,…
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Your Library Card Can Be a Free Ticket to Hundreds of Film Festivals
Hoopla Digital, a free streaming service for public libraries, partnered with Filmocracy to launch BingePass, a first-of-its-kind digital access pass to film festivals and more. Hoopla BingePass is a free service accessible through your library card. Library patrons with hoopla accounts can find independent films from acclaimed film festivals from around the world. Each pass…
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MrBeast Tests Posting Videos on X As Elon Musk Tries To Take On YouTube and Twitch
It looks like MrBeast is playing ball with Elon Musk after all. Earlier this week, Jimmy Donaldson — better known as MrBeast, one of YouTube’s most popular personalities — posted a 16-minute video on X called “$1 Car vs $100,000,000 Car!” “I’m curious how much ad revenue a video on X would make so I’m…
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We Wasted 227 Million Hours Answering Spam Calls in 2023
Truecaller, a spam-blocking app, released its U.S. Spam Scorecard, showing households in this country wasted 227 million hours answering fraudulent calls in 2023. The U.S. Spam Scorecard offers insights into billions of spam calls and text messages detected through its artificial intelligence-powered app. Truecaller users received an average of 5.7 spam calls per month, totaling…
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T-Mobile Crowned America’s Fastest Wireless Carrier Again
T-Mobile once again took the checkered flag as the fastest wireless carrier in America, according to Ookla. From a download speed perspective, it wasn’t close. T-Mobile posted a media download speed of 188.96 Mbps, more than double the 91.6 Mbps from Verizon and 90.8 Mbps from AT&T, according to Ookla’s report of performance in the…
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Cable TV’s Share of Viewership Falls Even as More People Watched Television
December saw a swell of people tune into television — with the last day of the year marking the most-watched day behind the Super Bowl as people tuned into New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day programming — but cable saw its share of viewership fall to a new low. That’s according to data from…
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Sling TV Freestream Adds Live Local News From Fox Networks
Sling TV’s free ad-supported streaming service Freestream added eight channels this month to start 2024. Now, the service has added live local news from local Fox stations. This comes on top of the four channels added last week. In total, Sling TV Freestream offers more than 430 free channels and more than 41,000 on-demand titles.…
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Why the Super Bowl Marks A Critical Make-Or-Break Point For ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
This year’s Super Bowl, scheduled for February 11, will make history as the first one played in Las Vegas. But the Big Game also marks a turning point for ATSC 3.0, a standard also referred to as NextGen TV, with the technology finally reaching three-quarters of the U.S. population. Not that three-quarters of the U.S.…
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Deal Alert! Amazon’s New Fire HD 10 Tablet is On Sale For Just $94.99 – Stream Netflix, Hulu, Sling TV, & More
Looking for a great tablet that will let you use many of the popular streaming services you pay for? Want one that won’t break the bank? Right now, the 2023 Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet is on sale for just $94.99, down from the list price of $139.99. This is a great HD tablet with…
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Pluto TV Now Has 14 Live 24/7 Channels Dedicated to Game Shows
Recently, Pluto TV has been slowly adding new channels over the last year. During that time, game show channels have become some of its most popular. Now, Pluto TV has 14 live 24/7 dedicated to all things game shows. Including both classic shows and new shows. One of the best examples of this is that…
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FTC Will Hold a Hearing Today to Make Canceling Cable TV and Other Services As Easy as a Single Click
Canceling a service, whether it’s a cable TV subscription, streaming service or a gym membership, is typically a lot more complicated than when you initially signed up. Now the Federal Trade Commission wants to change that, and a hearing today to get public feedback on a “click to cancel” provision it wants to roll out…
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The Best Cord Cutting Deals For January 16, 2024, Including Deals on Fire TVs!
Are you looking for some great deals on cord cutting products? The new year is here several cord cutting deals are now live to help you get 2024 started strong. Fire TV Stick 4K Max & Fire TV Stick 4K: Back in October of 2023, Amazon released a new Fire TV Stick 4K Max that…
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5 Common Cord Cutting Mistakes & How You Can Avoid Them from a Cord Cutting Expert
Cord cutting is growing faster than ever, but it can be confusing. Making the change from cable TV to cord cutting is no small move; however, it does not need to be as difficult as many new cord cutters make it. Here are five common mistakes new cord cutters make and how you can avoid…
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Netflix is Raising Its Price in Turkey For The Second Time in 4 Months
This month, Netflix has started to notify customers in Turkey. This is the second price hike in Turkey in the last four months. Here are the new prices in Turkey: Netflix says these prices are now in effect for new members and will take effect for all current members. Current members will get an email…
