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Amazon Prime’s Sports Talk is Reportedly Getting Canceled
Less than one year after Sports Talk debuted on Amazon Prime Video, the streaming giant is pulling the plug on the daily 12-hour lineup of shows covering all things sports-related. News of the cancellation was first posted on X (formerly Twitter) by The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch confirming the block will conclude its programming at the…
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Roku Dominates Cord Cutting with Over 66% of Cord Cutters Using Roku Players
Earlier this month, Cord Cutters News surveyed over 2,000 of our readers about how they cut the cord. From the Fall survey, Roku is the clear leader in the world of cord cutting and is almost twice as popular as its next competitor, the Amazon Fire TV. In our survey, we asked our readers to…
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Bally Sports Reportedly Could Shut Down Next Year As It Asks NBA & NHL Teams to Take a Pay Cut
Bally Sports’ parent company, Diamond Sports Group, is in a tough fight for survival. The company, stuck in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings, needs to strike some major deals and create a go-forward plan by the court-ordered deadline of September 30, 2023. Now, the New York Post is reporting that Bally Sports could shut down…
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YouTube TV is Adding More The CW & MyNetwork TV Affiliates
Earlier this summer, in a handful of markets, new The CW affiliates launched in places like Atlanta. Now, YouTube TV has started to add some of these affiliates, including the new WBDT in Dayton and Providence. On top of that, Google also added the local MyNetwork TV affiliate in Hartford/New Haven. No word yet on…
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A&E, History Channel, and Lifetime Will See More ‘Cut-In’ Segments Interrupting Fan-Favorite Shows
A+E Networks will expand its initiative to integrate short segments during programs featuring celebrities like Tony Harris, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and others. The “cross-branded cut-ins” will appear during popular A&E, History Channel, and Lifetime shows. A+E is selecting top talent for a campaign designed to increase interest and audience engagement across the network’s channels. The…
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Samsung TV Plus Adds Free Live and On-Demand Streaming Channels Featuring Family Fun And Chilling Thrillers
Samsung TV Plus is adding a slew of new content to its free streaming platform and video-on-demand service, starting with some new channels featuring Drew Barrymore, Rachael Ray, and more. The new channels include Drew Barrymore Talk Show, featuring the actress’s “optimism” talk show, bringing inspirational entertainment to daytime audiences with her unique mixture of…
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Would You Pay For Alexa? Amazon Hints That a Smarter Assistant May Cost You
Amazon plans to add loads of generative artificial intelligence capabilities into Alexa, but will a smarter, more human-sounding assistant be worth paying for? Dave Limp, the outgoing head of devices and services for Amazon, suggests a subscription will accompany the enhanced service, although offered little details. When asked by Bloomberg about a potential user fee…
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YouTube Says Personalizing NFL Sunday Ticket Multiview Games is ‘Technically’ Very Hard
There’s been a lot of excitement for the NFL’s Sunday Ticket package coming to YouTube TV, with one of the key features being “Mulitview,” which is a feed of four simultaneous games in a single screen. But one request that has come up early and often is to get the ability to choose the games…
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AT&T Quietly Changed its Smartphone Unlock Policy
AT&T has updated its unlock policy for paid-in-full devices without many people noticing. Instead of being able to purchase a smartphone in full from the carrier and moving to another service without waiting, customers now must wait 60 days from the purchase date. While the change happened in late July, they were spotted a few…
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How to Watch the 2023 Ryder Cup Live on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
The best golfers in the world will come together for the 2023 Ryder Cup, one of the most exciting team events in the sport. The 44th edition of the Ryder Cup will be a three-day affair featuring an explosive matchup between Team Europe and Team USA held at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club…
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Comcast and Charter are Partnering With Best Buy For Xumo-Branded TVs
A new line of televisions integrating Comcast and Charter’s Xumo platform is coming to Best Buy. The streaming platform, jointly owned by Charter and Comcast, will launch the Pioneer Xumo TVs online and in stores in November. The Pioneer Xumo 4K Ultra HD Smart TV is designed to help users quickly find the content they…
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How to Watch 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards Without Cable
Country music superstar group Little Big Town is set to host the first-ever People’s Choice Country Awards which will be held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. The inaugural event is noted for being “an award show for the people and by the people,” and will honor the most popular country artists. The…
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XFL and USFL Say They Will Merge Football Leagues, Which Tangles Up the TV Rights
The XFL and USFL said on Thursday that they intend to merge into a single football league. The two leagues offered a short statement on the deal, and said that more details about the new league would come at a later time. “Subject to customary regulatory approvals and if the transaction is consummated, the new…
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YouTube TV Glitch Causing Unskippable Ads on Recorded Programs Returns
A bug that is forcing unskippable ads into YouTube TV’s recorded programs seems to have made a return. A number of users on YouTube TV’s Reddit thread have complained the shows and movies they’ve recorded to their library get served up as a video on demand — complete with ads that they can’t fast forward…
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Sling TV FreeStream Adds Five Free Channels, Including For a Hit Anime
Sling TV has been steadily growing its FreeStream ad-supported service, which is accessible to anyone and can be found on various platforms like Roku, Fire TVs, smart TVs and more. Over the last week, five new channels popped up on the service. Sling TV Freestream is just one of the myriad of free, ad-supported streaming…
