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Roku Will Remove Some Content From The Roku Channel As It Cuts Cost
Earlier today Roku announced plans to cut 10% of its staff over the next few months. Roku will also as part of this cost-cutting effort remove content from The Roku Channel according to a report from The Verge. In the filling today Roku said it planned to reduce its expenses by “consolidating its office space…
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Tubi The Free Streaming Service, Hits 74 Million Monthly Active Users & Almost 250 Free Live Channels As Cord Cutting Grows
One of the fastest-growing areas in cord cutting is free ad-supported streaming. Now we get an idea of just how large it is thanks to new numbers from Tubi that show the service now has 74 million active monthly users, up from the 64 million monthly active users it reported in February. As inflation hits,…
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YouTube TV Wants to Stop DIRECTV From Offering NFL Sunday Ticket
YouTube and YouTube TV are the new home of the NFL Sunday Ticket, but right now, if you live in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, you are unable to access the service. Now, it is being reported that the NFL and YouTube TV are fighting over delays in bringing the service to Puerto Rico…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Is Ditching YouTube As He Tries to Make X a YouTube Competitor
SpaceX recently broke the record for the most launches in a single year and now appears to be breaking away from YouTube. This comes as Elon Musk has been working to make X a competitor to YouTube. The latest Falcon 9 launch this weekend was absent from its typical spot on SpaceX’s YouTube channel, with…
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Say Goodbye to DSL & Landline Phones As AT&T & Others Shut Down Their Copper Lines
The age of landline phones and DSL is coming to a close as more telecom companies move away from legacy copper networks. AT&T plans to shutter around half its copper network by 2025, offering customers voice over internet protocols (VOIP), or phone over the internet. AT&T customers can keep their DSL for now, but the…
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Roku Plans to Layoff 10% of Its Staff As It Tries To Cut $65 Million in Costs
Back in March, we learned that Roku planned to cut 8% of its workforce as part of a second round of layoffs as it looked to cut costs by $30 million to $35 million. Now, Roku will be going through another round with a plan to lay off 10% of its staff as it hopes…
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DEAL Alert! Get Disney+ For $1.99 Per Month With This Offer
One of the most popular family-friendly streaming services has become much cheaper, as Disney+ is offering one of the best deals of September. Returning customers in the US can subscribe to Disney+ Basic (with Ads) from Wednesday, September 6 through Wednesday, September 20 for only $1.99/mo. for three months. The limited-time Disney+ Basic (with Ads)…
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DEAL: Get 40% Off NFL+ With This Deal From Verizon
The 2023 NFL season is right around the corner and like a defensive player on a blitz, Verizon has a hard-hitting deal on NFL+. The NFL and Verizon have partnered up to give subscribers a 40% discount on an annual subscription for NFL+ Premium. NFL’s official stream service will stream live local and primetime games…
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Amazon Will Get Slammed With FTC Antitrust Suit Later This Month, Report Says
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing a hammer to come down on Amazon. The agency is set to file its antitrust lawsuit against the online giant after the company failed to offer concessions to address its concerns, according to The Wall Street Journal. Amazon’s legal representatives held a video call with the FTC on August…
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Apple Acquires a Major Classical Swedish Music Label
Apple acquired BIS Records, a major Swedish classical music label, as the tech giant bulks up its Apple Music Classical library. “After 50 years, BIS Records is proud to announce that we have joined the Apple family,” said the label in a tweet posted yesterday. “In this way, the musical treasures of our extensive catalog…
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Google Play Movies & TV App Is Shutting Down in October On Android, Google TV, iOS, & More
Google will shut down its Google Play Movies & TV App on October 5. Instead, you will find your active rentals and existing purchases on the Shop tab in Android TV, Google TV, Android, and iOS. The removal comes as Google is moving its movie rentals into the new store that is built into each…
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Frndly TV The Live TV Streaming Service Is Rolling Out Improvements Tonight (Some Account Changes Will Be Unavailable Tonight)
Are you a Frndly TV customer? The $6.99 live TV streaming service is very popular with cord cutters and today it announced some improvements will be rolled out tonight. To do that, starting at 3 a.m. Eastern, subscribers will be unable to make changes to their account for a few hours. If you are currently…
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Netflix Wants To Eventually Integrate Product Placement Into Show Storylines
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters has lofty ambitions for what the streaming service can do with product placement and how it can enhance its ad-supported service. Peters wants to eventually start “working with showrunners on series with a secondary brand narrative,” suggesting whole storylines could be built around a product or ad campaign, adding he wants…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Will Shut Down The RSN AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain In October
Back in August, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed it planned to shut down all of its regional sports networks or RSNs. Now we have learned that AT&T SportsNet Rocky Moutnan will shut down on October 6th, 2023. This leaves the Rockies without a TV partner. The good news is this have sometime before the start of…
