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Amazon Will Reportedly Take on Verizon & AT&T By Offering Cheap Wireless Plans With Dish Starting This Week
A few years ago, Dish bought Boost Mobile from T-Mobile and became the 4th largest provider of wireless services. Back in May, The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon was in talks to partner with Dish to sell wireless plans through Amazon. Now Bloomberg says the deal is done, and Amazon will start selling cheap…
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Philo Will Lose Two Channels This Month
Live TV service Philo will be two channels short later this month. AXS and HDNet will leave the service on July 31, according to a company spokesman. AXS offers music-related programming such as concerts and reality shows, while HDNet is a movie channel. Both are owned by HDNet LLC. Cord Cutters News was initially tipped…
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Amazon & iRobot Alter Takeover Deal as EU Review Puts Merger in Limbo
Amazon changed the terms of its deal to buy iRobot after the robot vacuum maker took on debt to continue operating as the two companies await the results of an EU antitrust investigation into the combination. Amazon said that it would now pay $51.75 a share, below the original $61-per-share price, to account for $200…
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Please Welcome Our New Editor-in-Chief Roger Cheng
From Luke: Today, I am very excited to welcome our new Editor-in-Chief, Roger Cheng. I’m thrilled by the opportunity to work with him as we focus on growing Cord Cutters News. Roger is the sixth full-time employee at Cord Cutters News, and we couldn’t be more pleased to have him here. Now please join me…
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The Chicago Cubs New Direct-To-Consumer RSN Marquee Streaming Service Is Now Live – Here is Everything We Know
Recently regional sports networks have been struggling. Now the Chicago Cubs and Marquee Sports Network RSN, a joint partnership between the Cubs and Sinclair, are hoping that a direct-to-consumer service will help them attract new subscribers who want to watch the cubs streaming online. This new service costs $19.99 a month, and you can sign up…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Apps Are Experiencing Technical Issues – Here is What You Need to Know
Recently Warner Bros. Discovery apps, including Turner Classic Movies, have been experiencing technical issues in recent weeks, causing a stir among classic movie enthusiasts. The app and the website aren’t letting users stream films, leaving some wondering if this signals the end of their beloved TCM and other Warner Bros. Discovery apps. First reported by…
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T-Mobile Rolls Out Big 5G Speed Boost — if You Have the Right Phone
T-Mobile’s 5G network is about to get a lot faster — for some customers who happen to have a certain Samsung phone. The wireless carrier said on Tuesday that it is rolling out so-called four-carrier aggregation — jargon for bundling different bands of airwaves together for a larger pipe to enable higher 5G data speeds…
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Tubi Gets Exclusive Free Streaming Rights To “LLOYD OF THE FLIES”
Today Tubi announced that it has struck a deal with the Academy Award® winning studio Aardman to stream LLOYD OF THE FLIES. Here is how Tubi describes this new show: LLOYD OF THE FLIES is a brand-new comedy series for kids and family that centers on Lloyd, a young fly who is the middle child of…
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UPS & Teamsters Avert Strike With Tentative New Labor Agreement
UPS and the Teamsters have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that staves off what could have been an historic strike. UPS is one of the backbones of what is becoming a digital shopping world. Now these packages will continue to flow, according to a press release from the Teamsters. The new contract,…
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Spectrum is Raising The Price of Home Internet, But You Can Keep Your Current Price With a New Auto Pay Discount if You Act Fast
Recently Spectrum started to notify customers that it will be raising the price of this TV, Internet, and Phone services. You will also see fees for things like Broadcast TV going up also. The good news is Spectrum is adding an auto-pay discount that will let you keep your current price if you act fast.…
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Why Are Studios Like Disney & Paramount Unwilling to Pay Actors & Writers More? Here Are a Few Reasons…
Recently, both writers and actors have gone on strike to demand more pay from streaming services. They are also asking for limits on Artificial Intelligence (AI) with how it is used in making movies and TV shows to help protect jobs. Why are studios so unwilling to offer pay raises? According to MSNBC, one of…
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Deal Alert: This 100W USB-C Charger is At A New All Time Low Price (Charge 4 Devices at Once!)
Do you need a USB-C charger that can max charge your phones at once? Right now, UGREEN has their 100W four-port USB and USB-C charger at an all-time low price of $47.29, down from 74.99. With this charger, you can even max charge the new iPhone 14 and Pixel 7, along with many other devices.…
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T-Mobile is Offering Cheaper Gas & Cheap Concert Tickets
Are you a T-Mobile customer? The good news is that there are some really great deals you can take advantage of starting today. Right now, T-Mobile has announced you can save 15 cents off per gallon of gas for the rest of the year at Shells stations. Also, you can get 25% off tickets at…
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Verizon Fios Lost Over 69,000 TV Customers But Saw Strong 5G Home Internet Growth
Today Verizon Wireless announced its 2nd quarter earnings for 2023. With that, they announced total revenue of $32.59 billion, a drop of about 3.5% compared to the 2nd quarter of 2022. Verizon lost 69,000 Fios TV customers, down about 8.6% from the year before. It is important to note that Verizon no longer sells its…
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Nexstar, The Largest Owner of ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Affiliates, Hires a New President & COO As It Continues Its Fight With DIRECTV
Today Nexstar Media Group announced that Michael Bird has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer. He will assume his new duties on August 21st, 2023, and his contract runs through August 2027. Mr. Bird has spent 23 years at Fox Corporation. At Fox he helped oversee the distribution of television programming via broadcasting…
