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  • How to Watch The Basketball Tournament (TBT) Live Without Cable TV: Schedule, Teams, Stream, & More

    How to Watch The Basketball Tournament (TBT) Live Without Cable TV: Schedule, Teams, Stream, & More

    The Basketball Tournament (TBT) heads into its 10th year with some of the world’s best players competing in a single-elimination tournament with the winning team recieving $1 million prize. The 63 game tournament will feature 64 teams made up of college alumni, top pros, and international players. Cincinnati, Syracuse, Wichita, Lubbock, Louisville, Wheeling, and Dayton…

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  • Amazon Fire TV Upgrades Voice Search Controls

    Amazon upgraded its Fire TV voice search feature, recently adding phonetically blended results (PBR). Since AI voice recognition isn’t perfect and doesn’t account for accents as well as unintentionally pick up other sounds in the room, PBR helps eliminate repeated attempts to voice search for specific programs by offering up a list of related search…

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  • A New iPad Air is Reportedly in Development

    Rumors are flying as a new iPad Air is in the works. While nothing has been confirmed yet, there is speculation on what features the sixth-generation model could have. There may or may not be an announcement about the new iPad Air this October but according to Mark Gurman, the device itself wouldn’t come out…

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  • Deal Alert! Bose Soundlink Mini II Special Edition Bluetooth Speaker is On Sale!

    Are you looking for a high-quality Bluetooth speaker for your home or travel? Did you miss out on Prime Day? Good News, the portable Bose Soundlink Mini II Special Edition Bluetooth Speaker is on sale right now for just $165! This is down from the typical $199 and the same price as it was for…

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  • Actors Threaten Lifetime Bans From SAG-AFTRA For Anyone Who Works With Studios

    The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) is in full swing and has issued a warning to all social media influencers: Don’t cross the picket line. The guidelines for the actors’ strike include future talents as well, including those who aren’t current union members. As outlined in the SAG-AFTRA Strike Notice And Order, “Any non-member seeking future…

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  • FTC Continues Robocall Crackdown

    The Federal Trade Commission has been going after robocalls full force, enlisting the help of over 100 federal and state law enforcement departments to participate in “Operation Stop Scam Calls”. Attorneys general from all states are also helping locate and fine the sources of fraudulent telemarketing schemes. An announcement posted earlier today reads, “The FTC…

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  • The Roku Channel Adds 3 New Free Live Channels Including BBC Earth

    The Roku Channel has become one of the most well-known free streaming services and today they have quietly added three new channels. Now Roku announced that The Roku Channel has over 350 live TV channels and 80,000 free movies and TV shows. It does not stop there as The Roku Channel has also been adding…

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  • Diamondbacks Announce New TV Partners After Bally Sports Cancels TV Contract

    Today we learned that Bally Sports had decided not to pay the Diamondbacks and returned the rights to air Padres games to the MLB. This move puts the MLB’s backup plans in the event an RSN network is unable to pay its rights into action as tonight’s game will now not air on Bally Sports.…

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  • Warner Bros Discovery President of Unscripted TV Plans to Step Down

    After some consideration, Mike Darnell has decided to leave Warner Bros. Discovery after a decade-long run as President of Unscripted Television. “Letting yourself go is always difficult… I took a deep breath, called myself on Zoom, and told myself it was time to leave. I took it surprisingly well. Actually, Channing approached me a couple…

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  • Comcast Xfinity Rewards & Internet Customers Are Now Able to Claim Their Free Peacock Offer – Here is What You Need To Know

    Are you a Comcast customer who enjoyed your free Peacock and wanted to keep it? If you are an Xfinity Rewards member with a Diamond or Platinum level or subscribe to a gig internet service, you will now be able to get a free Peacock. Back in June, Comcast stopped offering free Peacock to its…

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  • DIRECTV Wins a Lawsuit Against Nexstar & Will Receive Millions As a Second Lawsuit is Pending

    Today DIRECTV announced in a statement sent to Cord Cutters News announced that the Supreme Court of New York has agreed with them in their case against Nexstar. At issue here is that Nexstar renewed a contract with DIRECTV to include WHAG-TV even though Nexstar knew it would soon lose its NBC affiliate. This caused…

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  • Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Owners Want The FCC to Force YouTube TV, Hulu, Fubo, & More to Make New Deals Directly With Them

    Recently hundreds of local TV stations have asked the FCC to change the rules that allow live TV streaming services to sign big national deals with local TV stations. Currently, for example, YouTube TV, Hulu, Fubo, and more can strike a deal with Paramount for all CBS stations. To do this, 600 local TV stations…

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  • Netflix Password Crackdown Is Working As New Subscriber Numbers Skyrocket

    Facing a steady decline in account holders for the first time in a decade, Netflix made a decision to ban password sharing. Although first met with a lot of public outcry and threats to cancel accounts, it appears Netflix’s plan to drive up declining membership numbers has worked better than expected. Since enforcing its password…

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  • Deal Alert! 100W 3 Port USB-C GaN Charger For Just $24.40 With This Code

    Do you want a super powerful 100W USB-C charger? Do you want something that can charge both your phone and laptop at the same time? Now Voltme has a 65W USB-C charger on sale for the lowest price ever. This 100W USB-C charger includes two USB-C chargers and a USB charger. Allowing you to charge…

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  • Bally Sports Files In Court To Drop The MLB Diamondbacks TV Contract

    On Sunday, during the Arizona Diamondbacks game, play-by-play broadcaster Steve Berthiaume warned viewers that later this week, Bally Sports could lose TV rights to their games. Now Bally Sport’s parent company Diamond Sports, has officially filed with the bankruptcy judge to terminate its contract with the Diamondbacks. Later today, the Judge overseeing the case is…

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