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A New Study From Roku & Magna Show Ads on Streaming Are Better Than Cable TV
Today Roku and MAGNAls industry-leading research released a report showing that ads on streaming are more effective than traditional TV ads. This report called “Beyond the :30” tested multiple formats and showed that streaming helped brands grow their top-of-mind awareness by 57% vs. just 43% with traditional cable TV ads. Three new “Beyond the :30”…
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DISH is offering $25 a Month for Life Unlimited Talk, Text, & Data Plan from Boost Mobile
Earlier on in 2022, DISH announced plans to offer a $ 25-a-month wireless phone plan with unlimited talk, text, and data from its Boost Mobile service. Now DISH has started to roll out the plan called Boost Infinite. With Boost Infinite, you will get unlimited talk, text, and 30GB of data before your speeds slow…
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Amazon Secures $8 Billion Loan to Help Cover Costs
Recently it was announced that Amazon would be laying off 17,000 employees in 2023. (Link to story.) Now Amazon has agreed to an $8 billion term loan to “help support capital expenditures, debt repayments, acquisitions, and working capital needs,” Amazon said in a statement to Reuters. This move comes as a growing number of companies…
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Cord Cutting’s Growth Spikes as 3,786 Households Cancel Cable TV Every Day In The 3rd Quarter of 2022
Right now is a bad time to own a traditional TV company. According to MoffettNathanson, pay TV distributors like Comcast and Charter lost 655,000 pay-TV customers in just three months. This works out to be about 3,786 households canceling cable TV every day. This is up from just 93,000 households canceling cable TV during the…
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Apple is Reportedly Working on A New Apple TV to Launch in 2024
Already sick of your 2022 Apple TV 4K and want something newer? According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly looking at launching a new Apple TV in the first half of 2024. According to reports, this new Apple TV will have a new faster chip but past that, it will be almost unchanged.…
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EXPIRED – Deal Alert! Amazon’s Fire Tablets Are Up to 50% Off Today!
Want a cheap but powerful tablet to stream your favorite TV shows, movies, and more? Right now, the Amazon Fire HD 8 and Amazon Fire HD 10 tablets are on sale for up to 50% off! This means you could, for example, pick up the Fire HD 8 Plus tablet with 32GB of storage for…
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The FCC is Cracking Down on Robocall Scammers
Over the last few years, the FCC has been targeting robocallers who are trying to scam Americans. Most recently, the FCC is going after scammers who are using robocalls to trick Americans into giving up personal information or pay a fee to get student loan debt relief. To do this, the FCC has asked telecom…
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DISH Lost 268K Pay TV Subscribers on Satellite & Sling TV in The 4th Quarter of 2022
The tough time for TV companies is continuing as DISH today announced that it has lost 268,000 subscribers in the 4th quarter of 2022. This works out to be about 2,913 subscribers canceling their accounts every day. As inflation grows, more Americans have been turning to cord cutting to help cut their TV costs. Increasingly…
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Apple Announces a New HomePod With Improved Sound & Intelligence
Apple’s competitor to Amazon’s Alexa Powered Echo devices is its HomePod, and now it is getting a bit better sound quality and a little smarter. Today Apple announced a new HomePod with what they call a breakthrough in sound and intelligence is meant to take on Amazon. This updated HomePod includes support for Spatial Audio…
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DIRECTV STREAM is Offering $10 Refunds to Customers Affected By a Recent Contract Dispute But Only If You Ask
Since October 2022, DIRECTV and Mission Broadcasting have been in a contract dispute. Now DIRECTV has announced that customers affected by the blackout will receive a one-time $10 credit. The catch is DIRECTV, U-Verse TV, and DIRECTV STREAM customers have to apply for the one-time credit as it will not be automatically included. If you…
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Roku Dominates Cord Cutting with Over 70% 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 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 list…
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Deal Alert: The Fire TV Stick is On Sale For Just $29.99
Are you looking for a good deal on a powerful streaming player? The Fire TV Stick HD is on sale for just $29.99, down from the typical $39.99. You can find the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, including TV controls, on Amazon for $29.99 HERE. Here is how Amazon describes the Fire TV…
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DISH Plans to Raise $1.5 Billion in Senior Secured Notes
Today DISH Network announced plans to raise $1,5000,000,000 in Senior Secured Notes. According to DISH, they plan to use the proceeds of the offering for “general corporate purposes, including the buildout of wireless infrastructure.” With these being Senior Secured Notes, it means that these bonds must be repaid before most other debts in the event…
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The CW is Reportedly Getting Into Sports With LIV Golf Deal
When you think of The CW, you probably don’t think of Sports, but soon that may just be the case. According to Bob Harig of Sports Illustrated, LIV Golf is close to announcing a deal with Nexstar’s The CW Network. This deal would bring 14 league events to The CW network. For The CW would…
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Microsoft is Expected to Lay Off Thousands of Employees Tomorrow
In 2022 Microsoft reportedly laid off about 1% of its workforce. Now it is being reported by Sky News that a second round of cuts will, this time lay off about 5% of Microsoft’s workforce. Right now, Microsoft has about 220,000 employees, if the 5 number is correct, this round of layoffs could top 10,000…
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