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5 Must Watch New Movies on Amazon Prime Video
As more people cut the cord, the demand for streaming content is steadily increasing, and streaming services are having to keep their movie rosters fresh to stay relevant. This is especially true for Amazon Prime Video, and they’ve recently added some of the most popular movies to their catalog. With so many indie flicks, action-comedies,…
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Disney+ ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ August Premiere is Delayed
The release of Disney+’s original series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has been pushed back and will not premier on the streaming service next month. With no official announcement about its delay, Disney+ quietly omitted the series from its Next on Disney+ list for August with no additional explanation. The series suffered a production…
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Why Do Viewers Subscribe and Unsubscribe to YouTube Premium?
With streaming services including Netflix and Hulu doubling down on their efforts to release original content, YouTube continues to scale back. Without originals to pull in views, what’s attracting subscribers to the premium service and are they sticking around? Flixed surveyed 1,122 people to learn more about why they subscribed to YouTube Premium, what their…
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FCC Listing Suggests T-Mobile has Android TV Device in the Works
A recently uncovered FCC listing suggests T-Mobile could be developing a media streamer powered by Android TV as part of its TVision home television service. While the listing focuses on the device’s remote control, there’s still a decent amount of info to glean. First up, the listing indicates the device was initially submitted to the…
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Watch the 2020 AVP Champions Cup Series on Amazon Prime Video This Weekend
The Pro Beach Volleyball Cup Series kicks-off Saturday, July 18th in Long Beach, and Amazon Prime Video will be streaming comprehensive coverage. The first event coverage starts Saturday morning at 8:15 am, and will Amazon will stream matches through the finals on Sunday. Qualifiers for the tournament take place Friday July 17. Each of the…
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HBO Max will Help You Unwind with ‘Calm’ Series Narrated by Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba
HBO Max is entering the health and wellness space with its new relaxation series, A World of Calm. From the creators of the popular Calm app and Nutopia, the 10-episode series will feature mesmerizing imagery and relaxing narration for a soothing experience designed to help viewers unwind and destress. “With the considerable amount of stress…
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Netflix Content Officer Ted Sarandos Takes on New Role as Co-CEO
Longtime Netflix employee and content supervisor Ted Sarandos has been promoted to a Co-CEO position alongside current CEO and founder Reed Hastings. Sarandos is also joining the Netflix board of directors, as well as keeping his role as chief content officer. “My journey to co-CEO of Netflix has been as a fan of great entertainment,”…
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Pluto TV Removes Dash Radio Channels
Pluto TV has removed the lineup of Dash Radio channels from its free streaming platform. Cord Cutters News readers began reporting that the channels were missing earlier this week. Dash Radio is a digital radio platform with over 80 music stations, all commercial free. Pluto TV added a lineup of the stations to its streaming…
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Hamilton Accounted for 87% of Disney+ Usage in its First Few Days
It was no surprise that smash-hit Broadway show Hamilton made a big splash when an officially filmed version debuted on Disney+, but just how big was surprising. According to data from 7Park, a data analytics company, the musical was the most viewed title across all platforms for the period of July 1 to July 5,…
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Orby TV is Bringing Back Its $99 Deal This Weekend
Orby TV is back again with its three-day weekend deal for new customers. From July 17-19, you can get a standard dish receiver, dish, digital local antenna, and professional installation, all for $99. After those initial installation and equipment costs, Orby TV service costs $40/month with no taxes or extra fees and comes with free…
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Cord Cutters News Summer 2020 Survey
Update: the CCN Summer Survey is now closed. Stay tuned for the results. Every few months we like to do a survey to help keep in touch with our readers and stay up to date on what’s happening in the world of cord cutting. Now that summer is here, we thought it would be a…
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Netflix Adds 10.1M Subscribers in Q2
In its earnings report today, Netflix announced that it added a record 10.1 million subscribers for the second quarter, compared to 2.7m in last year’s Q2. In Q2, revenue grew 25% year over year, while quarterly operating income exceeded $1 billion. The streaming service now has 192.9 million subscribers. “We live in uncertain times with…
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Amazon Fire Users Could Lose HBO Access at the End of July
The launch of HBO Max had one major flaw – the app wasn’t available on Roku or Amazon Fire devices. Those viewers were left with the HBO Now app with a much smaller content library. Recently, WarnerMedia announced that the HBO Go app will be retired at the end of this month. At the same…
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Celebrate The Hoff’s Birthday Friday, July 17 on Charge!
Note: this is a sponsored post – all opinions of The Hoff and birthday parties are our own. The man, the myth, the legend, David Hasselhoff, is turning 68 on July 17 and Charge! is celebrating with an all day marathon of Knight Rider, staring at 10 am. In Knightrider, Michael Knight is a man…
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Over Half of Young People Would Pay Up to $50 to Stream a Theatrical Release
While streaming overall saw a pretty big boost thanks to the current pandemic, a somewhat new area of streaming also saw a huge rise in popularity – premium video on demand, or a new theatrical release that’s also available at home. Not surprisingly, young people are leading the way. What is surprising though is the…
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