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Sinclair Now Owns The Fox Regional Sports Networks & Fox College Sports
A few weeks ago we learned that Sinclair and Disney had agreed to sell the Fox Regional Sports Networks to Sinclair. Now this $10.6 billion deal has been completed and Sinclair now owns the Fox RSNs. With this deal Sinclair will have ownership over the Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Florida, Fox…
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AT&T Says Grandfathered DIRECTV NOW Customers Will Keep Grandfathered Pricing & to Ignore What That Email or Notification Said
For the last few weeks, AT&T has been sending out notifications to grandfathered DIRECTV NOW informing them that their pricing will be coming to an end soon. A few weeks ago emails went out about the end of the promotional pricing and this week the MyATT app notified grandfathered subscribers about that their promotional pricing…
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Exclusive: Comcast is Moving Some Channels to More Expensive Packages
Been thinking about getting Comcast TV? You may want to wait as some of the channels you want may soon be more expensive. Today Cord Cutters News has confirmed that Comcast is moving some of its channels to more expensive packages. Some of these changes have already happened while others will soon happen, as Comcast…
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The American Electric Power Service Corporation Sues The FCC Over New Rules to Speed Up 5G & Fiber Roll Out Now
Recently the FCC announced new rules that would help speed up the rollout of 5G. Now the American Electric Power Service Corporation has sued the FCC with the hopes to block the new rules in order to get a court review of the changes the FCC has made. These new rules would allow fiber and…
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Disney+ is Announcing Its Lineup of Original Shows Available at Launch
We have a live blog of the Disney+ event going on right now. You can find our live blog of everything announced today at D23 HERE. Earlier this week, we shared the news that Disney+ was live on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you aren’t already following Disney+ on social media, now is the time.…
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Streaming Services are Cracking Down on Password Sharing
The days of freely sharing streaming service passwords with friends and extended family may be coming to an end. Companies are beginning to take further measures to prevent multiple people from sharing an account. Disney and Charter have teamed up and announced, “a comprehensive distribution agreement to continue to deliver Disney’s robust lineup of premier…
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What is AT&T TV Now? You Asked, We Answer
Earlier this week, DIRECTV NOW officially rebranded to become AT&T TV NOW. With a new name and a few changes, we’re here to answer some basic questions about this streaming service. What is AT&T TV NOW? AT&T TV NOW is the new name for AT&T’s streaming service. It comes with no annual contract, no satellite…
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Sling TV Survey Shows Over Half of Americans Lie so They Skip Plans & Binge Watch
Partnered with The Harris Poll, a Sling survey shows that nearly 5 out of 10 Americans admit to faking an excuse to get out of plans. The survey included 2,000 adults over age 18. Of those who faked an excuse, 76% say they have opted to instead stay home and watch TV or a movie.…
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Roku is Rolling Out a New User Interface For Its Stock Roku Channels
This week, Roku announced a major overhaul of its stock Roku Channels with the introduction of the SceneGraph Developer Extensions 2.0, also known as SGDEX 2.0. With SGDEX 2.0, Roku gives developers creating new Roku Channels a template to build from that is a huge step forward from where Roku has been in the past.…
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Disney Announces ‘One Day at Disney’ Documentary for Disney+
Today Disney announced that on December 3rd 2019 they will release a new series that will focus on the people who work at Disney. This new documentary series will be released on Disney+ and will include 52-episode short-form episodes called One Day at Disney, launching with a feature-length documentary. This new series takes an in-depth…
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Cord Cutting Today #127 – New Roku Scams, Apple TV+ vs Netflix, Spectrum TV, & More
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including New Roku Scams…
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Here’s Everything Coming and Leaving the Starz in September 2019
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1 ST “Power” – Episode 602 1 Billion Orgasms (2019) 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Angels & Demons (2009) Back To School (1986) Bone Collector, The (1999) Boo! (2018) Breakdown (1997) Bullet For A Badman (1964) Burbs, The (1989) Changeling, The (2008) Da Vinci Code, The (2006) Day The Earth Stood Still, The…
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As the US Population Grows, TV Ownership Drops
In a report from InMyArea, Nielsen DMA Rankings show that the population of the US has grown while the number of households with a TV has dropped. The total U.S. population grew over 23 million between 2009 and 2019 but there’s nearly 4.5 million less homes with a TV. That’s an average seven percent growth…
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PlayStation Vue is Making a Change to BTN Resulting in All BTN DVR Recordings Being Removed
Today Sony announced that because of a “signal change” all existing BTN and BTN Alternate recorded programming being removed. Sadly if you had a DVRed a show on BTN before August 21st all recordings are now lost. The good news is you will be able to record BTN programming going forward. Here is the notice…
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Exclusive: Comcast’s Xfinity Stream is Coming to Some LG Smart TVs
Comcast recently started to roll out a live TV streaming service called Instant TV that includes locals and add-ons. You need Comcast Internet, and you need to live in a Comcast market that offers the service, but you could get your locals for $20 from Comcast streaming online. Or for $25 you could add sports…
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