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Netflix is Turning Three Popular Kids Shows Into Interactive Specials
Netflix is developing three interactive specials based on Carmen Sandiego, Boss Baby, and Last Kids on Earth, a source told Bloomberg. According to the source, these will be movies or specials, not full series. The three specials will add to the list of at least a dozen interactive series on the streaming service, making it…
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HBO is Offering Free Previews of Select HBO Shows That Are ‘Recommended by Humans’
For years now HBO has offered free previews of news shows to tempt you into subscribing. Now HBO has launched a new site with human recommendations from HBO viewers. This new site humanreco.hbo.com offers access to 50 shows, movies, and documentaries for free to tempt you into subscribing to HBO. Some of the shows HBO…
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YouTube Premium & YouTube Music Are Offering 3 Months Free to Students
Today YouTube announced that they 3 months of free YouTube Premium and YouTube Music to students. this is offered to anyone who qualifies for the YouTube Premium students plans including the YouTube Premium for just $6.99 a month instead of $11.99 a month. YouTube Music is now just $4.99 a month instead of $9.99 a…
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Flea Markets Are a Great Cord Cutting Resource That Cord Cutters Should Take Advantage Of
Been thinking about buying some old movies? Or upset that your favorite TV show is leaving Netflix? You may want to see if your local flea market has what you are looking for. Many cord cutters overlook DVDs and even VHS tapes to watch older content they may be paying every month to watch. When…
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A Baby-Sitters Club Series is Being Filmed for Netflix
The Baby-Sitters Club is coming back with a new series from Netflix. In a press release, Netflix announced that Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill, and Dawn Schafer will be coming back to the screen in a series based on the best-selling book series The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin. “The…
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AT&T’s New Live TV Streaming Service DIRECTV GO Expands In Latin America
DIRECTV GO is AT&T’s live TV streaming targeting Latin America. Much like DIRECTV NOW (now being renamed to AT&T TV NOW) DIRECTV GO offers live and on-demand content. First launched back in Chile and Colombia back in November DIRECTV GO is now available in Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay. Important note: DIRECTV GO is a separate…
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You Can Now Change How Fast Amazon’s Alexa Talks
Alexa is an excellent source of information and entertainment. One of the complaints in the past, though has been that it can be a very slow-talking option to hear the weather or news. Now Amazon has added the ability to increase or even slow down the rate that Alexa talks. Now if you ask your…
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Epix Launches on AT&T TV NOW (Formerly DIRECTV NOW)
Today AT&T announced that they are bringing Epix to the AT&T TV app for AT&T TV NOW customers. For $6 a month you can now add Epeix to your lineup of channels with AT&T TV NOW formally known as DIRECTV NOW. This was first announced back in May 2019 but today it is officially live…
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Facebook is Launching an Amazon Channels Style Subscription Service
For over a year, we have heard that Facebook was working on an Amazon Channels style subscription service. Today, Facebook made it official as they start testing a subscription service to allow you to manage subscriptions to services like BritBox, MotorTrend OnDemand, and Collegehumor, to name a few. “We’re testing video subscriptions on Facebook, starting…
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Sling TV Releases a Report Looking at The Impact Connected TVs Will Have On the 2020 Election
The software platform Telaria released a report, in partnership with Sling TV, showing how political advertisers are currently and will continue to use Connected TV (CTV) as a key platform for reaching “GenZennial” voters, regardless of party affiliation. The 2020 election is expected to see unprecedented advertiser spending and this report shows the importance of…
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Amazon Updates The Fire TV to Add YouTube to All Fire TV Devices
Today Amazon announced that YouTube is now available on all Fire TV models. A few weeks ago YouTube started to roll out to some Fire TV devices but not the 1st gen Fire TV Stick or the Fire TV boxes. Today YouTube is available on all Fire TV devices with the addition of the Fire…
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Disney Takes Direct Aim at Netflix After Once Being Allies
Back in 2012, Disney and Netflix agreed to a new deal that would bring a ton of Disney movies and TV shows to Netflix. That deal didn’t start until early 2016. Now that deal is coming to an end. Disney even reportedly back in 2016 considered buying Netflix according to the New Yorker and Recode.…
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AT&T & CBS Agree To a New Deal to Bring CBS Back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & More
This morning AT&T and CBS announced a new deal to bring CBS owned locals back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, U-verse TV, and more. This contract dispute not only took down CBS owned locals but on DIRECTV NOW all CBS locals left the service. This deal will see CBS locals, CBS Sports Network, and the Smithsonian…
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Pluto TV Hits 18 Million Active Users in July as Growth Continues
Today Viacom announced its 3rd quarter 2019 earnings. In that earnings report, Viacom announced that Pluto TV now has 18 million active users in July 2019 up 50% from one year ago. When Viacom purchased Pluto TV in Janurary it had just 12 million subscribers. (Note: April through June is the 2nd quarter no the…
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PlayStation Vue is Down For Some Subscribers With 5011 Errors
Trying to get on PlayStation Vue right now? Getting errors? You are not alone as PlayStation Vue has been down for about an hour on select devices. While some subscribers are reporting no issues we have heard from multiple PlayStation Vue subscribers that the website is down as are several streaming devices. PlayStation Vue seems…
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