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Sinclair Locals May Go Dark on AT&T’s DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, AT&T TV NOW, & U-Verse TV
Currently, AT&T has Nexstar and CBS-owned locals blacked out on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW (renamed AT&T TV NOW), and U-Verse TV. Soon you may have to add Sinclair-owned locals to that list as Sinclair, in their earnings call yesterday, warned that their contract is up sometime this quarter. AT&T reportedly has been pushing back on the…
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The Free TV Service SiMeTV is Shutting Down in The United States Tomorrow
Recently one of the hottest services in cord cutting has been SiMeTV. With SiMeTV you could stream ABC, CBS, The CW, FOX, PBS, and more for $10 a month after a 7-day free trial. This has raised a lot of questions about its being legal. Many are pointing to the fact that Roku and Apple…
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Amazon is Adding More Movies to IMDb TV in August 2019
Recently Amazon announced what was coming to its free ad-supported streaming service IMDb TV. Today Amazon reached out to inform Cord Cutters News that they have also added the following movies: BARNYARD (2006) BON VOYAGE CHARLIE BROWN (AND DON’T COME BACK) (1980) EL DORADO (1967) HIGH NOON (1952) IT TAKES TWO (1995) LOVE STORY (1970) MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (2009) MOUSEHUNT (1997) PATRIOT GAMES (1992)…
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Roku Wants to Keep Ads on The Roku Channel Low
Roku says they run 8 minutes of ads per hour of streaming on The Roku Channel. According to Roku, they want to keep the number of ads per hour low. This comes as Roku reported revenue from ads and subscriptions through places like the Roku Channel went up 65% in the 2nd quarter year over…
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Roku’s CEO is Spending More Time on International But Not Ready To Confirm Plans For Expansion
Back in July Variety reported that Roku was looking at expanding internationally. According to reports Roku was planning to expand into Brazil and other countries around the world. Roku is already in a few markets outside of the United States including Mexico and Canada but is not as widespread as some of their competitors. Now…
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Roku’s Revenues Are up 59% in The 2nd Quarter of 2019 & Roku Now has 30 Million Active Accounts
Today Roku announced its 2nd quarter 2019 earnings and Roku’s ad/subscription revenue has continued to climb to a new record outpacing revenues from Roku player sales. In the 2nd quarter of 2019 Roku’s revenues was $250.1 million up 59% year over year. Gross profits also went up 47% year over year to $114.2 million. Roku…
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Disney is Killing Off Most Fox Films Currently in Development
Earlier this year Disney took control of 21st Century Fox. Now Disney has reportedly killed most Fox films that are still in development. The exceptions are “Avatar”, “Planet of the Apes”, and Fox Searchlight movies according to reports. This comes as Disney had a bad 3rd quarter at the box office and reported a $170…
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Hulu With Live TV is Now Available on Android TV
Last week Hulu announced that they have updated their Android TV app to add live TV starting in August 2019. Now that update is live allowing Android TV customers to finally be able to access Hulu with live TV. “Starting in early August, Hulu + Live TV and our updated UI will be available across…
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Plex is Updating its User Interface to Offer More Customization
Today Plex officially announced the launch of an updated user interface that Plex says will offer more customization. So what is Plex? Plex is a media service that lets you manage your media and access content from partners like Tidal on all of your devices. Plex is also a powerful OTA DVR option for many…
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Roku Reportedly Controls 43% of All Connected TVs Compared to Amazon Fire TV’s 18%
Today Conviva released their “State of the Streaming TV Industry” report that looked at many aspects of streaming TV. One of the areas it considered was the most popular streaming player and according to Conviva Roku controls 43% of all connected TVs in the United States. According to the report, Amazon’s Fire TV is the second…
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How to Watch the NFL Network & NFL Redzone on Fire TV, Roku, & Apple TV
Want to catch today’s big NFL games on the NFL Network? The good news is you now have several options to stream NFL Redzone and the NFL network without cable TV. So here is how you can watch the NFL Network & NFL Redzone on Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV. Looking for a full…
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CBS & Viacom’s Merger Announcement is Reportedly Delayed as Talks Continue
CBS and Viacom have for over a year now been in on and off talks to once again merge. Recently it was reported that the two companies had put an August 8th deadline for a deal to be finished and announced. Now though it is being reported that no announcement will be made tomorrow. One…
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Americans Want to Pay $21 Total for Streaming Services
A new poll from Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult gives some insight into what people are currently paying for streaming media and what the ideal numbers would look like for viewers across America. The Hollywood Reporter shared some results from that poll of 2200 adults in the US. The results showed that many Americans are subscribing to…
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Update: AT&T is Warning Some Grandfathered DIRECTV NOW Subscribers That Their “Promotional Period” is Ending Was in Error
Update: AT&T just replied to our request for comment about DIRECTV NOW subscribers who lost their grandfathered pricing. AT&T says the emails that went out today notifying customers that they are losing their grandfathered “promotion” went out in error. AT&T did again refer to the grandfathered $25 discount as a “promotional rate.” A few weeks…
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Hulu Is the Fastest-Growing Live TV Streaming Service According to Disney
Yesterday, Disney reported its third-quarter 2019 earnings during which CFO Christine McCarthy said Hulu was the fastest-growing live TV streaming service in the United States during April, May, and June. Important Note: On the calendar, April-June is the 2nd quarter of 2019. Disney starts its fiscal year in October making this the third-quarter for Disney.…
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