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Fidelity Fund Managers Expect Cord Cutting to Continue to Grow At a “Record Rate”
Many pundits and even some studies suggest that cord cutting will slow down in 2019. Now, Fidelity says they expect cord cutting to not only continue but to grow in 2019. “I believe cord cutting is increasing at a record rate, which is why I’ve been bearish on big cable and bullish on providers of…
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Sling TV Is Still The Largest Live TV Streaming Services But Growth Has Slowed
After DIRECTV NOW reported it had lost over 83,000 subscribers many wondered if Sling TV would also lose subscribers. Today we learned that Sling TV gained subscribers and now has over 2.424 million subscribers. This is up just slightly with 7,000 subscribers from the 2.42 million in the 4th quarter of 2018. Sling TV started…
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Sinclair Reportedly Has a Deal to Buy Most Fox Regional Sports Networks
As part of the deal to get Department of Justice approval for the Disney-Fox merger there was a requirement that the Fox regional sports networks would be sold off. When Disney closes on the sale of most of 21st Century Fox, they need to sell off the regional sports networks currently running under the Fox…
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fuboTV Comes to Samsung Smart TVs
Today fuboTV quietly added support for Samsung smart TVs as part of a beta program. You can find the app in the Samsung Smart TV app store. The app is in beta so some issues may come up. This comes just a day after Viacom’s nine main networks – BET, CMT, COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV, Nickelodeon,…
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The New Court TV Will Stream For Free on Roku, Apple TV, & Amazon Fire TV
Back in December, it was announced that Katz Networks was relaunching the crime network Court TV. First launched back in 1991 the network was relaunched as truTV in 2007. Now we have an exact launch date of May 8th, 2019 for Court TV’s return as a free over the air TV network. Even better we…
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The Roku Channel Adds Acorn TV, Pantaya, & UMC to Its A La Carte TV Service
Today Roku announced that they have added 3 new premium subscription options to the Roku Channel. Now there are over 30 streaming services that allow you to manage your subscription through your Roku account including HBO. Here are the services The Roku Channel added today: Acorn TV ($4.99/month): Stream acclaimed originals, addictive dramas, arresting mysteries and…
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COX Joins Comcast in Launching a New Live TV Streaming Service & a Streaming Player Called Contour
About a month ago Comcast announced a new streaming player you could rent from them for $5 a month. Now COX has posted a FAQ page promoting a COX branded streaming player called the Contour. Maybe the most interesting part of this new device is it does include an HDMI pass-through allowing you to access…
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AT&T is Offering $20 Off Your First 3 Months of DIRECTV NOW
After a recent set of price hikes, we are seeing a price war in the world of live TV streaming services. Right now Sling TV along with PlayStation Vue are both offering discounts on their packages and now so is DIRECTV NOW. Did you cancel DIRECTV NOW over the $10 price hike that starts rolling…
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Spectrum Says Cord Cutters Use an Average of 400GB a Month
One of the big fears with cord cutting is going over your data cap (for cord cutters with data caps). Now Charter, the parent company of Spectrum, says the average cord cutter uses 400GB a month. This is double the data used by non-cord cutters as the average Internet customer uses about 200GB a month.…
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Hulu is Introducing New Shows from Chrissy Teigen, Nicole Kidman, Kate McKinnon, and More
Today, Hulu announced a lineup of new content from some big names in entertainment. In a partnership with Vox Media Studios, David Chang’s Majordomo Media, and Chrissy Teigen’s Suit & Thai Productions, we’ll see the start of Hulu Kitchen. This food-focused content will include celebrity chefs, home cooks, and household names. The first show we’ll…
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Streaming Will Be More Popular Than Cable TV in Canada Next Year
According to a report from Convergence Research Group, reported by Huffington Post, the number of households in Canada that subscribe to streaming services is expected to be greater than cable customers next year. This comes as now in the United States more people subscribe to a streaming service than a traditional pay-TV provider. “If we…
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EXPIRED: Deal Alert: The Tablo Dual Lite DVR is On Sale For Just $99.99
Want a cheap DVR for your antenna? Did you miss out on Tablo’s last sale? Good News! Right now the Tablo Dual Lite DVR is on sale for just $99.99. This is $40 off the typical $139.99 price. (Limited time deal don’t wait or you may miss it.) The best part is the Tablo DVR…
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Netflix Is Adding “High-Quality Audio” to 5.1 & Dolby Atmos
Today Netflix announced that they are adding high-quality audio to 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio. “Today we’re excited to announce a new feature, high-quality audio, which takes our sound quality to another level. We gave it this straightforward name because it fits: high-quality audio delivers audio that sounds closer to what creators hear in the studio,…
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Most Cord Cutters Say They Don’t Miss Anything about Cable TV
For years now cable TV has hoped that cord cutters would come running back because they missed cable TV. Cable TV executives have even talked openly about how cord cutters just don’t know what they are missing by not having cable TV. Now the analytics firm, The Harris Poll, has released a study showing that…
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Roku Has Fixed its Server Issues & Everything Should Be Working Now
Update: Roku has contacted Cord Cutters News to say they have fixed the server outage and everything should be working now. If you are still having issues please restart your Roku by unplugging it and plugging it back in. For the last hour, Roku has had server issues preventing some Roku users from adding new…
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