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The Best FREE Streaming Service for Cord Cutting Is… (March 2019)
We often get asked what the best free streaming service is, but instead of telling you what I think, last week we asked over 3,000 of our readers what they thought. Now there is no right or wrong answer. With a growing number of free ad-supported streaming services out there it really comes down to…
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YouTube TV Launches in Glendive, Montana & is Now Live Nationwide
Over a month after Google announced that YouTube TV is now live nationwide it now really is live nationwide. Today YouTube TV launched in the last market they had to add Glendive, Montana making the services officially really nationwide. Glendive, Montana: we couldn’t have done it without you! We can now officially say that YouTube…
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TCL’s 6-Series 55″ Roku TV With 4K HDR is On Sale For an Even Lower Price of $569.99 (Our Pick For The Best TV Under $1,000)
Last week TCL put our pick for the best TV under $1,000 on sale. Now TCL once again cut the price of the 55″ TCL 6-Series Roku TV 4K HDR this time to just $569.99 down from $799.99. If you want something bigger you can get the 65″ version for $819.99 down from $999.99 or…
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Sling TV Adds The Sports Gambling Network VSiN With Brent Musburger
Today Sling TV added the sports gambling network VSiN as a $4 a month add-on to any Sling TV plan or as a standalone option through Sling TV’s a la carte service. VSiN offers more than 80 hours of live programming each week, including legendary sportscaster Brent Musburger’s “My Guys in the Desert.”. All VSiN…
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Apple Just Released a Beta Of Its New Apple TV App
Today Apple started to roll out their new Apple TV app that was announced on Monday to Apple beta testers. With this new update, beta testers will be able to test out new features like subscribe CBS All Access, HBO, Starz, AcornTV, Britbox, CuriosityStream, MTV Hits, Shudder, and more from the Apple TV app. The…
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fuboTV Announces Plans to Stream 5 MLB Games in 4K
Love MLB? Want to see MLB games n 4K? Today fuboTV announced that they will stream five MLB games in 4K starting this Sunday at 4 PM Eastern with the Atlanta Braves take on the Philadelphia Phillies. Here are all the games that will air in 4K next week on fuboTV: 30-Mar at 4:00 PM…
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Update: Sling TV Pulls The MLB Network & MLB Strike Zone After Going Live This Morning
Earlier today several Cord Cutters News readers started to report that MLB Network & MLB Strike Zone have started to show up in the Sling TV guide. Cord Cutters News has been unable to confirm the MLB Network on Sling TV but we have confirmed that MLB Strike Zone is now listed on our Sling…
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FTC Shuts Down 4 Robocall Groups Responsible For Billions of Illegal Robocalls
Yesterday the FTC announced that they have won a court order against four separate operations that have been “bombarding consumers nationwide with billions of unwanted and illegal robocalls pitching auto warranties, debt-relief services, home security systems, fake charities, and Google search.” The FTC also went after one company that provided the software platform used to…
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Sling TV Adds E! & Paramount Network to Sling Blue
Today Sling TV added E! and Paramount Network to the Sling Blue package. E! and Paramount Network had previously been available in the Lifestyle Extra ($5/month) and Comedy Extra ($5/month) add-ons, now you can get them included with your $25 Sling Blue subscribers. (Currently on sale for $15 a month for the first 3 months.)…
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Hulu Adds Descriptive Audio Tracks for Those With Visual Impairments
Back in October, we shared news about Hulu agreeing to provide an audio feed for people with visual disabilities to make the streaming service more accessible for viewers with disabilities. The agreement includes Hulu providing a separate audio track that describes the actions and the facial expressions of characters, allowing those with visual impairments to…
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Is Philo & PlayStation Vue a Better Deal Than DIRECTV NOW Plus? We Take a Look…
Last week, we compared the new DIRECTV NOW Plus package to a Philo + YouTube TV combo. With many customers looking for alternatives to the new DIRECTV NOW packages with high price tags and fewer channels, we’re back with another option. In today’s post, we’re going to break down the cost and channel selection of…
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Why Does PBS Need to Negotiate with PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, YouTube TV, etc? You Asked, We Answer…
This week, we once again reported on PBS staff announcing that they are in talks with services like Sling TV, Hulu, Philo, DIRECTV NOW, and YouTube TV. The goal, according to PBS, is to start streaming on cord cutting friendly services. This announcement from PBS raised a lot of questions about why PBS even needs…
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Cable TV Supporters Are Once Again Pushing the Idea That Cord Cutting Costs More Than Cable TV
This week Apple announced a new subscription TV service that will launch this fall. This new service will give you access to original Apple-created content. For now, we don’t know the cost or even the lineup of content that will launch with the service, but that has not stopped cable TV supporters from pushing the…
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Cord Cutting Today – Roku’s Cord Cutting Dominance; PBS on DIRECTV NOW, Hulu, YouTube TV, & More
Recently we started a new daily YouTube video. Cord Cutting Today will look at the biggest Cord Cutting stories from the past 24 hours in about five or so minutes. We will post these Monday through Friday in an effort to help keep you up to date on everything happening in the world of cord…
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Univision is Coming Back to Dish But Not Sling TV
After a 9 month blackout, Univision and Sling TV’s parent company Dish have struck a deal to bring Univision back to Dish. So far sadly no mention of them returning to Sling TV and from the looks of the press release, Univision is not coming back to Sling TV. Update: Sling TV has confirmed that…
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