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The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is On Sale For Just $39.99
Looking for a great deal on a 4K streaming player? Right now you can get the Fire TV Stick 4K for just $39.99. (This is the same price the HD Fire TV Stick is being sold for.) You can find this deal on Amazon’s website HERE. About the Fire TV Stick 4K: The most powerful…
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Verizon’s New $40 Visible Phone Service Comes to Android Devices
Looking for a prepaid phone plan with unlimited data and hotspot support? Verizon has new service called Visible that will do just that for only $40 a month. At first the Visible service only worked on iOS, now Verizon is launching support for Android devices. What is Visible? Visible is a new service that will…
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Viacom’s CEO Talks about the Future of Pluto TV
Earlier this week Viacom announced a deal to buy Pluto TV for $340 million. This instantly raised concerns that Pluto TV would become a paid service. Viacom’s CEO Bob Bakish went on CNBC and reportedly pushed the idea of how Pluto TV as a free service is important to Viacom. “We love how (Pluto TV)…
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Over 500,000 DIRECTV NOW Subscribers Paid Just $10 a Month in 2018
DIRECTV NOW has been known for some crazy good deals to get subscribers. Now we are getting an idea of just how many people took them up on this deal. During a talk at the 2019 Global TMT West Conference in Las Vegas, AT&T Chief Financial Officer John Stephens said, “At the end of the…
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Netflix is Coming to Hilton Hotels
Today Hilton and Netflix announced a deal to allow Hilton guests to stream their favorite Netflix series, movies and more on in-room televisions in Hilton’s high-tech Connected Rooms. (Available at select Hilton hotels.) “We know our guests want to feel connected while traveling, just as they do at home, so we’re giving them seamless access to…
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Philo Adds The MTV Classic Channel
Do you love classic MTV shows from the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s? Now with Philo, you can relive all your favorite classic MTV shows thanks to the new MTV Classics channel. MTV Classics offers classic 1980s and 1990s MTV to your house. Classic MTV Shows, including “Daria,” “Beavis & Butt-head,” “Aeon Flux,” “Run’s House,” “Pimp My Ride,” “Cribs,” “Jackass,” “Punk’d,” “Wonder Showzen,” and “Clone…
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Amazon Mistakenly Blocks The Ability to Sideload Apps On Some Fire TVs
For years there have been rumors that Amazon would block the ability to sideload apps on the Fire TV. These rumors have recently grown in popularity as some Fire TV owners found themselves unable to sideload apps. Recently, AFTVnews reported that some Fire TV owners are starting to see an error message when they try…
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Sling TV Removes EPIX From Their Grandfathered Hollywood Extra Add-on
This week, Sling TV contacted grandfathered subscribers of their Hollywood Extra add-on to notify them that EPIX is moving. On February 21, 2019, EPIX will be moved out of the Hollywood Extra add-on. At that time, it will become a $5 standalone add-on. Current Hollywood Extra add-on subscribers will get a one-time $5 add-on to…
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DIRECTV NOW Reconfirms Plans For New DVR Add-ons
For over a year now AT&T has talked about launching a DVR storage add-on. For the last few months, AT&T has been quiet about the new DVR add-ons, leaving many to wonder if they had changed their mind. Now AT&T has reconfirmed plans to launch new DVR add-ons. During a talk at the 2019 Global…
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EXPIRED: Tablo is Giving Away a Free Year of TV Guide Data With all New 4-Tuner Tablo DVRs
Today Tablo announced that they are giving away a full year of guide data with purchase of a 4-tuner Tablo DVR. To get this deal you have to buy a new 4-tuner then use the coupon code 4FREEYEAR when you register your Tablo device on account.tablotv.com. You can find the 4-tuner Tablo DVR on Amazon HERE. The Small…
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PlayStation Vue Just Added Cheddar Big News & Baby TV
Today PlayStation Vue added two new Channels Cheddar Big News and Baby TV. Both channels went live today on multiple PlayStation Vue packages but at the time of this posting Sony has not updated the PlayStation Vue package to list what packages they are live in. Cheddar Big News presents national news in the style of…
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Hulu Is Lowering Their Price to $5.99 & Raising the Price of Live TV
Today Hulu announced that they are cutting the price of their limited-commercial plans from $7.99 to $5.99 a month. This change will happen on February 26, 2019, at which time all new subscribers will be charged $5.99 a month and current subscribers will see their bills drop to $5.99 a month. Hulu also announced that…
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YouTube TV is Now Live Nationwide
Today Google announced that YouTube TV is now live nationwide. Now everyone in the United States can enjoy YouTube TV. “Nearly two years ago, we launched YouTube TV, a new and reimagined way to enjoy cable-free live TV on your terms. Since then, we’ve been working to make sure that people in the top 100 markets…
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Netflix Joins the MPAA
Yesterday it was announced that Netflix would be joining the Motion Picture Association of America. Maybe best known for their efforts to crack down on piracy, the MPAA also works to advocate for the future of movies and TV. “On behalf of the MPAA and its member companies, I am delighted to welcome Netflix as…
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Our Rebuttal to CBS’s Anti-Cord Cutting Story
This week, Netflix announced a $2 price hike and, as you would expect, big media companies jumped at the chance to bash cord cutting. First, NBC News quickly released a story called “The Bundle strikes back: How streaming caught up to cable TV prices.” In this story, NBC News (which is owned by Comcast) argued…
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