• DIRECTV NOW is Now Back Online

    DIRECTV NOW is Now Back Online

    About an hour ago DIRECTV NOW went down according to reports for our readers. The outage seems to be scattered through parts of the Midwest, Northeast, East, and West coast of the United States. Some readers say they are still streaming but are unable to change channels right now. Update: DIRECTV NOW is now back online. Same in…

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  • Facebook is Now Streaming Buffy, Angel, & Firefly For Free

    Facebook is Now Streaming Buffy, Angel, & Firefly For Free

    Today Facebook launched a new set of free shows on their Facebook Watch platform. Now you will be able to watch every episode of Joss Whedon’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly free on Facebook Watch. Facebook has struggled to find hit original shows with their Facebook Watch platform. Some of the expected new shows…

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  • Expired: Deal Alert: Buy 2 Fire TV Stick 4Ks Save $10 & Get 90 Days of Amazon Music Unlimited For FREE!

    Expired: Deal Alert: Buy 2 Fire TV Stick 4Ks Save $10 & Get 90 Days of Amazon Music Unlimited For FREE!

    Want a really great deal on the best Fire TV on the market right now? The Fire TV Stick 4K is offering a special bundle deal if you buy two Fire TV Stick 4Ks you will save $10. To get this deal at checkout you need to use the code TWOPACK to get the $10 off.…

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  • Disney May Soon Have 100% Ownership of Hulu

    Disney May Soon Have 100% Ownership of Hulu

    Today it was reported that AT&T may be willing to sell their 10% share of Hulu to Disney. Right, now Disney already owns 30% of Hulu and a deal is already in place to buy FOX’s 30% share of Hulu. This will give Disney 60% ownership of Hulu likely in 2019. Comcast owns the last…

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  • Apple Music is Coming to Amazon Echo Devices

    Apple Music is Coming to Amazon Echo Devices

    Today it was announced that Apple Music will be launching on Amazon’s Alexa powered Echo devices in mid-December 2018. Apple Music offers access to 50 million songs currently through iTunes, iOS, and Android devices. The addition of Amazon Echo support will dramatically expand the lineup of supported devices. Apple has a competitor to the Amazon Echo starting…

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  • MLB Wants to Offer Local In-Market Streaming

    MLB Wants to Offer Local In-Market Streaming

    Right now Major League Baseball (MLB) is in talks with Comcast, AT&T, NESN, and FOX to renew their streaming deals. According to reports one of the main points the two sides are fighting over is the ability for MLB to stream local games in the local markets. Currently, streaming is only available with authentication from a…

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  • T-Mobile TV Should Be Launching in December 2018

    T-Mobile TV Should Be Launching in December 2018

    For months now one of the most anticipated streaming services has been the new live TV service from T-Mobile. Since the service was first announced, T-Mobile has promised to release it by the end of 2018—something T-Mobile confirmed to Cord Cutters News just this month. Yet the streaming anywhere version may not come until 2019.…

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  • AT&T Expects DIRECTV NOW to Lose Subscribers

    AT&T Expects DIRECTV NOW to Lose Subscribers

    Yesterday AT&T held their annual analysts days to discuss upcoming strategies for the 2019 year. During that talk, AT&T warned analysts that DIRECTV NOW will likely lose subscribers in the 4th quarter of 2018 and into 2019. Yet they still expect increased profitability in streaming video thanks to recent DIRECTV NOW price hikes and lower…

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  • FilmStruck is Shutting Down Today

    FilmStruck is Shutting Down Today

    Do you still subscribe to FilmStruck? The on-demand streaming services from Turner and Criterion Collection will be shutting down today. The good news is next year the Criterion Collection is launching a new streaming service to replace some of what FilmStruck was. In a statement on their site, FilmStruck said “We’re incredibly proud of the creativity…

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  • Netflix Raises Subscription Prices in Canada

    Netflix Raises Subscription Prices in Canada

    Today Netflix announced a $1 to $3 price hike in Canada on all of their plans. Now the cheapest Netflix plan in Canda will cost you $9.99 a month for their basic one stream plan. The Netflix standard plan that allows HD and two streams at once will cost $13.99 a $3 price hike. The…

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  • Hulu Adds Discovery Channels

    Hulu Adds Discovery Channels

    Today Hulu quietly added a select number of Discovery channels to their live TV streaming services. This comes one day after Sling TV also added Discovery channels to their live TV services. Hulu has yet to announce the addition but several readers have pointed out the channels are now live. Update: Hulu just sent Cord…

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  • Crunchyroll & Adult Swim Are Producing a New ‘Blade Runner’ Anime Series

    Crunchyroll & Adult Swim Are Producing a New ‘Blade Runner’ Anime Series

    Today it was announced that Crunchyroll and Adult Swim will produce a new Blade Runner TV show. This new show will feature thirteen 30-minute episodes and will air on Adult Swim and streamed on Crunchyroll. “I first saw BLADE RUNNER in 1982, at age 11. It has remained one of the defining films of my life,” said Jason DeMarco,…

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  • YouTube Originals Will Soon Be Free for Everyone

    YouTube Originals Will Soon Be Free for Everyone

    Right now, if you want to watch YouTube Originals like Cobra Kai, the TV show based on the Karate Kid movies, you will need to be a YouTube Premiere subscriber. However, it looks like YouTube plans to soon make it free with ads. This was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety earlier this…

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  • Need an Outdoor Antenna Installed? Sling TV Will Do That For You Even if You Are Not a Subscriber

    Need an Outdoor Antenna Installed? Sling TV Will Do That For You Even if You Are Not a Subscriber

    Ever wish you could get an antenna installed on your roof without the need to climb up there yourself? Now Sling TV is offering antenna installation including outdoor antennas. No longer do you need to worry about running cables into your house or making sure an outdoor antenna is properly installed because Sling TV will send a…

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  • Plex & TIDAL Add 60 Million Songs to Plex Pass

    Plex & TIDAL Add 60 Million Songs to Plex Pass

    Today Plex announced a new partnership with TIDAL to bring 60 million songs to Plex Pass subscribers. This deal brings Plex Pass subscribers 30 day free access 60 million high-quality music tracks, 244,000+ videos, and unique editorial content, making Plex Pass a more interesting cord cutting option. After that, you can add Tidal for an…

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