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PlayStation Vue Has 670,000 Subscribers Far Behind Sling TV and DIRECTV NOW
Today at the Pay TV show in Denver Joel Espelien a Senior Analyst at TDG gave a detailed report on the state of the TV industry with a heavy focus on streaming services. During the talk, we got an updated look at live TV streaming services One of the most interesting things was a report…
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DIRECTV NOW is Looking For New Roku Beta Testers
A couple of weeks ago AT&T stopped sending out invites to test the DIRECTV NOW app beta on Roku players. Now it looks like DIRECTV NOW is once again looking for more Roku Beta testers and are mass emailing DIRECTV NOW subscribers asking you to test out the Roku beta. If you do not have…
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Comcast is Charging a $90 Installation Fee Even When No Installation is Needed
Well, it looks like Comcast has a new way to make money. Charge as much as $90 in installation fee even if they don’t have to do anything. Recently ArsTechnica did some research oComcast’sts installation fee and found that it varies wildly but if your area has a $60 or $90 installation fee you have to…
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Amazon Confirms Thursday Night NFL Football Will Stream For Free on Twitch
Yesterday at the Pay TV Show in Denver, Cord Cutters News was able to interview Rich Au the director of Amazon Channels and one of the leads on Amazon’s sports deals. We had the opportunity to chat about some of the questions we hear from our readers. One of the main things we talked about…
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Philo’s CEO Reconfirms Apple TV & Fire TV Plans & Chats with CCN About the Service
Yesterday at the Pay TV Show in Denver, Cord Cutters News had a great opportunity to interview Philo’s CEO, Andrew McCollum. Not only did we get to ask about the Apple TV and Fire TV plans but we also learned more about Philo. During our talk, McCollum reconfirmed their plans to launch Philo on the…
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Roku is Having Technical Issues
Right now Roku is having issues with Netflix and YouTube TV on some Roku Players and Roku TVs. Now when some Roku users open their Netflix or YouTube you find a FBI warning issue. We are aware of a technical glitch affecting certain channels on your Roku player or Roku TV. We hope to have…
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T-Mobile’s VP of Home Entertainment Opens Up About Their New Live TV Streaming Service
Today at the Pay TV show in Denver Jeff Binder T-Mobile’s VPE of Home and Entertainment opened up about their new live TV streaming service. Well, Jeff still refused to answer many of the questions cord cutters want to know we still got some very interesting details from the Keynote. According to Jeff Binder, T-Mobile’s live…
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Sky Says Their Live TV Streaming Service Has Been Very Successful For Them
Yesterday at the Pay TV Show in Denver, Andrew Olson, the executive vice president for strategic innovation, talked about the success of Sky’s live TV streaming efforts. During the talk, Olson opened up about the Now TV streaming service Sky launched in the UK. According to Olson, the service is very successful both in a…
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DIRECTV NOW Officially Release Their DVR, Expands On-Demand, & More
Earlier today we reported that DIRECTV NOW’s DVR was now live for everyone. Now DIRECTV NOW has officially announced the new details and given more details on the new service. According to AT&T starting today the following devices will get the new DIRECTV NOW app with DVR: Apple iOS 10+ Apple TV (4th gen & higher running…
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AT&T Plans to Launch a Streaming Version of DIRECT BY The End of The Year
Today at the MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit AT&T CEO John Donovan announced they plan to release a streaming-only version of their DIRECTV satellite service. Now, this won’t be DIRECTV NOW but almost a one for one copy of DIRECTV streaming online. So why make this move well it is far cheaper to add a new streaming…
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DIRECTV NOW’s DVR is Now Live Their Site & You Can Get Extra Streams For $5
Today DIRECTV NOW updated their website and added their new DVR. Well, the apps have yet to be updated the DIRECTVNOW.com website now includes the ability to access the DVR. Hopefully, the apps will soon also be updated. Update: DIRECTV NOW just officially announced the new DIRECTV NOW app, DVR, & More. You can learn…
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DAZN the Netflix of Sports is Coming to The US
If you live in the United States you may not know of DAZN a service that bills themselves as the Netflix of Sports. Currently, they offer a wide range of sports including full access to the NFL in Canada and parts of Europe. Now the are planning to expand into the United States. “We have…
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Sling TV Will Stream the World Cup in Multiple Languages & Offer a Commentary Free Version
Recently Cord Cutters News confirmed with Sling TV that they will air the World Cup in multiple languages. The best part is if you just want to watch the game without all the talk over it Sling TV will have a commentary-free version. Sling TV will air every World Cup game in the following languages…
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YouTube TV Expands Their Turner On-Demand Selection
Good news for YouTube TV subscribers. YouTube TV recently expanded their on-demand library of shows from Turner including the long-requested Cartoon Network. When exactly this happened we are not sure. As best we can tell it happened over the weekend. We are also not fully sure how large this new expanded on-demand selection will be.…
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YouTube TV is Adding Voice Commands
Recently YouTube TV added the ability to use voice commands inside the mobile apps. Now you can use your voice to change channels, fast forward, and more. Here is how you can set it up: Select the microphone icon anywhere you see it in the YouTube TV app. Enable microphone access if you haven’t already. Speak any…
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