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Straight Talk Wireless Adds Walmart+ Membership For Free To Some of its Plans
Prepaid service Straight Talk Wireless said on Thursday that it is throwing in membership to Walmart+ for free to customers on its two highest plans. Customers on Straight Talk Wireless Gold and Platinum plans will get Walmart+ for no extra charge. The perk is active starting today. It’s a natural partnership given that Straight Talk,…
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FCC Secures $37.7 Million More in Emergency Connectivity Funding for Schools and Libraries
The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that it has secured an additional $37.7 million through a new round of funding from the Emergency Connectivity Fund. The program provides students with on and off-campus internet access, equipment, and other digital services needed to excel in school. The funds will benefit 100,000 students in Colorado, Illinois,…
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Reality Shows May Be Finally Losing Their Luster With U.S. Audiences
There was a point where we couldn’t take our eyes off of the myriad of reality shows that hit our television screens. But that shine is starting to wear off on voyeuristic programming. Viewership is down across the top 50 U.S. broadcast reality TV series after decades of dominating primetime slots, according to consumer research…
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Deal Alert! The Echo Show 15 With Built-In Fire TV & Remote Is $95 Off For a Limited Time
Do you want a great TV for your kitchen, office, etc that can be your smart display and your TV ll in one? Right now, Amazon has the Echo Show 15 a full Alexa smart display that comes with a Fire TV built-in, and a Fire TV remote is on sale. This is a great…
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Bally Sports Plans to Shut Down Its Bally Sports Arizona RSN
Late yesterday, Bally Sports Parent Company asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy for permission not to pay the Arizona Coyotes contract. This will allow Bally Sports to end its TV contract with the company. This comes as Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of Bally Sports, says it would like to shut down the Bally…
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Sony Launches New Movie Streaming Service on PS4 and PS5
Sony and PlayStation have teamed up to give PlayStation console owners a new way to watch movies. Today the companies launched the Sony Pictures Core, a rebranded version of the Bravia Core app, in 23 markets around the world. When you sign up for the Sony Pictures Core app on your PS4 or PS5, you’ll…
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Spam Calls to Mobile Phone Users Are Growing. Here’s What To Look Out For
It probably feels like you get a lot of unwanted robocalls, and you’re right. The average mobile phone user gets about 14 spam calls per month, according to the results of a study conducted by Hiya, a voice security platform. This includes a growing number of spam calls that pretend to be from streaming services. Phone…
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The Average Pay TV Bill From Comcast, Spectrum, & More is Now $112.70 a Month Just For TV in 2023
The cost of live TV streaming services has slowly been going up, but so has cable TV. Now, according to a new report from the Leichtman Research Group, we get a good idea of exactly how much live TV has gone up by over the last five years. According to the report, the mean pay…
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Police Shut Down an IPTV Streaming Service That Earned Over €25 Million in Profit
This week, the war on illegal IPTV streaming continues as Greek police shut down an IPTV service that reportedly costs broadcasters over €100 million. The service reportedly ran for eight years and earned over €25 million in profits. According to a report by TorrentFreak, an IPTV service that has yet to be named was shut…
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Meet The Free Blockbuster Kiosks That Want You To “Take a Movie, Leave a Movie”
Brick-and-mortar movie rental stores are a rare find today, but you might soon see the familiar Blockbuster logo in your neighborhood. No, the stores aren’t returning, but Free Blockbuster kiosks are popping up around the U.S.. Free Blockbuster — not associated with the original company — works like a little library: anyone can borrow or…
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Bally Sports Plans to Not Pay The NHL Arizona Coyotes, & Possibly to Shutdown Bally Sports Arizona
Late yesterday, Bally Sports Parent Company asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy for permission not to pay the Arizona Coyotes contract. This will allow Bally Sports to end its TV contract with the company and could possibly allow it to shut down Bally Sports Arizona. This comes as Bally Sports has already lost TV rights…
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The Phoenix Suns Games Can Now Be Watched For Free on Broadcast TV & Streaming Online With The New Suns Live Streaming Service
Earlier this summer, the first major NBA team, the Suns, cut ties with Bally Sports and is now going to make their games free over the air thanks to a partnership with Gray Television. Not only will the games be free over the air, but they will also be streamed to viewers in market on…
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AT&T Is Reportedly Considering Selling All or Part of DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM
Back in 2021, AT&T completed its plan to spin off DIRECTV into an independent company, with 70% of it being owned by AT&T and 30% by TPG Captial. Now Bloomberg is reporting that AT&T is looking at options to sell all of its remaining shares of DIRECTV or to sell part of the company to…
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How to Fix YouTube TV Having The Wrong Local ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC Stations
YouTube is a great way to stream local affiliates like ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC if you can’t get them from an antenna. Sometimes, though YouTube TV will think you are in a different location than you really are and this results in you getting a different set of local ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC…
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Comcast & Spectrum Announce The Xumo Stream Box National Rollout
Today, Comcast and Spectrum announced the long-awaited Xumo Stream Box is now available nationwide to Spectrum customers and coming soon to Comcast customers. The device will integrate the company’s live TV service alongside popular streaming services. According to the ads, the box will be free for Spectrum TV customers for 12 months and come with…
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