• BYUtv Has Free Family Friendly Content for Cord Cutters

    BYUtv Has Free Family Friendly Content for Cord Cutters

    BYUtv is a commercial free TV network, owned and operated by Brigham Young University. With the app, you can watch family friendly content for free. While the network does describe itself as a “value based television network,” this isn’t just a channel for the church (though the network does air LDS General Conferences and some…

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  • YouTube TV Will Add Additional PBS Stations in 2020

    YouTube TV Will Add Additional PBS Stations in 2020

    Yesterday, YouTube TV added over 100 PBS stations. Now Google has confirmed that YouTube TV will add additional PBS stations will be added in 2020. This is good news for anyone who found themselves without PBS on YouTube TV. PBS has over 330 member stations but less than 150 of them are live on YouTube…

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  • Comcast Will Start Selling Smaller $10 TV Packages to Fight Cord Cutting in 2020

    Comcast Will Start Selling Smaller $10 TV Packages to Fight Cord Cutting in 2020

    Sick of huge TV packages from Comcast? It seems that they have heard you and will soon be offering packages starting at $10 a month. These new packages are part of what Comcast calls their Comcast Vision 2020. This is an effort to draw cord cutters back to cable TV. Cord Cutters News has confirmed…

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  • Cord Cutting Today #220 – IPTV Services Make Millions From Piracy, DIRECTV’s $20 Price Hike, & More

    Cord Cutting Today #220 – IPTV Services Make Millions From Piracy, DIRECTV’s $20 Price Hike, & More

    Today in CCT #220 we talk about: IPTV Services Make Millions From Piracy, DIRECTV’s $20 Price Hike, Roku, Amazon, & More. Story #1 Amazon’s Black Friday Pricing is Back on The Fire TV Recast DVR https://cordcuttersnews.com/amazons-black-friday-pricing-is-back-on-the-fire-tv-recast-dvr/ Story #2 AT&T’s DIRECTV Price Has Gone Up Almost $20 a Month Since January 1, 2019 https://cordcuttersnews.com/atts-directv-price-has-gone-up-almost-20-a-month-since-january-1-2019/ Story #3…

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  • What’s New December 2019 on The Free Streaming Services FAWESOME.TV & HappyKids.tv

    What’s New December 2019 on The Free Streaming Services FAWESOME.TV & HappyKids.tv

    HappyKids.TV  Christmas Trade The Nutcracker Sweet Miracle at Sage Creek Christmas Story Pete’s Christmas Christmas Bunny Small Town Santa A Child’s Christmas Dex Hamilton and the Doomsday Swarm The Aviators A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures Tad: The Lost Explorer Twinkle Toes Lights Up New York A Turtle’s Tale 2: Sammy’s Escape From Paradise The Nutcracker…

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  • The Weather Channel is Launching a Free Streaming Service Called Local Now Plus

    The Weather Channel is Launching a Free Streaming Service Called Local Now Plus

    Today The Weather Channel announced the launch of a free streaming service called Local Now Plus. With Local Now Plus, cord cutters will be able to stream local news, weather and even free movies without a cable TV subscription. Local Now Plus will launch this Friday, December 20th, 2019. It will include more than 150…

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  • NBCUniversal Considering $10 Price Point for Ad-Free Peacock

    NBCUniversal Considering $10 Price Point for Ad-Free Peacock

    NBCUniversal is considering a $10 price point for an ad-free version of Peacock, with an ad-supported version priced at $4.99, according to sources for The Information. Previously, we heard that NBCU was looking into the possibility of making an ad-supported version of the streaming service free for all users. This would have made Peacock the…

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  • The House of Representatives Passed a Spending Bill to Ban Hidden Cable TV Fees Today

    The House of Representatives Passed a Spending Bill to Ban Hidden Cable TV Fees Today

    Today the United States House of Representatives voted to ban hidden fees on cable providers as part of a spending bill. The house had previously passed a bill called the Television Viewer Protection Act that would have done the same thing but now that it is attached to a spending bill it makes it more…

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  • AT&T TV NOW Adds Additional Showtime & HBO Networks

    AT&T TV NOW Adds Additional Showtime & HBO Networks

    Do you use AT&T TV NOW to subscribe to Showtime or Cinemax? You may have noticed some additional networks just appeared in your channel list. AT&T has quietly added Showtime 2, Showtime Extreme, HBO2, and Action MAX to their add-ons. In the past, if you wanted to access content from these networks you would have…

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  • Hulu is Adding 1080p 60 FPS Streaming to Its Live TV Streaming Service & is Adding a Chrome App

    Hulu is Adding 1080p 60 FPS Streaming to Its Live TV Streaming Service & is Adding a Chrome App

    Today Hulu announced that they are adding 1080p 60 frames per second (also known as FPS) to their live TV streaming service on the Xbox One and Apple TV (4th generation or later.) Hulu says additional devices will be getting 1080p support soon. What is FPS? Frames per second (FPS) tells you how many times…

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  • OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is Now Available on YouTube TV

    OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is Now Available on YouTube TV

    Earlier this year we learned that OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network would be coming to YouTube TV by the end of 2019. And true to reports, OWN is now officially live as part of YouTube TV’s core line up, nationwide. “Fifteen years ago, I wrote in my journal that one day I would create a television…

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  • YouTube TV Adds PBS & PBS Kids in Select Markets

    YouTube TV Adds PBS & PBS Kids in Select Markets

    After being announced in July, today PBS Kids and PBS are live on YouTube TV in select markets. PBS says more than 100 PBS stations are now live on YouTube TV. “Every year, more and more households are seeking alternative ways to view their favorite PBS programs,” said PBS Chief Digital and Marketing Officer Ira…

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  • Sling TV Officially Announces The AirTV 2 OTA DVR

    Sling TV Officially Announces The AirTV 2 OTA DVR

    After months of waiting and even seeing the AirTV 2 for sale on Amazon today, Sling TV officially announced the brand new AirTV 2 OTA DVR. This new DVR will stream your antenna to your Sling TV app (even if you are not a Sling TV subscriber) and let you watch and record your local…

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  • Amazon Adds Live TV Streaming to the Prime Video App in Canada in Partnership With StackTV

    Amazon Adds Live TV Streaming to the Prime Video App in Canada in Partnership With StackTV

    Corus Entertainment launched StackTV for Canadian cord cutters back in June.  Six months later, the company believes they’re making it possible for a wider audience to cut the cord and still enjoy live TV. StackTV is powered by Amazon, which brings both benefits and drawbacks with everything from signups to support to content. In order…

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  • If You Have These Older Roku Players It is Time to Upgrade

    If You Have These Older Roku Players It is Time to Upgrade

    With new Roku models introduced earlier this year and great deals on streaming devices continuing to pop up this holiday season, many cord cutters are wondering: is it time to upgrade? Here are three reasons you might want to upgrade. If You’re Using an Older Model That Didn’t Get the 9.2 Update The Roku 9.2…

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