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HBO Wins Big at the Emmys, Followed by Netflix and Amazon
Another year, another Emmys Awards night come and gone. Here’s how your favorite TV networks made out: HBO basically blew it’s competition out of the water with 34 total wins, Netflix came in second place with 27, and Amazon took third with 15 Emmys under it’s belt. HBO’s winnings can largely be attributed to it’s…
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FCC Chairman Shares More on Plans to Expand High Speed Internet
Today, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai spoke at the National Tribal Broadband Summit. During his speech, Pai gave more insight about the FCC’s ongoing commitment to invest in expanding high speed Internet access in underserved areas. “On my very first day as FCC Chairman, I said that my top priority would be closing the digital divide…
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NBCUniversal Owned TV Stations Launches Free 24/7 News Network Streaming Online & Free Over-The-Air
Today NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations announced the launch of a new news service called LX that will stream for free online and will soon be airing free with your antenna. The service targets Gen Z and Millennials to offer news and storytelling that NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations says is “stirring, straightforward and helps them feel…
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EXPIRED: Friends is On Sale in Both Physical and Digital Formats
Friends is leaving Netflix and moving to Peacock when the service launches in April 2020. But that doesn’t mean you need to subscribe to a new streaming service just to watch one show, or wait for your favorite episode to air in syndication on TBS. If you’re a Friends fan, you can purchase the entire…
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Looking for a New Antenna? Try the New ClearStream MAX-V
If you’re in the market for an antenna, here’s a new one you might want to try. Antennas Direct just launched the ClearStream MAX-V UHF/Hi-VHF HDTV indoor/outdoor TV antenna that delivers a range of 60+ miles. The antenna features an efficient, re-engineered dipole design along with the ClearStream loop element for UHF reception. It comes…
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PlayStation Vue is Cracking Down on VPNs
PlayStation Vue has always officially banned the use of VPNs. Now in the last week, Sony has stepped up its efforts to block them. Over the last week, we’ve received a growing number of reports of Sony blocking VPNs from their services. Not all VPNs seem to be blocked, but Sony seems to be going…
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The New 2019 Roku Ultra & Roku Express Are Now Available For Pre-Order on Amazon
Last week Roku announced a new 2019 version of its Roku Ultra and Roku Express. Now you can pre-order both on Amazon so you can get yours when the October 11th, 2019 release date hits. Right now the more powerful 2019 Roku Ultra is on sale for $99.99 on Amazon. You can also get the…
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Comcast’s Flex Streaming Player Targets Cord Cutters But Is Not Cord Cutting Friendly
Last week Comcast made their Flex streaming player free for Comcast Internet Customers (reduced from $5 a month). Many have said this should be the Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV killer because Comcast is offering it for free. Yet if you are a cord cutter you probably want to just skip the Comcast Flex…
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Disney+ Will Come With a 7-day Free Trial
For some time we have known that Disney+ would offer a free trial. Now we can confirm that Disney+ will come with a 7-day free trial. So if you are on the fence about getting Disney+ you will be able to test it out before you pay. If you pre-order Disney+ now you can still…
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Cord Cutting This Week #153 – Amazon May Announce New Fire TV Sticks This Week, AT&T Could Lose Sinclair Locals, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now remember, these are my opinions on them and not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below.…
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Hollywood Declares War on IPTV as Multiple Services Are Shut Down
This week we saw a major network of IPTV services with over 50 million customers get shut down by a police action in Europe. Now Hollywood and the MPAA are getting into the action as they use copyright claims to take down multiple IPTV services. According to a report from TorrentFreak, multiple IPTV service domains…
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Spectrum Admits the Average Cable TV Customer Pays Over $180 a Month
For some time now the argument against cord cutting has been the idea that you can save money by getting a cable TV package for under $100 a month. Now Spectrum seems to have hurt that argument by admitting that the average Spectrum customer pays $180.42 for Internet and TV. Recently Spectrum struck a deal…
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Sony Sells Seinfeld’s Cable Rights to Viacom
Today Viacom has announced that it has purchased rights to air the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning show Seinfeld on cable from Sony Pictures. This gives Viacom exclusive cable TV rights for all 180 episodes of the iconic series beginning in October 2021. With this deal, you will begining in late 2021 find Seinfeld airing on…
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Sling TV Improves its Grid Guide on Roku But Ends Support For its Classic Guide
Yesterday Sling TV rolled out a significant update to its Roku Channel that dramatically improved its grid guide but also ended support for its classic guide. What you do get is an enhanced grid guide that lets you scroll through channels faster than you ever could have before. This does address one of the main…
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The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Is Just $24.99 (With Promo Code) Plus You Get Half Off Philo For 2 Months
Right now you can get the Fire TV Stick 4K for just $24.99 if you use the promo code 4KFIRETV at checkout. (Hurry likely ends soon!) Plus you can get half off of Philo for 2 months. (Exclusions apply to the Fire TV Stick 4K and Philo promo. Not all will qualify for this discount how…
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