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Several Cord Cutting Services Are Going to Fail & That Is A Good Thing
You may have noticed a flood of new live TV streaming services launching. As best we can tell there are now almost 20 live TV streaming services available in the United States with more on the way. There are also over 100 on-demand streaming services in the United States with more on the way. If…
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SkyStream TV Is Offering $5 Off Their Live TV Streaming Service
The live TV streaming market is extremely crowded. Resellers are popping up with a growing number of smaller live TV streaming services. SkyStream TV launched their live TV streaming service that offers up to 65 channels for $35 a month. You also get 50 hours of DVR and one stream at home and on the road.…
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Cord Cutting This Week 47 – AT&T’s Netflix Competitor, What Can Save PlayStation Vue?, & 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 not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. Today we…
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DIRECTV NOW Upgrades Their FS1 & FS2 Streams
One of the main sports fans’ complaints against DIRECTV NOW has been the fact that some sports channels have only been in 720p. AT&T has been slowly upgrading them to 1080p—just in time for the MLB playoffs. Late last week DIRECTV NOW upgraded both the FS1 and FS2 to 1080p, allowing you to have an…
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PlayStation Vue Now Integrates With The Apple’s TV App
Late last week Apple added PlayStation Vue as a supported service for the Apple TV app. Now you can log in to PlayStation Vue through the Apple TV to access PlayStation Vue content through the Apple TV app. When you open the Apple TV app, if you have the PlayStation Vue app installed on your…
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Apple’s New Cord Cutting Service Will Be FREE for iPhone & Apple TV Owners
This week it was reported by CNBC that Apple’s long-awaited streaming service will be free to iPhone, Apple TV, and iPad owners. According to reports, Apple is spending about $1 billion on content for their on-demand streaming service. This includes partnerships with stars like Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. According to CNBC, the new shows…
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PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, & More Now All Work on Amazon’s Echo Show
This week Amazon updated the Echo Show to include official support for Hulu’s on-demand and live TV streaming service. They also added a browser with support for Fire Fox and the Silk browser. With the Silk browser you now get access to a ton of streaming services through their website. We can confirm that Sling…
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DIRECTV NOW is Having Issues With Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Channels
Have you been getting error messages when you try to watch local channels on DIRECTV NOW? Well, you are not alone as we are receiving a flood of reports form DIRECTV NOW that local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC channels are not working. As best we can tell this issue is limited to select devices.…
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The Roku Stick is Still On Sale For Just $39.99
For a limited time, (maybe longer than we thought) the Roku Stick with the new advanced remote with controls for your TV is on sale for just $39.99 down from $49.99. You can find this deal on Amazon HERE. More about the Roku Stick: Powerful and portable Voice remote with TV Power and volume 500,…
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fuboTV Will Streaming the NLCS MLB Playoffs in 4K
Today fuboTV announced that they will stream the 2018 NLCS MLB Playoffs in 4K on both FS1 and FOX. fuboTV is the first live TV streaming services in the United States to offer 4K streaming. Well, others have announced plans for 4K none of them have launched a 4K streaming services. The MLB Playoffs are…
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3.0 Over The Air TV Testing is Coming to California
Today it was announced that the new ATSC 3.0 OTA TV standard is expanding their testing into Santa Barbara, CA. This comes as the family-owned News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG) announced that they will start testing the new OTA TV standard. “While most people wouldn’t expect cutting-edge technology in a relatively small market, the fact is…
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Scammers Are Once Again Targeting New Roku Owners
This month Roku is officially launching a new line of Roku players. This means thousands of new Roku owners will be setting up their new Roku and many will likely find themselves facing a popular scam targeting Roku owners. Just this week we saw a huge uptick in readers reporting scams targeting Roku owners. Hopefully,…
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AT&T Is Expanding Public 5G Testing
Want to test out 5G home internet in person? AT&T wants to give you a hands-on test at the upcoming Flacons vs Dallas Cowboys game on November 18, 2018. Can’t make the game and live in Hawaii? AT&T plans to offer in-person 5G internet tests in Hawaii at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit. AT&T has…
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Pluto TV Hopes to Improve Their Ads
This week Pluto TV announced that they are partnering with audience intelligence and data-management company Tru Optik. With this partnership, Tru Optik will help Pluto TV offer better targeting, validation, and measurement to their ad partners. “By leveraging Tru Optik’s household graph, we will provide every brand partner with an unparalleled targeting, measurement and validation offering,”…
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Can I Really Use a Paperclip to Watch Over-the-Air TV? (Guest Post)
Today’s post is a guest post from the great team over at TabloTV.com. Laura Slater is one of the cord cutting experts at TabloTV.com and has been blissfully cable-free since 2010. She enjoys sharing the money saving tips and tricks she’s learned to help others join the cord cutting revolution. When you search for advice on accessing Over-the-Air…
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