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First Look: DIRECTV NOW Roku Beta
A couple of weeks ago AT&T started rolling out invites to test the DIRECTV NOW app beta on Roku players. Now, this is just testing the app, not the DVR. According to the emails going out, the DVR will come later. “The True Cloud DVR is not available for Roku devices yet. We’ll let you…
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Zyxel Multy X, Our Pick for Best Whole Home Wi-Fi Router for Cord Cutters
If you have followed Cord Cutters News for some time, you may have seen our review of the Netgear Whole Home Wi-Fi router. In that review, I talked about how I purchased it for my home use but ended up returning it. Recently Zyxel reached out to Cord Cutters News to offer to send us…
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fuboTV Tops 150,000 Viewers During The Super Bowl
Last October, fuboTV announced that they had topped 100,000 paid subscribers. Now it looks like they have continued to grow. According to a memo from fuboTV CEO David Gandler about the success fuboTV had during the Super Bowl, he states that fuboTV had over 150,000 viewers of the game. Although still lagging behind services such…
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How to Watch the 2018 Winter Olympics on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
The 2018 Winter Olympics kick off this week with the opening ceremonies getting started on Friday, February 9th 2018. The good news for cord cutters is for the first time you can enjoy the Winter Olympics without missing anything. Many of the biggest events will be 100% free on NBC with an antenna, but an additional…
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Tablo DVRs Now Support Samsung Smart TVs
Today Nuvyyo, the maker of Tablo DVRs, announced a new native app for Samsung smart TVs that run the TIZEN OS and are built from 2015 to today. “Tablo offers the widest breadth of fully functional DVR app support of any over-the-air TV solution on the market,” said Grant Hall, CEO at Nuvyyo, the makers…
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The FCC Is About to Release $2 Billion for Rural Broadband
Last week, the FCC took the final steps in a plan to release $2 billion in federal funding for new broadband infrastructure in rural areas. This plan is called the Connect America Fund II, and its goal is to subsidize work in underserviced areas. These areas are picked by the FCC, and companies will be…
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Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon For The Week of February 5th 2018
Netflix February 6 Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers – Netflix Original February 7 Imposters Season 1 Queer Eye Season 1 – Netflix Original February 8 6 Days The Emoji Movie February 9 Fate/Apocrypha Part 2 – Netflix Original My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman: George Clooney – Netflix Original Seeing Allred – Netflix Original The Ritual – Netflix Original The Trader…
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Amazon Rebrands Amazon Video as Prime Video (Even For Non-Prime Members)
Well, it looks like Amazon has once again rebranded their video service. When Amazon’s video streaming service first launched they called it Amazon Instant Video. A few years ago they dropped the instant part and just called it Amazon Video. Now Amazon calls their video service Prime Video even if you are not a Prime…
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DreamWorksTV Launches Their First Streaming Service
Looking for new a kids’ streaming service? DreamWorksTV wants to be that safe family-friendly service that you subscribe to. This week DreamWorksTV launched on Amazon Channels as a new subscription streaming service aimed at kids ages 6 through 12 and costs $4.99 a month after a 7-day free trial. Though it is important to note…
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An Official Amazon Video App for Android TV Is Real, Just No One Can Install It
About two months ago Amazon uploaded an Amazon Video app for Android TV to the official Google Play Store. Yet although the app is there, Amazon has not set it up to be installable on any Android TV device. According to Amazon, the app “gives you two ways to instantly stream videos on your Android…
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How to Watch the MLB Network On Roku, Fire TV, & Apple TV
With the start of February, it means we are only a few weeks away from MLB spring training. This year cord cutters will be able to watch the MLB Network without having to agree to a 2-year contract from traditional pay-TV services such as cable or satellite TV. Here are your options to stream the MLB…
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Super Bowl Report Card: Sling TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs YouTube TV vs fuboTV
Last night the Super Bowl was once again one of the most watched sporting events in the United States. It also serves as a benchmark for the stability of live TV streaming services. This year we had several winners and one loser, but before we jump into how each of the live TV streaming services…
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PlayStation Vue is Down For Many – Here is How to Fix It
Well, it looks like the Super Bowl took its first victim as readers are reporting that PlayStation Vue went down at the start of the game. .@Ps_Vue @CordCuttersNews #outage pic.twitter.com/IRIEijwNvd — Iskandar (@iskandarj15) February 4, 2018 @CordCuttersNews psvue down for me. Anyone else — TheRealDC14 (@TheRealDC14) February 4, 2018 @Ps_Vue service is down #SuperBowl.@CordCuttersNews — Iskandar…
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Expired: The Fire Stick, Fire Tablets, & Most Amazon Devices Are on Sale
Looking for a great deal from Amazon? Well, today the Fire Stick & most Amazon devices like the Echo and Fire Tablets are on sale. Fire Now you can get the Fire Stick for just $34.99. You can also get a bundled Fire Stick and Echo Dot for $69.97. You can even still find the…
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DIRECTV NOW Will Have Multiple NBC Feeds For The Super Bowl
Worried about DIRECTV NOW crashing during the Super Bowl tonight? Well, it looks like DIRECTV NOW is taking steps now to handle the load. Yesterday DIRECTV NOW started to email subscribers letting them know that there will be a second NBC stream available in the DIRECTV NOW guide. This second stream will also be airing the Super…
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