Category: Blog
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How to Get The DIRECTV NOW DVR & Hulu Live on Roku – Answering Your Questions
We are getting a ton of questions about two popular topics. First, what is new with DIRECTV NOW’s DVR, and is there any hope of getting in on the beta. Second, we are also hearing a lot of questions about when Hulu’s live TV service will come to Roku players. So I wanted to take…
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My Reply to the New York Times’s Anti-Cord Cutting Story
Once again the New York Times has been less than kind to cord cutters. Just over a year ago I posted a reply to its story “The Downside to Cord-Cutting.” Now it has a new one called “The Messy, Confusing Future of TV? It’s Here”. This story by Kevin Roose brings up many popular themes…
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Editorial: The War on Cord Cutting Is Heating Up
You can often tell who someone is afraid of by who they attack. The same thing is true with companies as more and more effort is being made to downplay cord cutting. People and companies are scared of cord cutting and the attacks on it are heating up. Just this week a slew of anti-cord…
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Our Top 10 FREE Fire TV Apps for August 2017
The Fire TV is full of great apps but it can be hard to find the ones you want. So we thought we would take a look at what are some of the best apps on the Fire TV as of August 2017. #1 Pluto TV Download now to stream Pluto TV’s 100+ channels of…
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The Ultimate Guide to DIRECTV NOW (August 2017 Edition)
It was no surprise when DIRECTV developed a platform for streaming content. Find out what benefits the service has to offer cord cutters, below. The Basics DIRECTV NOW is a streaming service from AT&T. The company is promoting the service as an alternative to cable, without a contract, and with the ability to choose a…
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What Streaming Player Offers the Best Parental Controls? (Answering Your Questions)
Most streaming players offer parental controls that allow you to have control over what content is streamed to your house. This enables parents to feel safe letting their kids access content on their Roku or Fire TV to name a few. I get asked about parental controls for cord cutters and, as a parent with…
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The Winner of The 3 Months of DIRECTV NOW & Roku Premiere is…
I am very excited to announce the winner of 3 months FREE DIRECTV NOW, HBO, STARZ, Cinemax, & Roku Premiere giveaway! First a special thanks to AT&T for donating the DIRECTV NOW membership. The Winner is! Will! Congratulations to Will and a special thank you to AT&T for donating to the giveaway. I have already…
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We Are Giving Away 3 Months FREE DIRECTV NOW, HBO, STARZ, Cinemax, & A Roku Premiere (1 Day Left)
To celebrate my 5th anniversary of becoming a cord cutter we are giving away 3 months of DIRECTV NOW Gotta Have It package with over 120 channels. You will also get 3 months of FREE HBO, STARZ, and Cinemax. Now to make sure you have something to watch all of that with we are including the…
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Cord Cutters News Update: We Are Growing!
I want to take a moment and give all the Cord Cutters News readers an update on the site and our future plans to help you get the most from your cord cutting experience. So far in 2017 Cord Cutters News (CCN) has seen crazy growth. July 2017 was the busiest month we have ever…
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The Ultimate Guide To Sling TV – Updated August 2017
Know The Basics Sling TV has been one of the most popular options for those who have cut the cord but still want access to live TV since it launched in 2015. The service was designed to be a solution to a common complaint with cable TV – paying a high monthly fee for access…