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Amazon’s Echo Show Is Getting New & Improved Information Cards
Do you own an Echo Show smart speaker from Amazon? Does something look a little different? Amazon is rolling out new and improved information cards. These new cards include improved graphics and make it easier to give feedback on what kind of content you like. You will find the option to give thumbs up or…
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Sling TV Adds 6 Vevo Music Channels To Freestream
Sling TV’s free, ad-supported streaming service Freestream added more than a dozen new channels as it continues to ramp up its library of content. Today Sling TV and Vevo officially announced six new Vevo Music Channels streaming free on Sling TV Freestream. These channels went live several weeks ago, but Vevo announced today the launch…
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VIZIO’s Free Streaming Service Now Has More Than 300 Live Channels
Today VIZIO announced that it now has more than 300 live channels streaming for free on its free VIZIO WatchFree+ streaming service. The service also has over 15,000 on-demand titles and it continues to grow. VIZIO WatchFree+ is available exclusively on VIZIO smart TVs. VIZIO joins a growing number of TV manufacturers using free ad-supported…
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DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM, & U-verse Are Offering $10 Credits to Customers Affected By Cox Blackouts But You Have to Ask
Last week, DIRECTV lost rights to Cox-owned locals, including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, because of a contract dispute. Now DIRECTV has announced that customers affected by the blackout will receive a one-time $10 credit. The catch is DIRECTV, U-Verse TV, and DIRECTV STREAM customers have to apply for the one-time credit as it will…
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Pluto TV Adds 6 New Live TV Categories
Pluto TV is one of the older free ad-supported streaming services. Owned by Paramount, it offers a huge catalog of content from the media giant along with 200 other content partners. Today Pluto TV launched six new categories of live TV channels to help you find what you want. With categories, you can easily find…
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Cord Cutting Today: Spectrum Not Afraid of 5G Home Internet, Pluto TV’s 25 Movie Channels, & More
Do you want to know what’s going on in the busy world of cord cutting? Every Monday through Friday, we post a daily recap video on YouTube covering the biggest stories on the topic. Check out today’s video and if you want to learn more, you can read each story I talk about in the…
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Anime Streamer Crunchyroll is Now on Samsung Smart TVs
Crunchyroll, the largest anime streaming service, said on Monday it is now available on Samsung smart televisions. The streaming service is now available as an app on Samsung smart TV models from 2017 through 2023. Users can find it in the Samsung Smart TV app store. It’s the latest move by Crunchyroll to expand its…
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Comcast and Spectrum Want to Buy Smaller Cable TV Companies to Help Fight Cord Cutting
In recent years we have started to see a growing number of small cable TV networks shut down their video service since it is no longer profitable. One of the big questions is whether larger cable TV companies would buy the smaller ones even as they struggle with their own cord cutting issues. We have…
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YouTube Wants to Help You Customize Your Feed of Suggested Videos
One of the best and worst things about YouTube is its recommendations feed. Now, the video streaming giant wants you to help customize your own feed with content you actually want to watch. To offer better recommendations, YouTube is asking viewers to give feedback on what videos they like. If you agree to give feedback,…
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Cord Cutting is Squeezing Spectrum’s Cable TV Business, and Even Wall Street is Noticing
The cracks are starting to show with Spectrum and its parent, Charter Communications, and Wall Street is starting to sound the alarm. On Monday, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan analysts both downgraded the investment rating of Charter’s stock, according to Investing.com. Both financial institutions cited the company’s financial and customer-based losses, slow growth, high costs,…