Category: All News
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Tubi Acquires BBC’s Upcoming Series Boarders
Tubi has secured BBC’s upcoming dramedy Boarders in a deal with All3Media International. The series will debut on the platform in North America in the first quarter of 2024. Boarders is written by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Daniel Lawrence Taylor. The series follows the lives of five talented Black teenagers from inner-city London who are awarded a…
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Reddit’s User Anonymity is Under Legal Assault As Pirate Streamers Targeted By Studios
Reddit’s ability to post anonymously is one of the core attributes of the social media platform. But media companies have been attempting to chip away its ability to protect its users via lawsuits, on the name of combating piracy. TorrentFreak has a nice breakdown of the numerous lawsuits, with filmmakers trying three times to gain…
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1 in 5 U.S. Households Struggle to Pay Rising Utility Costs. Here’s How Cord Cutting Can Help
The U.S. has seen historic utility rate hikes nationwide in the past year. A report by HOP Energy found that 48% of households are stressing about the rising cost of utility bills, and one in five struggle to pay bills on time. HOP Energy surveyed 1,002 people on the difficulty of paying increased electric, gas,…
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Spectrum Warns ACP Customers Program That Their Internet Bills May Go Up Soon
Spectrum is preparing its customers for the potential end of the Affordable Connectivity Program, ACP. According to one of our readers, Spectrum looks like it’s sending this email to customers who participate in the aid program: “Despite our best efforts, the federal government anticipates funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) may only remain through…
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The Best Streaming Players for Cord Cutting in 2024! Roku vs Fire TV vs Google TV vs Apple TV
Looking for a new streaming player in 2024? No matter if you are a new cord cutter looking a player to help you cut the cord or an experienced cord cutter looking to upgrade we can help. Last year we asked our readers what they thought was the best streaming player for cord cutting. According…
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The Recap: Price Hikes and Blackouts Teased, 5G Home Internet Soars, and More
It was a busy week of earnings, which meant subtle teases of price hikes? In the first week of earnings, we got major players like Comcast, Netflix, and all three major telecom players reporting their fourth-quarter results, and the numbers are interesting. We saw a continued rise in 5G home internet service, and perhaps a…
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Google TV Will Now Reportedly Let You Send Phone Calls to Your TV
A new “call notifications” feature is rolling out to users in Google TV’s latest update. Google confirmed to Cord Cutters News that call notifications for Google Meet on Google TV and Android TV OS began rolling out at the end of 2023. This comes after Google announced in November that it would be redesigning Google…
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Comedy Central Classics: Six Must-Watch Series on Paramount+
For those searching the archives, there’s comedy gold buried at Paramount+ . The streaming service houses a treasure trove of comedic classics, featuring some of Comedy Central’s most iconic series. These shows have not just defined humor but have also shaped cultural discourse. Here’s a look at six unforgettable shows that promise not just laughter…
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Great American Family Will Debut First Original Series Next Month
Great American Family will debut its first original series next month. County Rescue marks the network’s first steps into scripted television. County Rescue is a medical drama starring Julia Reilly (Stranger Things), Stacey Patino (Keeping Up With The Joneses), Percy Bell (Devotion), Tim Perez-Ross (The Vampire Diaries), Riley Hough (The Resident), Keller Fornes (The Secrets…
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Prime Video Confirms Invincible Season 2 Part 2 Release Date
Prime Video’s Invincible dropped a new trailer this week, showing the series will return with part two of the second season coming to the platform on March 14. The streamer made it known on January 19 that a release date for the second half of the second season would be confirmed this week, posting a…