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Comcast Is Launching Next-Gen Internet Service With 2 Gbps Internet In More Areas
Last November, Comcast announced plans to launch its next-generation internet service- which brings a huge boost to both upload and download speeds- in select neighborhoods in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Atlanta. Now DOCSIS 4.0 is starting to roll out to a growing number of markets in 2024. DOCSIS 4.0, the latest standard in cable internet…
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Roku Plans To Add More Ads to Its Home Screen
Roku’s home screen may soon add more ads. Roku plans to “immerse advertisers in more parts of the home screen” by adding interactive and shoppable ad formats, Kristina Shepard, Roku’s vice president of global ad sales and partnerships, told AdExchanger during CES last week. Bringing more ads to its home screen will give marketers the…
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Deal Alert! 145W 25,000mAh USB-C Power Bank is Just $85.99 For a Limited Time
Do you want a super powerful 145W 2,5000mAh power bank that can charge your laptop, phone, or Nintendo Switch? UGREEN has their new massive 25,000 USB-C portable charger on sale for just $85.99, down from the list price of $149.99. This is a great power bank to make sure you will have the power you…
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Tubi Hires Former HBO Executive
Today Fox announced that they have hired Courtney Sanchez as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Operations at Tubi. With this hire, Sanchez will be in charge of the company’s growth through data and market-drive insights. “As more streamers embrace ad-supported entertainment, Tubi’s unique growth formula continues to shine and resonate with younger…
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A New Battlestar Galactica May Finally Come to Peacock After Years of Waiting
NBCUniversal said it has signed Derek Simonds as the new writer and showrunner for the upcoming Peacock reboot of Battlestar Galactica. Simonds (The Sinner, When We Rise) joins Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot, Leave The World Behind) and Chad Hamilton (The Resort, Homecoming) as executive producers for the new show, NBCUniversal confirmed with Cord Cutters News.…
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Comcast & Spectrum Have Both Raised Their Cable TV Prices Already in 2024 By as Much as $240 a Year
2024 is only a few weeks old but Comcast and Spectrum have wasted no time in raising prices. For some customers, their bills may rise by up to $20 a month totaling $240 a year in extra expenses. This is Spectrum’s second price hike in less than a year. Comcast’s last price hike happened in…
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Bally Sports RSNs Will Get a New Name Later This Year If a New Deal Is Not Reached
This week we learned that Bally Sports’ parent company, Diamond Sports Group, had reached a deal to exit bankruptcy and end legal action with a few companies. As a part of this deal, Diamond Sports Group has agreed to a deal that will let it continue to use the Bally Sports name for its regional…
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Peacock Removes Live Feed of ‘Squawk Box’ and ‘Morning Joe’
Peacock has shut off the live feed versions of its cable news programs Squawk Box and Morning Joe that were available on the streaming service. A Peacock spokesperson confirmed to Cord Cutters News that they have been pulled, and that there is no timing on when — or if — they will return. The person…
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King of the Hill Creator Says Series Won’t Debut Until 2025
King of the Hill co-creator Greg Daniels said the reboot series isn’t likely to make it to Hulu before 2025. The series has long been in pre-production but is trucking along slowly due to a pause in production stemming from the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes last year. The creators worked on a couple episodes…
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DISH Hopper 3 Now Comes With Free, Ad-Supported Streaming Channels
The DISH Hopper 3 is a digital video recorder supplied to DISH satellite TV subscribers. While it can record and broadcast multiple streams at once, a new feature is bringing free, ad-supported video streams directly from the device. There are three so-called FAST sections called Bonus View Western, Bonus View Classics, and Bonus View The…