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Cable TV May Get Even More Expensive As Local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Owners Sign More Lucrative Deals
You might soon be paying more for cable TV. Broadcasting company Scripps said on Wednesday that it locked down cable and satellite carriage agreements that account for 75% of the company’ subscriber households, and touted a bump in how much it’ll be able to get from cable TV providers. As a result of the deals,…
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Sling TV is Considering Big Changes To Its Free Sling Freestream Service
Yesterday, Sling TV sent out surveys to customers looking at its free streaming service, Sling Freestream. In the survey, Sling TV asked about possible major changes that Sling TV could make to improve its free streaming service. Cord Cutters News received copies of this service from multiple readers and has confirmed what was in them.…
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Lionsgate and EBONY Magazine Launch New Free Streaming Channel
EBONY Media Group and Lionsgate joined forces to launch a new free channel directed towards Black viewers that is rolling out through the end of the month, starting on Samsung TV Plus. EBONY TV by Lionsgate is EBONY’s first venture into ad-supported streaming. The channel hosts 18,000 titles from Lionsgate’s catalog featuring African-American programming, such…
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Netflix Will Reportedly Cut Jobs & Shut Down Two Films Currently In Pre-Production
A few weeks ago, it was reported that Netflix would soon raise the price of its ad-free plans. Now Variety is reporting that job cuts and movie cancelations are also in the works. According to the report from Variety, Netflix plans to restructure its animation unit, a move that will result in job cuts. Netflix…
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MLB Wants a TV Deal With Bally Sports Now For 11 Teams, Or It Wants Out Of Its TV Contract
Last week, Bally Sports Parent Company asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy for permission not to pay the Arizona Coyotes contract. This will allow Bally Sports to end its TV contract with the company. This comes as Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of Bally Sports, says it would like to shut down the Bally…
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Disney+, Hulu, & ESPN+ Will All Be Going Up In Price Tomorrow If You Hurry You May Be Able to Lock In The Annual Discount
During Disney’s recent earnings call, it was announced that the price of Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ will be going up. Disney+ Premium goes up by $3 to $13.99 a month. Hulu without ads will also increase by $3 to $17.99. ESPN+ rises by $1 to $10.99 a month. It’s also going to crack down on…
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SpaceX’s Starlink Is Looking For Partners To Offer Texts, Calls, & LTE Data From Space
A year ago, T-Mobile and SpaceX unveiled a partnership to combine the former’s spectrum with the latter’s network of low orbit satellites for more comprehensive wireless coverage, an initiative they coined “Coverage Above and Beyond.” Now, SpaceX has launched a website looking for other mobile providers who want to use their network to offer texts,…
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Deal Alert! Bose Portable Bluetooth Speakers Are on Sale For Prime Day
Are you looking for a high-quality Bluetooth speaker for your home or travel? This portable Bose Bluetooth speaker is on sale right now for just $119! With the SoundLink Flex you get up to 12 hours of battery life, IP67 waterproof, and USB-C charging. You can find the Bose Bluetooth speaker on sale on Amazon…
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Sling TV Freestream Adds 9 New Free Channels
If you still think of Sling TV as just a paid service, you are missing out. Sling TV Freestream is the company’s free ad-supported streaming service and offers over 430 free channels and over 41,000 on-demand titles. This week, Sling TV added nine new channels to its Freestream lineup. That is on top of the…
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Comcast is Telling Some Customers That They’re Consuming an Unrealistic Amount of Data
Comcast’s data reporting system appears to be suffering from a glitch, in some cases showing that customers are using twice as much as data as they’re actually consuming. A number complaints about this problem have popped up on Reddit and other ISP message boards, and Comcast has confirmed the problem with Cord Cutters News. One…