Category: DIRECTV
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Cord Cutting This Week 43 – DIRECTV NOW 2nd Price Hike?, Roku, Fire TV DVR Recast, Hulu, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. Today we…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds Parental Controls to More Devices
Back in August, DIRECTV NOW officially added parental controls. Now AT&T is rolling out their DIRECTV NOW parental controls to more devices including iOS and the Apple TV. “Our new flexible parental controls are designed to give you peace of mind through the power to better manage what your kids watch. Streamers should be free…
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AT&T is Considering a Second DIRECTV NOW Price Hike
Earlier this week, we posted a response to the Wall Street Journal article Cord-Cutters Beware: Streaming TV Prices Are Marching Higher. In that article, the WSJ talked with AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson about the future of the company’s cord cutting services. Stephenson specifically mentioned both DirecTV Now and WatchTV. DirecTV Now is the more robust service,…
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What Is the Most Popular Live TV Streaming Service? Sling TV? DIRECTV NOW? PlayStation Vue? Hulu? We Answer Your Questions
Ever since Sling TV and PlayStation Vue went head to head, the question has been what is the most popular streaming service? Now that question has grown in importance as the number of live TV streaming services has increased. Last week, Cord Cutters News asked over 2,000 of our readers what live TV streaming services…
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Cord Cutting This Week 42 – NFL Streaming For FREE, $5.99 Hulu, PlayStation Vue Name, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. Today we…
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Your Netflix, Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, & Other Subscriptions May Be Up for Sale on the Black Market
If you subscribe to a streaming service, it is possible your account could be getting used by other people. Selling login details for services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Sling TV is a big business. According to recent reports, stolen login details are up for sale for as cheap as $8.81. So how common is…
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How to Watch The Weather Channel’s Coverage of Hurricane Florence Without Cable TV
Hurricane Florence could be the first cat 5 or a very high 4 hurricane to hit the US in many years. Recently many of our readers have been wondering how to access The Weather Channel without a 2 year TV contract of cable TV. So I wanted to take a minute and lay out your…
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Cord Cutting This Week #41 – Can You Save Money With Cord Cutting? DIRECTV NOW’s Streaming Player, Net Neutrality, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. Today we…
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DIRECTV NOW is Getting Ready to Release a Streaming Player Called The Osprey
For some time now we have known that AT&T was working on a set-top box for DIRECTV NOW. The device is an Android TV powered streaming player called Osprey. (AT&T is very likely to change the name before release.) This all comes from a Reddit user called Justice_Ranger who claims to be an AT&T employee. Other…
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DIRECTV NOW’s Unlimited Data Deal May Be Coming to An End After New Net Neutrality Law
Since AT&T launched DIRECTV NOW they have offered unlimited streaming on AT&T Wireless. If you had AT&T Wireless you could stream DIRECTV NOW all you want, but streaming Sling TV and Hulu would count against your data cap. Now a new net neutrality bill just passed in California that would ban the practice of offering…