Category: News
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How to Watch CMA Awards on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
Looking to watch the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards this week? The CMA Awards will be airing November 13th, 2019 starting at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. The good news is as a cord cutter you have many options to stream the Awards on your Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV. Here is our short…
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The $14.99 a Month Live TV Streaming Service Vidgo Launches a Roku Channel
Today the $14.99 a month live TV streaming service Vidgo announced that they have launched a Roku Channel that will allow you to stream their service on Roku. For $14.99 per month, you get 48 channels in the National English Streaming Plan. (Note: This is only a test launch and more channels will be added…
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Disney+ Added Over 10 Million Subscribers In Just Over 24 Hours
Today Disney announced that it now has added 10 million new subscribers since it launched. This would make Disney+ one of the fastest-growing streaming services ever. The Disney+ app is now available on Roku, PS4, Fire TV, Apple TV, Android, iOS Chromecast, and Xbox, along with Samsung and LG smart TVs. The service costs $6.99/month…
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Netflix is Getting New Kids Shows Produced by Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon has signed a multi-year deal to produce new kids shows for Netflix. Some of the new titles will be based on popular Nick programming like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Loud House. In addition to new titles surrounding existing Nick characters, this new collaboration will bring original feature films and series to Netflix…
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Hulu is Expanding Internationally But Hulu Employees Are Worried About the Future Under Disney
In May of this year, Disney signed a deal with Comcast, giving the company full operating control of Hulu. Soon after, we reported on discussions of how Disney+ and Hulu planned to work together on everything from content to customer management. After ESPN+ launched last year, and after the official launch of Disney+ this week,…
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Sling TV is Now Available on Facebook’s Portal TV
Today Sling TV announced that it has added its live TV streaming service to Portal TV. Now you will be able to use Sling TV through Facebook’s new streaming player, Portal TV. “Connecting with your family near and far is easier this holiday season with Facebook’s newly released Portal TV, from the Portal family of…
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Disney Will Air New Disney+ Episodes Every Friday Starting November 15th
Now that Disney+ has launched and viewers through the US, Canada, and the Netherlands have started watching the original content streaming on the platform, you may be wondering about the content schedule. When will new episodes of your favorite Disney+ series air? Beginning November 15, most new episodes of each series will premiere on Fridays…
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Netflix Is Leaving Older Roku Players Because of DRM & Others Could Do The Same
In early October, news broke that Netflix was ending support for older Rokus on December 1, 2019. Sadly, Netflix has not posted a full list of Roku players that are losing support on December 1, but Roku says the first two Roku models will lose Netflix at that time. (If you are affected by this…
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A U.S. Senate Committee Will Vote Today on Banning Hidden Cable TV & Internet Fees
Today the United States Senate Commerce Committee will vote on banning hidden fees on cable TV, internet, and phone providers as part of the renewal of the Satellite Television Access Reauthorization (STAR) Act. Update: According to reports the vote on the STAR bill is being delayed. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications…
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Cord Cutters Need to Rescan Their Antennas as FOX Recently Added More OTA Channels
If you use an antenna to watch free over-the-air TV, it’s best to rescan often since new channels get added frequently. In addition, some OTA channels move to new channel numbers due to things like the FCC auctioning off locals like they did earlier last month. Fox is just one network that seems to be…