Category: News
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Netflix is Changing How It Reports Subscriber and Revenue Numbers
Netflix recently finished its third quarter strong reporting growth in both subscribers and revenue. In its letter to shareholders, it also announced changes to how it will report certain data going forward. Up until now, Netflix has categorized its reports into two sections – domestic and international. But toward the end of this quarter’s letter,…
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IMDb TV vs STIRR: Two Great Free Services Compared
While paid streaming services are great for live channel streaming and new content, free streaming services have a lot to offer in a cord cutting setup. Today, we’re looking at two free services – IMDb TV and STIRR. IMDb TV This free streaming service from Amazon launched in January with the name Freedive. After the name…
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Comcast Has Been Removing TV Channels But Not Lowering Its Price
Xfinity cable customers have been taking to Twitter to share complaints about Comcast Xfinity dropping channels. Channels including WE TV, Investigation Discovery, and WGN have been disappearing from lineups in markets around the country. Customers are saying they haven’t been getting any warning or any explanation from the company about why this content is suddenly…
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Philo CEO Says Bundling is the Future of Streaming Services
In an interview with CNBC, Andrew McCollum, CEO of Philo, shares his thoughts on traditional cable TV structures and the future of streaming services as competition heats up. “We’re in a golden age of television. The content is as good as it’s ever been,” McCollum says. But traditional cable TV packages aren’t giving viewers the…
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AT&T Needs to Regain the Trust of Cord Cutters for AT&T TV & HBO MAX to Be Successful
This week AT&T announced plans for HBO MAX, a new on-demand streaming service that will cost $14.99 a month. HBO MAX will include bundle deals with AT&T TV and offer content from HBO and a huge collection of WarnerMedia properties. The main issue AT&T has is not the line up or content HBO MAX will…
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Hulu’s New 14-Day Grid Guide For Live TV is Now Rolling Out on The Fire TV
Hulu has just started rolling out the new grid guide on Fire TV devices. Note that the new feature seems to be slowly rolling out which likely means Hulu is doing A/B testing of this new feature, so don’t be surprised if you don’t see the guide right now. You’ll get the update soon. Here…
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The Free News Service Haystack TV Has a New Channel Dedicated to California Wildfires Coverage
Yesterday, Haystack TV announced a new channel on the free news streaming service dedicated to covering stories on wildfires in California. The channel will include content from numerous local partners and provide updates more than a dozen (and counting) active wildfires currently raging through California neighborhoods, including the Getty and Tick fires. “Haystack TV viewers…
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Update: Sony TVs Are Not Getting The Apple TV App Right Now
Update: Sony reached out to Cord Cutters News to say the 9to5Mac post was incorrect. Sony said the Apple TV app is not available on Sony TVs at this time. 9to5Mac posted this update to their story “Update: Sony told us it was a mistake and they have no further news about the app launch for…
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Walmart is Reportedly Considering Selling Vudu
Today The Information reported that Walmart is looking into selling Vudu. According to reports, Walmart has concluded that in order to hold up against new competition, it would have to invest substantially in Vudu. As an alternative, Walmart is now reportedly thinking about selling instead of pouring money into Vudu. Vudu first launched back in…
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Spectrum & ACE Team Up to Crack Down on Password Sharing & Unauthorized Access to Content
Recently Spectrum announced partnerships with FOX and Disney to crack down on password sharing. Today Spectrum teamed up with The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) to crack down on unauthorized access to content through password sharing and inadequate encryption. ACE was created to help crack down on piracy and has lead several major lawsuits…