Category: News
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Cord Cutting Today #154 – Spectrum Admits The True Cost of Cable TV, The War on IPTV, & More
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including Spectrum Admits The…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon For The Week Of September 23rd, 2019
September 23 Team Kaylie Netflix Family September 24 American Horror Story: Apocalypse Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself Netflix Original September 25 Abstract: The Art of Design (Season 2) Netflix Original Birders Netflix Original El recluso Netflix Original Furie Glitch (Season 3) Netflix Original September 26 Explained (Season 2) Netflix Original The Grandmaster September 27 Bard of…
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The NFL is Getting Ready to for New Rights Negotiations for NFL Games & NFL Sunday Ticket
In the coming years, the NFL is getting ready for negotiations to sell its rights for NFL games and the NFL Sunday Ticket. Now the NFL is consolidating its NFL media groups from 3 groups to 2 groups according to a report from The Sports Business Daily. Recently the NFL had an option to get…
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High Costs and Poor Customer Service Are Top Cable Complaints, Survey Shows
Recently, Consumer Reports shared the results of a survey they conducted among their members, giving insight into those individuals’ opinions on pay TV services. Cost, including unexpected fees and post-promotional pricing increases, along with poor customer service were two areas that respondents named as causes for dissatisfaction. While those surveyed showed frustration with pay TV…
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Pluto TV Adds New Advertising Week Channel to Their Lineup
Pluto TV has been continuously adding to their content library. Now, they’ve added another new channel, Advertising Week. It will be a pop-up channel through October 7th, that dives into the new drivers of commerce from D2C brands through marketing innovation-Discover Advertising Week. Here’s what you’ll find on The Best of Advertising Week 2019 Advertising Week’s…
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Confirmed: TiVo Will Start Airing Pre-Roll Ads on Your DVR Recordings
Last week we let you know about what looked like some ad testing TiVo was conducting on DVR recordings. Now the company itself has confirmed that within the next 90 days, all eligible TiVo devices will start playing video ads at the beginning of your recorded shows. TiVo Experience 4, with Bolt, Roami, and Vox…
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Apple Will Bring Oprah’s Book Club to Apple TV+
Today, Oprah and Apple announced that Oprah’s Book Club will be coming to Apple TV+. The book club has been bringing a community of readers together since the talk show host started it in 1996. Now, Apple is making it easier to be a part of that community and connect with others. “I am who…
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Google Will Launch Google Play Pass This Week
This week, Google will be launching Google Play Pass, a subscription to Google Play’s apps, games, and digital content. Play Pass will be available to Android devices in the US this week and will be available in additional countries soon, according to Google’s press release. You can get started with a 10-day free trial and…
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HBO Wins Big at the Emmys, Followed by Netflix and Amazon
Another year, another Emmys Awards night come and gone. Here’s how your favorite TV networks made out: HBO basically blew it’s competition out of the water with 34 total wins, Netflix came in second place with 27, and Amazon took third with 15 Emmys under it’s belt. HBO’s winnings can largely be attributed to it’s…
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FCC Chairman Shares More on Plans to Expand High Speed Internet
Today, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai spoke at the National Tribal Broadband Summit. During his speech, Pai gave more insight about the FCC’s ongoing commitment to invest in expanding high speed Internet access in underserved areas. “On my very first day as FCC Chairman, I said that my top priority would be closing the digital divide…