Tag: chromecast
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DIRECTV NOW Adds Chromecast Support on iOS
DIRECTV NOW has supported Chromecast on Android since launch. Now starting today iOS users can also access their Chromecast through their iOS app. To get access to the new Chromecast on iOS feature you need to update your DIRECTV NOW iOS app first. Chromecast on iOS joins a growing list of supported DIRECTV NOW devices…
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How to Watch the McGregor vs Mayweather Fight on Your Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
One of the biggest fights of the year is this Saturday, August 26, 2017. The good news is you won’t need cable TV to watch the fight. A wide range of streaming players including Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV will all offer ways to watch the fight. So the following is our…
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Roku & The Fire TV Are Pulling Away From The Competition
Roku has long been a leader in the set top box streaming market and now it looks like they are expanding their lead. Recently Parks Associates released a report that looked at all streaming players from Smart TVs to game systems and everything in between. According to the report, Roku’s market share grew from 30%…
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Roku is Dominating in the United States But the Fire TV Is Catching Up
As more Americans are streaming their TV instead of using a cable TV box it has created a huge market for streaming players. Now we get a look at who is winning the streaming player battle in the United States. According to the research firm eMarketer, in 2017 38.9 million Americans use a Roku player…
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Chromecast is Coming to Hotels to Make Cord Cutting Easy
Ever been in a hotel and wish you could easily watch Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and more? Or wish you could watch your favorite live TV streaming service such as Sling TV or DIRECTV NOW? In more hotels you will soon be able to. AT&T will soon be adding a system called “Staycast” to DIRECTV service…
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Google Adds Google Home Support to Chromecast
Google today at their Google I/O event announced visual integration between Google Home and Chromecast. Now when you ask Google Home for information your Chromecast will also display details. Rather that be about the weather or what is on YouTube. You will be able to use your Google Home smart speaker to select what to…
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Google is Giving Away FREE Chromecasts
Well it seems Google is jumping in on the free device bandwagon. Recently Google started emailing YouTube TV subscribers to let them know they qualify for a FREE Chromecast. This seems to be addressing one of the main complaints about YouTube TV the lack of device support. Currently YouTube TV is only supporting Google owned…
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Here Are The Devices That Hulu’s Live TV Service Will Support At Launch
Yesterday Hulu emailed its subscribers a new video showing off its new Hulu app that is coming this spring. The video gave us a look at what devices will be supported by the new Hulu live TV service coming sometime soon. According to the video the new Hulu app will come to Apple TV*, iOS,…
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New Data Gives Us a Look At The Most Popular Streaming Players
The battle for your living room TV continues to heat up around streaming media players. Now we get a fresh look at who is leading in sales. ComScore released new data on sales of streaming players this week. According to this data, Roku is not only leading but dominating the set-top box market by a…
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So What Is the Most Popular Streaming Device With Cord Cutters? We Asked Our Readers
If you hang around cord cutters you probably know that they can be passionate about what streaming media player they use. You have likely also seen a flood of questions about what the best streaming player out there is. So we decided to ask our readers and more than 1,000 of them took our survey.…