Tag: DIRECTV NOW
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How to Watch the NBA Playoffs on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
This weekend the 2018 NBA Playoffs will officially get underway. To make the news even better, cord cutters have more options than ever to watch the NBA Playoffs on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and more. Here is our guide to watching the NBA Playoffs without the high cost and long-term contracts of cable TV. ESPN,…
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DIRECTV NOW is Rolling Out System Upgrades Tonight For Beta Testers
Today DIRECTV NOW started contented beta testers about possible issues tonight as part of a planned system upgrade. DIRECTV NOW did not exactly explain what upgrades are happening, but from the looks of it, these are back-end system upgrades. Here is the email DIRECTV NOW is sending beta testers: Hello Testers, Tonight we will be…
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Why Is PBS Not on DIRECTV NOW, PlayStation Vue, & Other Live TV Streaming Services? You Asked, We Answer
One of the most popular questions we get is why PBS is not on a live TV streaming service such as DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, and Hulu. Cord Cutters News reached out to PBS to find out why and this is what we found out: “Many local PBS stations broadcast content that is…
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How to Watch The NHL Playoffs on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
The NHL Playoffs are about to kickoff and we have your full guide on how to watch every game on Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV. Here is how you can watch the NHL Stanly Cup playoffs on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and more even if you don’t have a cable TV subscription. #1…
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DIRECTV NOW Has Started to Roll Out 1080p 60 FPS on Local CBS Affiliates
It looks like DIRECTV NOW has started to roll out 60 fps 1080p streaming to more channels including some local CBS affiliates. This weekend Cord Cutters News confirmed that our local Dallas CBS affiliate upgraded their stream to 1080p 60 fps on the DIRECTV NOW beta app. Not all CBS locals are at 60 fps.…
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DIRECTV NOW Apple TV Device Deals Update
Recently DIRECTV NOW has made changes to several of their most popular device deals including the Apple TV deals. So today we are going to take a look at all of the current DIRECTV NOW device deals. Apple TV 4K Right now if you prepay for four months of DIRECTV NOW you can get an Apple TV…
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DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs YouTube TV vs Philo vs Sling TV vs Fubo TV vs Hulu – Updated April 2018
Today we update our side by side look at the major live TV streaming services. With a lot of new channels added to services like DIRECTV NOW we wanted to update our live TV streaming service break down. This month we looked at Fubo TV, Philo, Sling TV, Hulu’s live TV beta, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, and DIRECTV NOW with the…
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DIRECTV NOW Extends Their 4K Apple TV Deal
If you want an Apple TV 4K, we have good news for you as DIRECTV NOW has extended their Apple TV deal. Right now if you prepay for four months of DIRECTV NOW you can get an Apple TV 4K. The best part is DIRECTV NOW just made the Apple TV 4K deal even better!…
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Cord Cutting This Week #18: Is AT&T Time Warner Merger Good For Cord Cutting?
AT&T is in the process of buying Time Warner. Not the cable company that was sold to Charter a few years ago, but the parent company behind CNN, TNT, and HBO. Back in December the Department of Justice sued to block the merger on antitrust grounds. AT&T’s deal to buy Time Warner is an $85.4…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds The Ovation Channel
Today DIRECTV NOW quietly added the Ovation channel just a few days after they added UP Family TV, SNY, and Aspire TV to their lineup. We are unsure what package they are in but have confirmed that the Ovation channel is on the Go Big package. Ovation on their website describes themselves as “Ovation is an…