Tag: NBC
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NBC’s New Streaming Service Will Be Named Peacock
NBC has just announced that their new streaming service will be named Peacock. Peacock, the ad and subscription supported streaming service, will launch in April 2020. Pricing details will be announced later, but we know that the content library will include The Office and Parks and Rec, two of the most-watched streaming series. “The name…
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6 ABC/FOX & NBC Locals Go Dark On AT&T TV, DIRECTV, & AT&T TV NOW
Tonight 10 ABC and NBC affiliates went dark on AT&T TV, DIRECTV, and AT&T TV NOW. This blackout comes as talks between AT&T and their parent companies KHQ Incorporated, NBC Right Now, and Cowles Montana Media broke down. Update: AT&T sent Cord Cutters News the following: “We’re disappointed to see Cowles Montana Media put our…
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Cord Cutting This Week #117 – CBS’s Merger With Viacom, PlayStation Vue’s New Marketing Plan, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also…
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NBC Sports is Launching a Cord Cutting Sports Streaming Service for Restaurants & Bars
One of the most significant issues with streaming services is they don’t have a commercial license to let the services be used in bars, restaurants, waiting rooms, and more. These so-called public viewing rules have limited the ability for many small restaurant and bar owners from cutting the cord. Today NBC announced a new service…
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Americans Want to Pay $21 Total for Streaming Services
A new poll from Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult gives some insight into what people are currently paying for streaming media and what the ideal numbers would look like for viewers across America. The Hollywood Reporter shared some results from that poll of 2200 adults in the US. The results showed that many Americans are subscribing to…
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ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Fees on Cable TV Are Up Over 600% Since 2006
Fees for local TV stations are some of the biggest expenses for cable TV and even cord cutting services. Increasingly, cable companies have been pushing back and Sling TV even decided to not offer locals. Over the last month, several high profile blackouts of local channels have happened as Meredeth was dropped on Dish and…
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PlayStation Vue is Adding More Nexstar Owned NBC Local TV Stations
Today PlayStation Vue started to add more Nexstar owned ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC local TV stations. Update: We have confirmed that PlayStation Vue only added Nexstar owned NBC locals today. Here are the NBC locals PlayStation Vue added today: Amarillo, TX (KAMR Local 4) Austin, TX (KXAN) Bakersfield, CA (KGET-TV 17) Baton Rouge, LA…
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ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Are Suing Locast to Shut It Down
Today it was learned that ABC, CBS. FOX, and NBC are suing to shutdown Locast according to The Wall Street Journal. This comes after Dish and AT&T have used Locast to help support their fight with local ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC local TV stations. Update: Locast sent Cord Cutters News the following statement about…
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NBC’s New Streaming Service Will Launch in April 2020
Likely in a move to not let AT&T’s HBO Max beat it to the market today NBCUniversal announced that its new streaming service would launch in April 2020. “For competitive reasons, we believe we’ve got some ideas that are innovative and don’t really want to share those until we get close to launch. But we’re…
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The Office Leaving Netflix Is Not the End of Cord Cutting
Last week Netflix announced that in 2021 The Office will be leaving Netflix. Quickly stories started to flood the Internet pushing the idea that this is one more thing that will kill cord cutting. The main complaint is if you want The Office you will need to get NBC’s new service starting in 2020. The…