Tag: sony
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Older Sony TVs Will Lose Amazon Prime Video in September
In one more example of why you should be careful when buying a smart TV is Sony. This week it was announced that pre-Android TV Sony TVs will be losing Amazon Prime Video on September 25th, 2019. The good news here is these are all older TVs and if your Sony TV runs Android TV…
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Update: PlayStation Vue Seems to Have a New Deal With AMC, Discovery, NBC, & Turner
July 1st, 2019 is here, and it seems that Sony has a new deal with AMC, Discovery, NBC, and Turner to at least keep the networks on PlayStation Vue for now. For now, no agreement has been announced, but all of these networks are still live on PlayStation Vue this morning after Sony warned that…
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Hulu Is Ending Support Most for DVD & Blu-ray Players
Update; Hulu has reached to inform Cord Cutters News that most DVD and Blu-ray players are losing Hulu support but not all. You can learn more HERE. Hulu announced this week that by the end of August they will stop supporting all DVD and Blu-ray players. Hulu will start to end support for these players…
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Google Responds to Reports of New Ads on The Android TV Home Screen
This week reports started to come out that Google was placing ads on the home screen. Reportedly, Google is testing ads on the home screen that shows a row of sponsored content. This has exploded with a wide range of Android TV owners saying they have seen the new ads. Google has reached out to…
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Sony Just Sold Crackle to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
Today it was announced that Sony Pictures Television is selling Sony Crackle to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment the company who also runs Popcornflix and other streaming services. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment will own a majority of Crackle and Sony will, in turn, receive 4 million worth of stock in Chicken Soup…
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Vudu is Upgrading Some SD Movie Purchases to Full HD For FREE
Did you buy some movies on Vudu in SD? You may now have access to that movie in HD. It looks like Vudu has started to upgrade these SD movie purchases to HD. Yesterday a poster on Reddit first spotted this and others have started to report receiving the free upgrades. It is now clear what…
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Sony is Shutting Down Their Sony Pictures Streaming Store
Today Sony announced that on January 31st, 2019 they will be shutting their Sony Pictures Store a streaming service that let customers buy digital movies. The good news is Sony is offering several options to save your content including moving it to Vudu or Movies Anywhere. Did you use the Sony Pictures Store? Leave us…
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Sony Promises to Restore Kodi Support On Sony Android TV Products
For years there have been rumors of companies banning Kodi from their products. Last week Sony pushed an updated that banned Kodi by blocking its install in the firmware of their newer Android TV devices. In a post on the official Kodi Twitter Account, the Kodi Team said: “Well done @SonyElectronics for actively preventing users…
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Sony Bans Kodi from Sony Android TV Products
For years there have been rumors of companies banning Kodi from their products. Now Sony has officially banned Kodi by blocking its install in the firmware of their newer Android TV devices. In a post on the official Kodi Twitter Account, the Kodi Team said: “Well done @SonyElectronics for actively preventing users from installing Kodi…
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Review: Sony’s New PS4 Remote For PlayStation Vue (Comes With a 30-Day Free Trial of PS Vue)
Earlier this month Sony announced a new remote for the PlayStation 4 built for PlayStation Vue. This new remote gives PS4 owners a more traditional remote to use with their PlayStation Vue. The best part is that if you buy the new PDP Cloud Remote PS4 remote you will get a 30-day free trial of PlayStation…