Tag: Streaming
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5 Easy Tips to Improve Your Wi-Fi Signal for Better Streaming
When cord cutters experience buffering they often blame the streaming provider when the real issue is their Wi-Fi network. These complaints are common with live TV services as they often say “Netflix works but my live TV service does not.” The truth is live TV needs a little more speed for a variety of reasons…
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Over 78% of US Households Subscribe to a Streaming Service
It looks like streaming is not only taking over the US but the world. A recent report from Limelight shows that over 60% of people subscribe to at least one streaming service such as Netflix or Amazon Prime. The report says that in the United States over 78% of all Americans subscribe to at least…
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So What Happens to Your Digital Content If the Seller Loses the Rights to the Show
One of the oldest questions about streaming is what happens if the store you purchased a show from loses rights to the show or movie. I often hear from new and old cord cutters alike that they don’t want to buy digital content because they may lose access to it at some future date. I…
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Study: Here Are the Top 10 Most Popular Streaming Services
We are often asked what service is more popular than another. Who has the most subscribers? Who gets used the most? Now we have a new study from TiVo (formally DigitalSmiths) that asked over 3,000 people what services they used during the first quarter of 2017. Likely to no one’s surprise Netflix still dominates with…
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A New Study Shows the Top 25 Most Watched Apps
This week TCL, the fastest growing television brand in the United States, released a new study into what Americans are streaming. This study was done in partnership with Ipsos and looked at the top 25 apps used for streaming on TVs. The survey reaffirmed cord cutting will continue to be a major trend moving forward…
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More People Are Streaming Video on Mobile Devices As VOD Replaces Traditional Cable Channels
According to a recent report more than half of all global video-on-demand (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc) starts take place on mobile devices. In its Q4 Global Video Index report, from Ooyala they reported that mobile viewing now makes up 54% of global video plays, up from 46% a year ago. The report goes on to say…
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Comet TV (The Over The Air TV Network) Now Streams FREE Online & On Roku
Comet TV is a free over-the-air TV station owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. It is known for airing classic and newer sci-fi shows and movies from popular classics such as “Outer Limits” and “Mystery Science Theater 300” to lesser known shows such as “Men into Space.” It even has rights to “Stargate SG-1” that its…
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Verizon Just Made It Easier to Stream Your Content
Being able to stream anything you want at home and on the road has been the dream of many cord cutters for years. Now Verizon is joining T-Mobile and Sprint to offer an unlimited streaming option. Yesterday Verizon officially brought back an unlimited data plan starting at $80 a month if you sign up for…
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More Americans Over 50 Are Becoming Streamers
You may have heard that streaming was just something millennials do; however, we have a study from Barclays that says streaming is growing fastest with Americans over age 50. In their report they say the following: “Because of the relative ease of access, those who watch the most TV, adults 50+, are now also the…
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Cordie Awards: Best New Streaming Service & Most Exciting Unreleased Service
2016 was full of exciting new streaming services, and 2017 already has a growing list of powerful new streaming services ready to launch. So this year we asked our readers to vote on what service they thought was the best new service of 2016 and what service they are most excited to see launch in…