Tag: Weekend Wrap Up
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Weekend Wrap-Up: New Carriage Deals and Even More Star Wars Shows
The holidays were in full swing this week, but there was still plenty to talk about in the world of cord cutting and streaming. AT&T reached an agreement with Tegna regarding access to local channels. Elsewhere, Disney shared news of yet another Star Wars series coming to the service — this one featuring a very…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: HBO Max on Roku, Apple TV Coming to Chromecast, and More!
Well, it finally happened. This week saw the appearance of the HBO Max app on Roku. Elsewhere, we learned the Apple TV app will be coming to Chromecast with Google TV in early 2021 and Peacock shared some info on its plans for next year as well. In other words, it’s been another busy week!…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: HBO Max Redefines ‘Home Box Office,’ Discovery’s New Streaming Service, and More
December is starting off with a bang thanks to some landmark streaming news from HBO Max and Discovery’s announcement of a new streaming service launching early next year. Elsewhere, a pair of carrier disputes have led to major channel blackouts, and fuboTV is betting on sports wagering as a major new revenue source. Here’s what…
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Weekend Round-Up: Comcast Price Hikes, Black Friday Deals and More
Thanksgiving week saw price hike announcements from Comcast, a steady stream of Black Friday deals and more. Netflix removed The Chappelle Show from its lineup following a request from Dave Chappelle. And Dish could be facing the largest TV station blackout ever. Here’s what happened in the world of cord cutting and streaming. Breaking News…
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Weekend Round-Up: HBO Max on Fire TV, Hulu Price Hike, and More
This week saw HBO Max finally arriving on Amazon’s Fire TV platform. Hulu announced a price hike for its live TV streaming service and we learned that Wonder Woman 1984 will premiere in theaters and on streaming on the same day. Here at Cord Cutters News, we also examined the state of streaming on the…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: AirPlay 2 Comes to Roku Devices, Disney+ Anniversary, and More
This week, we took a good, long look at Roku’s new OS 9.4 and new AirPlay and HomeKit support on certain Roku devices. Meanwhile, more companies are sharing their latest earnings and subscriber numbers. T-Mobile is expanding its home internet service plans, and Microsoft is sweetening the Xbox Game Pass deal with free access to…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Roku Earnings, T-Mobile Troubles, Spectrum Price Hikes, and More
Welcome to November 2020. There is, shall we say, a lot going on right now beyond the entertainment world, but there was still plenty of cord cutting and streaming news to talk about this week. We’ve got more third quarter earnings to talk about from Roku and others and more streaming app support for next-gen…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Netflix’s Price Hikes, T-Mobile’s New Streaming Service, and More
It’s Halloween weekend, but before we get to the tricks and treats, we have some streaming news to get to first. This week, we’re going to talk about Netflix bumping up pricing on a few of its plans, and T-Mobile launching a new entry into the live TV streaming field. Elsewhere, third quarter earnings continue…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Quibi Calls it Quits, Netflix’s StreamFest, and More
It was a roller coaster of a week for the streaming service Quibi. Meanwhile, Netflix announced its latest subscriber numbers and we learned about new free preview options now that the service has dropped its 30-day free trials. And Sling TV’s adding the Big Ten Network just in time for the conference’s college football season…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Netflix Drops Free Trials, Disney Makes Streaming Moves & More
While taking breaks from buying Echo Dots with Baby Yoda stands and rounding up 4K TV deals on Prime Day, we covered news this week about Disney’s restructuring, cable dying more quickly than we realized, and AT&T potentially taking a huge hit in a sale of DirecTV. Here’s what’s new in the world of cord…