Category: News
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Is Your Cable TV & Internet Not Working? Someone May Have Stolen Your Cable Lines
Have you recently woken up and found your cable TV or internet has stopped working? It may not be anything your cable company did. Your cable lines may have been stolen. Reports of cable TV copper lines being stolen has skyrocketed with West Virginia being one of the states hardest hit. According to Frontier, they…
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Paramount Is Reportedly In Talks For A Possible Sale Of The Media Giant, But The Price Would Have to Be Right…
Recently, Paramount has been looking to sell some of its assets and make cuts to others. Back in October, according to a report from CNBC, the largest shareholder of Paramount Shari Redstone, who owns roughly 80% of Paramount Global voting stock, was reportedly open to a merger or selling the company if the price is…
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The Price of YouTube Premium Is Going Up on Grandfathered Plans By As Much as $6 a Month
Back in July, YouTube quietly raised the price of YouTube Premium by $2 a month to $13.99 or an annual subscription of $139.99. At the time, select YouTube Premium subscribers were grandfathered into that new place, but now the will also be hit with a price hike in January, according to a report from 9to5Google.…
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Google’s New Android TV App Makes It Easier To Find Free Channels To Watch
Google rolled out a new shortcut to find free TV channels without jumping between multiple apps. The tech giant’s new Free TV Channels app can be found in your Favorite Apps row on your Android TV. The app gives you access to more than 115 free channels including local news, movies, TV shows, and sports,…
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Amazon Backs Off as Premier League Signs Historic $8.5 Billion Deal Without Streaming
Amazon opted not to be part of Premier League’s historic $8.5 billion media deal, making it one of the few recent sports TV agreements that doesn’t include a major streaming component. England’s top-tier soccer league signed four-year agreements with Sky Sports and the U.K.’s TNT Sports, securing the domestic rights through the 2029 season in…
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DIRECTV Slams Tegna For Denying Military and Government Facility Access to NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX During Blackout
DIRECTV on Thursday slammed Tegna for denying a request to restore the blacked out local stations to government and military facilities while the negotiations continue. “We privately sought TEGNA’s permission to restore its signals exclusively to military and federal institutions while we continue to negotiate a new agreement, which would’ve allowed DIRECTV to once again…
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Disney+ is Looking at Adding Gaming and Shopping Experiences To its Ads
It appears Disney has even bigger plans for Disney+ beyond just more movies and shows. An executive told Variety that the media giant is considering launching shopping and gaming elements in the advertisements found on the streaming service. “The world of advertising experiences on AVOD (ad-based video on demand) is an important place to be…
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The War on IPTV Continues as Pirates Are Slapped With $3.5 Million Tax Bill
Eighty illegal IPTV sellers have been hit with a $3.5 million tax bill after authorities in Sweden caught on to their piracy operation, according to Torrent Freak. One of the reasons illegal streaming services are so popular is because they cut out taxes that might otherwise be added to a customer’s bill when using a…
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DIRECTV Not ‘Seriously Negotiating’ to Restore Blacked Out ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX Stations, Tegna Says
Tegna, which owns dozens of ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX affiliates that are blacked out for DIRECTV customers, accused the pay-TV provider isn’t taking their negotiations seriously. The local broadcast company, which owns 64 stations across 51 markets across the country, said DIRECTV has proposed restoring the stations to only military and government facilities, which…
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How to Watch Bucks vs. Pacers, Lakers vs. Pelicans in NBA In-Season Tournament on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
The semifinals for the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament have arrived and the Indiana Pacers will take on the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference bracket. The Pelicans will take on the Lakers in the late game out West. T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will be home to all the action on the hardwood as each…