Author: Jess Barnes

  • Orby TV is Bringing Back Its $99 Deal This Weekend

    Orby TV is Bringing Back Its $99 Deal This Weekend

    Orby TV is back again with its three-day weekend deal for new customers. From July 17-19, you can get a standard dish receiver, dish, digital local antenna, and professional installation, all for $99. After those initial installation and equipment costs, Orby TV service costs $40/month with no taxes or extra fees and comes with free…

  • Cord Cutters News Summer 2020 Survey

    Cord Cutters News Summer 2020 Survey

    Update: the CCN Summer Survey is now closed. Stay tuned for the results. Every few months we like to do a survey to help keep in touch with our readers and stay up to date on what’s happening in the world of cord cutting. Now that summer is here, we thought it would be a…

  • Netflix Adds 10.1M Subscribers in Q2

    Netflix Adds 10.1M Subscribers in Q2

    In its earnings report today, Netflix announced that it added a record 10.1 million subscribers for the second quarter, compared to 2.7m in last year’s Q2. In Q2, revenue grew 25% year over year, while quarterly operating income exceeded $1 billion. The streaming service now has 192.9 million subscribers. “We live in uncertain times with…

  • Amazon Fire Users Could Lose HBO Access at the End of July

    Amazon Fire Users Could Lose HBO Access at the End of July

    The launch of HBO Max had one major flaw – the app wasn’t available on Roku or Amazon Fire devices. Those viewers were left with the HBO Now app with a much smaller content library. Recently, WarnerMedia announced that the HBO Go app will be retired at the end of this month. At the same…

  • Celebrate The Hoff’s Birthday Friday, July 17 on Charge!

    Celebrate The Hoff’s Birthday Friday, July 17 on Charge!

    Note: this is a sponsored post – all opinions of The Hoff and birthday parties are our own. The man, the myth, the legend, David Hasselhoff, is turning 68 on July 17 and Charge! is celebrating with an all day marathon of Knight Rider, staring at 10 am. In Knightrider, Michael Knight is a man…

  • WOW! Expands WOW tv+ to Chicago, Evansville & Detroit

    WOW! Expands WOW tv+ to Chicago, Evansville & Detroit

    WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone announced today that it will offer its IP-based video platform in Chicago, Evansville and Detroit. WOW! tv+ is currently available in Columbus, Ohio, Cleveland and mid-Michigan markets. Now, consumers in Chicago, Evansville & Detroit will have more choices when it comes to how they consume entertainment as well. WOW! tv+ is an Android TV based platform…

  • Nearly 30% of HBO Now Subscribers Didn’t Make the Switch to HBO Max

    Nearly 30% of HBO Now Subscribers Didn’t Make the Switch to HBO Max

    AT&T launched HBO Max in May with hopes that HBO Now subscribers would shift to the new streaming service. A new report is showing that 29% of HBO Now subscribers have not made the switch. Reelgood shared data from its 2 million+ users, showing that 71% of users who were HBO Now subscribers have upgraded…

  • Altice Acquires Service Electric Cable of New Jersey to Expand Broadband Network

    Altice Acquires Service Electric Cable of New Jersey to Expand Broadband Network

    Altice US is growing its footprint in the broadband world with the purchase of Service Electric Cable of New Jersey. The deal was first announced in February and was completed today in a $150 million buyout deal. Service Electric customers now see this message on their internet provider’s website: Service Electric Broadband Cable has joined…

  • What’s Leaving Peacock in July and August

    What’s Leaving Peacock in July and August

    Peacock launched nationally today, but the streaming service is already set to lose a list of titles from its lineup. HBO Max also lost content immediately after launching, with DC movies and other titles removed just a few weeks after going live, due to licensing issues with other services. It’s likely that both services will…

  • Peacock App is Now Available for Android and Android TV, After a Delayed Start

    Peacock App is Now Available for Android and Android TV, After a Delayed Start

    Peacock is now available on Android devices, including Android TVs, after a longer than expected wait for the app to hit the Google Play Store. While the app isn’t showing up in search results, you can find the app with this direct link. Peacock also launched early for Apple devices, showing up in the App…