Author: Jess Barnes
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Cord Cutters News Has a New Look
Surprise! We’ve made some changes. Today, we updated the site to make it more user friendly, a little cleaner, and more organized. We wanted to highlight news stories, along with making it easier for readers to find reviews, guides, videos, and more useful information to help with getting started in cord cutting, choosing devices and…
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Disney+ Ranks Best for Customer Satisfaction
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Telecommunications Report 2019-2020 was released today, showing how streaming services stack up in terms of customer feedback. The report shows that after debuting last year, Disney+ quickly made its way to the top of the list across all five telecom categories, with an ACSI score of 80. Netflix, the…
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Roku Teams Up with Kroger for Customer Data Program
Roku announced Monday a new customer data program that will benefit advertisers by allowing the platform to help advertisers better reach their target audience. Roku will partner with the grocery store chain Kroger to test the tools at launch. “We believe that all TV ads will be targeted and measurable,” added Alison Levin, VP of…
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TiVo Stream 4K Update Addresses Blank Screens & Ghost CEC
TiVo launched its affordable Android TV dongle, the TiVo Stream 4K at the beginning of May. Now, the company is giving the device an update to address two known issues. First, the update will address the problem many users were having with the Android TV homescreen being blank. Users haven’t been able to find a…
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NAB Asks FCC to Revisit New Broadcast Internet Rules with ATSC 3.0
The National Association of Broadcasters has asked the FCC to consider creating new rules for broadcasters to offer broadcast internets services with the launch of NextGen TV, according to a report from TV Technology. We reported on the FCC’s plans to use ATSC 3.0 to offer internet service in May when Commissioner Brendan Carr said…
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Apple is Reportedly Working on a Bundle for Music, TV & More
There are rumors of Apple working on a bundle that would allow customers to subscribe to Apple Music, Apple TV+, and more services with a single subscription. 9 to 5 Mac reports that the bundle was discovered with the iOS 13.5.5 beta code. We first heard about these rumors back in November 2019. At that…
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When Are Sports Coming Back? Updates and How to Watch
Since coronavirus concerns caused live sports to be put on hold, we’ve been keeping an eye out for updates about when the seasons will start back up so we can all get back to streaming our favorite teams. Some sports leagues have been releasing statements this week to update fans. Here’s what we know and…
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George Floyd’s Memorial Services Will Be Aired on Major Networks and Streamed Online
Broadcast networks will air coverage from the memorial services for George Floyd over the next few days. Services will begin Thursday at 2pm ET/11am PT in Minneapolis at North Central University’s Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary. The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy and the Floyd family attorney will offer a national address. Memorial services…
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Quibi Announces Execs Will Take a 10% Pay Cut
Amid talk of staff layoffs from The Wall Street Journal, Quibi’s founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman have sent out an internal memo. In the memo, the two reassured staff that Quibi is doing well financially and is actively adding to the team, rather than considering layoffs. Reports show that Quibi has brought in…
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SpaceX is Testing Sun Shields to Lessen Light Pollution with This Week’s Launch
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites last night. The launch included over 60 satellites to join the 420 already in orbit. One thing was different about this launch – one of the satellites included the sun shield that SpaceX designed to address concerns of light pollution from the low orbit satellites. SpaceX discussed plans…