Author: Jess Barnes
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How to Cut the Cord Without Spending Money
With cable companies gouging customers with hidden fees and service charges and streaming services raising their prices to keep up with content costs, is it possible to watch TV without breaking the bank? Absolutely. While premium channels will come at a price, there are ways to cut the cord and still get plenty of content…
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How to Cancel Your Disney+ Subscription After Your Free Trial
Disney+ launched one week ago and saw huge success within just the first 24 hours of going live. Now that those initial subscribers are seeing their 7-day free trial come to an end, many people are asking how to cancel their subscription. Below, we’re sharing a step by step guide to help you cancel your…
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Netflix Users Are Cancelling Due to Price Increases & Lack of Content, Survey Shows
With so much talk of new streaming services launching, there has also been some discussion about the recent changes in streaming mean for Netflix. Netflix shared in a recent shareholder letter that customer retention was a problem. A new survey from Kill the Cable Bill asked over 1,000 former Netflix subscribers about why they cancelled…
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Crackle Original Going From Broke Exceeds 6.5 Million Views to Date
The Crackle Original Going From Broke, from executive producer Ashton Kutcher, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment and Matador Content has had over 6.5 million views since premiering on October 17th. Crackle has been focusing on bringing more original content to their free, ad-supported platform. Going From Broke was one of the first new series…
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Content Downloading for Offline Viewing is Rising in Latin America
Today, Penthera released the results of their annual Latin America Streaming Behavior Survey. The results show several trends in viewing habits and provides some insight for how streaming services can better reach this market going forward. The survey shows that 94% of Latin American viewers experienced frustration with streaming content, beyond being annoyed about advertisements.…
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Disney+ Has an Update That Adds Resume and Restart Options
Disney+ launched on Tuesday, November 12 and had a hugely successful first day. Soon after, technical problems started popping up, with customers taking to social media to share that they weren’t able to login to their accounts. Most of the initial glitches have been worked out. Now, Disney+ is beginning to get customer feedback about…
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How to Legally Watch Arabic TV From Pan Arab, Egypt, & Lebanon in The United States With Sling TV International
Sling TV is the top international TV service in the US. With international packages, subscribers can watch content from their home country, in their native language, with just a click. Sling Arabic has content exclusive to the streaming platform. For just $16.50/month, subscribers can get over 120 Arabic channels with the Arabic Mosaic package. These…
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Apple TV+ Has Ordered a New Series with Gary Oldman
Apple TV+ is continuing to build its original content lineup, now adding a new drama series starring Gary Oldman. Slow Horses will be based on the British Slough House book series by Mick Herron. The series will focus on a group of British intelligence agents suffering from failed careers. The group is sent to the…
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Offline Ad-Supported Downloads Could Bring in $3 Million Monthly to Services Like Pluto TV According to Penthera
Recently, we learned that ad-supported downloads will be coming to streaming services in the beginning of 2020. In an interview with Cord Cutters News, president and chief operating officer of Penthera Dan Taitz explained how offline viewing will benefit both consumers and distributors. The benefit to distributors is clear. Offline ads create an opportunity for…
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XUMO Adds ABC News Live Channel to Its Free Streaming Service
The free streaming service XUMO has launched the ABC News Live channel to its ad-supported platform available in the US and Canada. This addition will bring the channel’s 24/7 news coverage to viewers for free, including ongoing 2020 election coverage, Democratic debate analysis and more. “ABC News Live offers exceptional, world-class coverage of the most…