Author: Jess Barnes

  • Pluto TV is Adding Over 70 Movies in July: Here’s the Full List

    Pluto TV is Adding Over 70 Movies in July: Here’s the Full List

    Free streaming service Pluto TV announced last month that it’s launching new movies all summer long for a “Popcorn Summer Movies” marathon. Last month, the service added titles including the “Hunger Games” series, “Pulp Fiction,” and “Forrest Gump.” Over 70 more titles will start streaming later this week, including some repeat titles from last month…

  • Last Chance to Watch These Classic TV Shows for Free on The Roku Channel

    Last Chance to Watch These Classic TV Shows for Free on The Roku Channel

    The Roku Channel has a huge library of shows and movies, all available to stream for free. While the channel is regularly adding new content to the lineup, some shows and movies also rotate out every month. These are the classic TV shows leaving The Roku Channel at the end of the month. I Dream…

  • ATSC 3.0 Goes Live in Baltimore

    ATSC 3.0 Goes Live in Baltimore

    ATSC 3.0 is now live in Baltimore, MD with six stations now broadcasting with the NextGen TV transmissions standard. The stations in Baltimore are WMAR-TV (ABC), WBAL-TV (NBC), WBFF (FOX), WNUV (CW), and WMPT and WMPB (Maryland Public Television) The participating stations have cooperated to ensure that current programming remains available to all viewers, regardless…

  • Locast Update Allows Users to Create Profiles, Set Favorites & Use Closed Captioning

    Locast Update Allows Users to Create Profiles, Set Favorites & Use Closed Captioning

    Locast has updated its app and added a few highly requested features. Locast users can now create profiles, set and rearrange their favorite channels, and use closed captioning. Here’s a look at how to use each of the new features. To create a new user profile: Open Locast and click the circle icon in the…

  • SpaceX Wants Starlink to Offer Global Coverage by September

    SpaceX Wants Starlink to Offer Global Coverage by September

    SpaceX has set an aggressive timeline when it comes to the global expansion of its Starlink satellite internet service, expecting to offer global coverage by September. “We’ve successfully deployed 1,800 or so satellites and once all those satellites reach their operational orbit, we will have continuous global coverage, so that should be like September timeframe,”…

  • Peacock Will Be Available on Fire TV Devices on June 24

    Peacock Will Be Available on Fire TV Devices on June 24

    After giving users a not so subtle hint on Twitter yesterday, Amazon officially announced today that Peacock will be available on Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets in the U.S. starting Thursday, June 24th.  “We aim to make Peacock as widely available as possible, so we’re excited to bring the service to millions more people…

  • Peacock Will Stream Live Tokyo Olympics Coverage of Select Events

    Peacock Will Stream Live Tokyo Olympics Coverage of Select Events

    Peacock announced today that it will launch a Tokyo Olympics section on July 15 where streamers will find live coverage of some events including gymnastics, track & field, and men’s basketball. The streaming service will also have daily live shows, original programming, replays and highlights, and more curated content.  Olympics coverage will be free, with…

  • 10 of the Best Deals for Cord Cutters on Day 2 of Prime Day

    10 of the Best Deals for Cord Cutters on Day 2 of Prime Day

    With Prime Day wrapping up tonight, we’re down to the final hours to score deals on products in every category on Amazon. Below, we rounded up ten of the best deals for cord cutters on the final day of the Prime Day event. *Note: Prices are accurate at the time of posting but are likely…

  • Peacock Could Finally Be Coming to Fire TV Tomorrow

    Peacock Could Finally Be Coming to Fire TV Tomorrow

    Update: It’s official – Peacock will be available on Fire TV device on June 24 Fire TV users have been asking for the Peacock app to be available on their devices since NBCUniversal’s streaming service launched last year. A deal may have finally been made between Amazon and NBCUniversal to bring the app to Fire…

  • Target’s ‘Deal Days’ Ends Today: Here Are Some of the Best Deals

    Target’s ‘Deal Days’ Ends Today: Here Are Some of the Best Deals

    Amazon isn’t the only online retailer with great deals this week. We’ve covered Best Buy’s sale. Now, it’s time to take a look at Target. Here are some of the top deals from Deal Days. *Note: Prices are accurate at the time of posting. Streaming Devices Apple TV 4K for $159.99, Originally $179.99 Videos play…