Author: Luke Bouma
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To Cut Costs, Sinclair Is Now Producing Local News Remotely in Some Smaller Markets
Local news has been hit hard by a weak ad market driving down revenues. To cut costs, Sinclair has started to remotely produce some news programs. This week, Ashley Paredez announced that she is now the evening anchor for FOX San Antonio, Texas, and ABC 45 News in Greensboro, North Carolina. In a statement on…
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Amazon Will Reportedly Be the New Home to NBA Games
Last year, Amazon streamed the NFL’s first-ever Black Friday game. Now, according to a report from The Athletic, Amazon will be the new home to many NBA games as the two sides have reportedly agreed on a framework of a deal that would make Amazon the new home for the NBA. The NBA currently taking…
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Paramount’s Board is Reportedly Considering Firing Its CEO
Today, The Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount could have a new CEO as soon as its board is looking at removing Bob Bakish from his leadership role and replacing it with a committee of top executives to run the company on an interim basis. The Wall Street Journal does say that the board is…
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Amazon’s New Fire Max 11 Tablet is On Sale For Just $179.99 – A Great Tablet to Watch Disney+, Amazon, & More on The Go
Looking for a tablet to watch movies and TV shows. Amazon’s most powerful and largest tablet, the new Fire Max 11, is on sale right now for $179.99, that’s $50 off the list price of $229.99. This new Fire Max 11 tablet that offers 14 hours of battery life, 125GB of storage, and a 2000…
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Pluto TV Is Adding a New Channel from CBS Sports
Today Pluto TV and CBS Sports announced a new channel called Champions League that is dedicated to featuring highlights from the UEFA Champions League. “UEFA Champions League represents the absolute best soccer in the world, and this new channel delivers fans an always-on venue to relive the special moments, sensational goals, iconic players and storied…
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Comcast Now Charges $45.45 a Month in Fees For ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, & Your Local RSN On Top of the Advertised Price in Some Areas
Are you ready to pay a lot in fees to watch “free” over-the-air television? On April 1, 2024, Comcast released a new rate card and Cord Cutters News received a copy of the San Francisco rate card that shows local TV stations like ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC now cost $26.70 a month and local…
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Cord Cutting Today: T-Mobile & Verizon Are Becoming the New Cable TV Giants, Bounce TV Could Soon Be Sold, & More
Today in Cord Cutting Today for April 26, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: T-Mobile & Verizon Are Becoming the New Cable TV Giants Replacing Comcast & Spectrum. You can find links to each story we talk about below this video: T-Mobile &…
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Spectrum Lost Over 405,000 TV Customers & Lost 72,000 Internet Customers in The 1st Quarter of 2024 as Cord Cutting Continues to Grow
Today we learned that Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, has once again lost 405,000 TV customers in the 1st quarter of 2024. This is on top of the 320,000 TV customers it lost in the 4th quarter of 2023. Spectrum did also lose for the second quarter in a row it lost 72,000…
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Paramount is Reportedly Close to a Deal to Merge With Skydance, But Spectrum Cable TV is a Major Hurdle
Over the last month, news has been flying that Paramount is getting closer to a deal to be sold to or merge with Skydance. This comes as, for months now, Paramount has been in talks with multiple companies for a potential sale or merger. This includes talks with Warner Bros. Discovery, Apollo Global Management, and…
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Roku Is Still Losing Money, But It Narrowed Its Losses And Added 1.6 Million New Users in The 1st Quarter of 2024
Today Roku annoucned its 1st quarter 2024 earnings with some good news as the company stills struggles with a weak admarket. Revenue was up to $882 a 19% jump year over year. This comes as Roku added 1.6 million new active accounts now with over 81 million active accounts at the end of March 2024.…