Author: Luke Bouma
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Fire TV 3 vs Fire Stick 2 – Should You Upgrade? (User Speed Test)
We have received a lot of requests to test out the new 3rd gen Fire TV vs the 2nd gen Fire Stick. There is a lot of questions about the speed differences and should you upgrade to the new 3rd Gen Fire TV from the current Fire Stick 2. So here is our speed test of…
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The FCC Will Vote on The New 3.0 OTA Standard in November
The new 3.0 over the air TV (OTA) standard is rapidly approaching. With the promise of better coverage for over the air TV and 4K video, many stations have been pushing 3.0 as a way to stand out in the world of cord cutting. Now we know the standard is about to become official next month. Today…
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There Are Over 200 Streaming Services in The United States
Apparently, there is a streaming service for almost everything according to a new study from Parks Associates. Want to watch Japanese Anime well there is a streaming service for that. Want a service to teach you how to cook well there is a streaming service for that also. Honestly, there is a service for almost everything.…
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Here is Everything Coming To & Leaving The Roku Channel in November 2017
A few weeks ago Roku announced the launch of a new streaming service that will put a ton of 100% free movies and TV shows all in one place. The new channel is called “The Roku Channel,” and it brings a collection of top films from leading movie studios including Lionsgate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Warner…
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Study: Most Cable TV Subscribers Also Subscribe to a Streaming Service
Today we got confirmation of something that has long been rumored: most pay-TV subscribers also subscribe to a streaming service. This comes from a report released yesterday by Parks Associates. “Many OTT services are evolving to be complementary to the market’s largest players, instead of trying to compete directly against Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu,” said Brett…
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Roku Is Reportedly Planning to Release The Roku Channel on Non Roku Devices
It looks like Roku is planning to expand their new free streaming service called The Roku Channel to non-Roku devices. Roku recently launched The Roku Channel as a way to watch free movies and TV shows. The service so far has been well received by many cord cutters because it has deals with major studios…
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Charter’s Pay TV Subscriber Losses Speed Up
Charter’s Spectrum TV service saw a big jump in the number of lost subscribers. According to their third quarter 2017 report, their pay TV subscribers dropped by 104,000. That is a noticeable increase from the 47,000 they lost in the same quarter 2016. Charter now has about 16.5 million US customers. There is some good…
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Deal Alert: Verizon Fios Has a Special on Their Fiber Internet for Cord Cutters
This post is a sponsored opportunity from Verizon Fios. However, all opinions expressed here are my own. Note: Verizon recently reached out to Cord Cutters News asking if we could let our readers know about their Gigabit Connection Internet service with speeds up to 940/880 Mbps. We agreed to this sponsored post because we are…
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fuboTV Updates Their Roku Channel Adds DVR & On Demand Support
For months now fuboTV has slowly been adding more DVR features to their live TV streaming service. Yet sadly you had to use their mobile app or web version to access the DVR. Well, today that finally happened with the launch of a new Roku Channel for fuboTV. Starting today fuboTV started to roll out…
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Local TV Will No Longer Need Local Studios
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently eliminated an 80-year-old rule that required stations to have a studio inside the market they are servicing. The rule was adopted nearly 80 years ago “to facilitate input from community members and the station’s participation in community activities,” the FCC said. But that’s no longer necessary because residents “can interact…