Author: Luke Bouma
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AT&T TV NOW is Rolling Out a New & Improved App on Roku
Do you have AT&T TV NOW on Roku? AT&T has good news for you as they are rolling out an updated user interface with new features to the AT&T TV NOW Roku Channel. One of the most significant changes to the AT&T TV NOW app on Roku is the ability to find recently viewed channels…
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Cord Cutting Today #209 – YouTube TV’s New $59.99 Package? T-Mobile’s New Streaming Service, & More
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today in CCT #209 we talk about: YouTube TV’s New $59.99 Package? T-Mobile’s New Streaming Service, AT&T’s HBO Max, Roku Ultra,…
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Hulu is Removing Facebook As a Login Option
Do you use Facebook as a way to log into your Hulu account? Starting today, Hulu has announced that they will begin to remove Facebook as an option to log in. By 2020 Hulu says you will no longer be able to log into Hulu with Facebook on any of Hulu’s apps. The good news…
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CBS & Viacom Have Now Officially Completed Their Merger Into ViacomCBS
Today CBS and Viacom have completed their merger into a single company called ViacomCBS. This closes what turned out to be a long and drawn-out process to once again merge the two companies into a single organization. “This is a historic moment that brings together two iconic companies to form one of the world’s most…
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The FCC Plans to Spend $9 Billion to Bring 5G Internet to Rural Americans
Today the FCC announced plans to create a $9 billion fund to help bring 5G internet service to rural Americans. Similar to how the FCC has been helping offset the costs of broadband internet in rural America, the FCC now wants to help the rollout of 5G to rural Americans. “5G has the potential to…
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The United States House Has Approved a New Anti-Robocall Bill
Today the United States House voted 417-3 to approve an anti-robocall bill that would help change rules to make it easier to crack down on unwanted calls. This new bill helps address problems with robocalls by strengthening penalties for intentional robocalling in violation of the prior consent requirement. The bill also requires telephone service providers…
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How to Watch Adult Swim on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More
Want to watch Adult Swim on your Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and more? Good news, you can do just that through a number of different services for both live and on-demand. Watching Adult Swim Live Sling TV will stream the Adult Swim for just $25 a month after a 5-day free trial. If you…
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YouTube TV Now Offers Gift Subscriptions on Amazon For Christmas
Today YouTube announced they now offer gift cards that can be used for YouTube Premium or YouTube TV. Right now they are digital-only so there are no physical gift cards to give but you can buy them on Amazon. This makes it easy to give the gift of YouTube Premium or YouTube TV for Christmas.…
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Sling TV is Removing FOX On-Demand Content
Last week, Sling TV quietly dropped FOX’s On-Demand content in some areas. Earlier this week, Sling TV also dropped NBC’s on-demand content in areas that don’t have an NBC affiliate live on Sling TV. According to Sling TV, they no longer have rights to NBC content in markets where they don’t offer a local NBC…
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Only 40% of New Cord Cutters Subscribe to Services Like PlayStation Vue, Philo, YouTube TV, & More
Recently several large pay-TV companies had high hopes that their live TV streaming services would offset the growth of cord cutting. These cheaper services target cord cutters with packages ranging from $25 a month to $65 a month, depending on the service. Now, the research group MoffettNathanson reports that 60% of new cord cutters are…