Author: Luke Bouma
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Amazon Channels Adds BET+ to Its Lineup
Yesterday BET+ launched in partnership with Tyler Perry. Now you can subscribe to BET+ through Amazon Channels and access all the great BET+ content right inside your Amazon Prime Video app alongside all of your other Prime Video content. You start a free trial, after which it will cost $9.99 a month. That includes more…
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Nexstar Sells Several ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations to E.W. Scripps, TEGNA, & Circle City Broadcasting
Yesterday Nexstar Media Group has closed on its purchase of Tribune Media Company for $6.4 billion. This deal will add more than 40 stations including KTLA in Los Angeles, WPIX in New York and WGN-TV in Chicago to Nexstar’s list of locals. (Note WGN-TV has been up for sale separately and it at the time…
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PlayStation Vue Adds 4 More FOX & NBC Locals
Today PlayStation Vue announced that they have replaced that national Fox feeds in two markets and replaced NBC On-Demand in 2 other markets. This is great news for PlayStation Vue subscribers who live in these markets. Here Are The Fox Affiliates PlayStation Vue Added This Week: Harrisonburg, VA (WSVF The Valley’s FOX)* Presque Isle, ME…
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Tivo is Building a $50 Android TV Streaming Player
For years, many have been hoping for a cheap but powerful Android TV device. Now we may be getting just that but from a surprising source – Tivo. According to a report from CNN, Tivo is building a $50 Android TV dongle. This new dongle will likely pair with your current Tivo DVR and the…
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The FBI Seizes iStreamItAll For Copyright Infringement
A few weeks ago the Department of Justice announced a Grand Jury has indicted eight people for allegedly running a pirate streaming service. The indictments said they ran Jetflix and iStreamItAll and offered over 100,000 movies and TV episodes to customers. According to the DOJ they claimed to have more customers than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu,…
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Sinclair Locals Could Go Dark on DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW Next Week
Today Sinclair announced that AT&T has agreed to a 7-day extension to keep Sinclair locals on AT&T’s DIRECTV, AT&T TV NOW, U-Verse and more. Sinclair says they asked for a 5-week extension but AT&T only agreed to a 7-day extension to keep Sinclair-owned ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC locals on AT&T’s TV services. The current…
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TCL’s 2019 6-Series Roku TVs Are Now For Sale on Amazon
In 2018 the TCL 6-Series Roku TV was our pick for the best TV under $1,000. Now TCL has released a new and improved 2019 6-Series Roku TV for sale starting at $599.99 on Amazon for the 55″ or $799.99 for the 65″ 6-Series. You can find the 2019 6-Series Roku TVs on Amazon…
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Here Are The 5 Best Cord Cutting Deals For September 20th 2019
Are you looking for some good cord cutting deals? Today we want to highlight the top 5 as of September 20th, 2019. These are all limited-time deals, so don’t wait because the deals can end at any time. #1 Amazon’s Fire TV Stick & Fire TV Stick 4K Are on Sale Starting at $24.99 Looking…
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Spectrum is Forcing You to Pay for TV if You Want Internet at Some Apartments
Do you live in an apartment complex that has a contract with Spectrum? You may soon be forced to pay for TV if you want Spectrum Internet. This week Spectrum started to reach out to customers who live in specific apartment complexes to notify them that they have reached a new bulk-rate deal with the…
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Our Rebuttal to The Anti-Cord Cutting Claims Coming From Cable TV Fans
This week we finally learned more about NBC’s plans to launch a new streaming service in the Spring of 2020. This, as you would expect, has resulted in a new wave of anti-cord cutting attacks once again pushing the idea that you can’t save money with cord cutting (even though we don’t even know the…