Author: Luke Bouma
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YouTube TV Fixes a Known Issue With Its DVR
Have you noticed that some programs you set to record with YouTube TV stopped recording recently? You are not alone as a growing number of YouTube TV subscribers have reported that they have been unable to find their recorded programs. Now YouTube TV has informed many who complained about this issue that they have identified…
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Sling TV is Now The Home of LaLiga Soccer In The United States
Today Sling TV announced that it has partnered with LaLiga North America to offer exclusive content for the 2019-2020 season in the United States. This new partnership will give LaLiga fans in North America more content about their favorite teams thanks to Sling TV. “As an Official Partner of LaLiga North America, Sling TV will…
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Samsung TV Plus Adds a 24/7 This Old House & Ask This Old House Channel Courtesy of Wurl
Today it was announced that This Old House and Ask This Old House would be coming to Samsung TV Plus. This means Samsung Smart TV owners will now be able to watch This Old House and Ask This Old House for free 24/7. This follows the launch of the This Old House channel on XUMO…
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Pluto TV Is Adding 7 New Channels Today
Today Viacom announced that they will be adding seven new channels to Pluto TV’s lineup. These channels include VH1 Unscripted, VH1 Hip Hop Family, BET Her, BET Homecoming, VH1 Love & Hip Hop, VH1 Black Ink Crew, and VH1 RuPaul’s Drag Race. “We have been making a concerted effort to grow and diversify our content offerings to…
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AT&T’s CEO Defends Buying DIRECTV & Time Warner Following Shareholder Concerns
Recently AT&T has been under fire for its TV efforts as they warn that a million TV customers could be lost int he 3rd quarter of 2019. Most noticeably was the investor group Elliott Management who is pushing for DIRECTV to be sold and new leadership be brought in at AT&T. Now AT&T’s CEO says…
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New Alexa Capabilities Are Coming to VIZIO SmartCast TVs
VIZIO announced today new Alexa capabilities are coming to VIZIO SmartCast TVs. In the past, you could use Alexa to turn on and off your TV and other basic features. Now you will be able to search for movies or shows by title, genre, or cast members through a nearby Alexa Echo device. “At VIZIO,…
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Cord Cutting Today #148 – Best Buy Sued For Selling Piracy Devices, AT&T & Disney Reach a Deal? & 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 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including Best Buy Sued…
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Exclusive: Amazon’s Fire TV Will Now Use Your Screensaver to Suggest Movies & TV Shows
Starting today Amazon is rolling out an updated screensaver to the Fire TV that will also suggest relevant movies and TV shows. This new feature will give Fire TV users recommendations about TV shows and movies from Prime Video, IMDb TV, Pluto TV, History, Hallmark, and YouTube with more services coming soon. “When we launched…
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AT&T Reportedly Inflated DIRECTV NOW Subscriber Numbers According to New Lawsuit
This week AT&T is now facing a third lawsuit claiming that it misled investors over the growth of DIRECTV NOW, now called AT&T TV NOW. Pomerantz LLP and Labaton Sucharow LLP now say their investigation found that the use of fake accounts to increase DIRECTV NOW subscribers numbers was a “massive and nationwide” issue. According…
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Amazon, SpaceX, & 5G May Make Fully Cutting The Cord On Comcast & Spectrum a Reality
For years cord cutting detractors have pushed the idea that you can’t cut the cord if you get your Internet from a cable or DSL provider. The argument is if you are still paying a company that also owns a traditional pay-TV service its not real cord cutting. But now a growing number of companies…