Author: Luke Bouma
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CBS Programming Is Coming to Pluto TV
Today, Viacom and CBS announced a deal to merge into a single company. That new company will be called ViacomCBS and will include a long list of streaming services like CBS All Access, Pluto TV, CBS News, and more. Now Viacom and CBS are saying that once the merger is complete CBS content will be…
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Cord Cutting Today #119 – Scammers Are Targeting Fire TV & Fire Stick Owners, FCC’s Rural Internet, & 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 Scammers Are Targeting…
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DIRECTV NOW is Re-Adding Many CBS Locals Today
Last week AT&T announced a deal to bring CBS locals back to DIRECTV NOW. Sadly as part of this new deal with CBS AT&T must strike a deal with each CBS station’s owners before it can be added back to DIRECTV NOW and AT&T TV NOW. In the past, CBS negotiated on behalf of all…
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Giveaway! Enter to Win an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K & $50 Sling TV Gift Card
Today we are very excited to announce that Cord Cutters News has teamed up with Amazon to giveaway a Cord Cutting Kit that includes a Fire TV Stick 4K and $50 in Sling TV gift cards. (Note there are two $25 Sling TV gift cards in this Cord Cutting Kit.) You even get a Fire…
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AT&T TV NOW is Officially Starting its Roll Out to The Apple TV, Roku, & Fire TV
A few weeks ago AT&T announced that they are renaming DIRECTV NOW to AT&T TV NOW. Now According to report from Tech Crunch AT&T is going to officially start the rebranding DIRECTV NOW on the Apple TV, Roku, and Fire TV. AT&T has said they will update all DIRECTV NOW apps to AT&T TV/AT&T TV…
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CBS & Viacom Have Officially Agreed to Merger Into a Single Company
After years of rumors and official talks, CBS and Viacom have officially agreed to merge into a single company after breaking up back in 2006. The new company will be called ViacomCBS once all the paperwork is finished. It had been reported that CBS and Viacom would make the merger official on the 8th of…
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AT&T’s DIRECTV NOW Tweets About An Upcoming “Exciting Announcement”
Recently AT&T has been busy rebranding DIRECTV NOW to AT&T TV NOW. Now DIRECTV NOW’s official twitter account has posted a message letting subscribers know they have an exciting announcement on its way. Update: Tech Crunch is now reporting that AT&T TV NOW will start its official roll out replacing the DIRECTV NOW name. Heads…
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Stadium Will Stream 31 College Football Games For Free This Year, Including Games From The ACC, MAC, Mountain West, & More
Today the free OTA & Streaming service Stadium announced plans to stream 31 college football games. These games will include teams from the ACC, C-USA, Mountain West, MAC, Patriot League, and the Southern Conference. “After two tremendous seasons of college football on Stadium, we really feel like we’re offering our strongest schedule yet with our…
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The Roku Channel is Adding 5 New Free Live Channels Today
Today Roku announced that they are adding 5 new live free channels to their free streaming service The Roku Channel. Now you can enjoy USA Today, Now This, ACC Digital Network, and more for free on The Roku Channel on your Roku Player and Roku TV. Here is everything being added fubo Sports Network – fubo Sports Network…
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The FCC is Investing $137.2 Million Into Rural High Speed Internet
Yesterday the FCC announced plans to invest an additional $137.2 million into expanding high speed internet to more rural Americans. This is part of the FCC plan to expand high speed internet to more rural Americans. “As we continue to authorize funds to expand broadband in rural America, I am excited to see the benefits…