Author: Luke Bouma
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Apple Music is Coming to Amazon Echo Devices
Today it was announced that Apple Music will be launching on Amazon’s Alexa powered Echo devices in mid-December 2018. Apple Music offers access to 50 million songs currently through iTunes, iOS, and Android devices. The addition of Amazon Echo support will dramatically expand the lineup of supported devices. Apple has a competitor to the Amazon Echo starting…
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MLB Wants to Offer Local In-Market Streaming
Right now Major League Baseball (MLB) is in talks with Comcast, AT&T, NESN, and FOX to renew their streaming deals. According to reports one of the main points the two sides are fighting over is the ability for MLB to stream local games in the local markets. Currently, streaming is only available with authentication from a…
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T-Mobile TV Should Be Launching in December 2018
For months now one of the most anticipated streaming services has been the new live TV service from T-Mobile. Since the service was first announced, T-Mobile has promised to release it by the end of 2018—something T-Mobile confirmed to Cord Cutters News just this month. Yet the streaming anywhere version may not come until 2019.…
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AT&T Expects DIRECTV NOW to Lose Subscribers
Yesterday AT&T held their annual analysts days to discuss upcoming strategies for the 2019 year. During that talk, AT&T warned analysts that DIRECTV NOW will likely lose subscribers in the 4th quarter of 2018 and into 2019. Yet they still expect increased profitability in streaming video thanks to recent DIRECTV NOW price hikes and lower…
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FilmStruck is Shutting Down Today
Do you still subscribe to FilmStruck? The on-demand streaming services from Turner and Criterion Collection will be shutting down today. The good news is next year the Criterion Collection is launching a new streaming service to replace some of what FilmStruck was. In a statement on their site, FilmStruck said “We’re incredibly proud of the creativity…
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Netflix Raises Subscription Prices in Canada
Today Netflix announced a $1 to $3 price hike in Canada on all of their plans. Now the cheapest Netflix plan in Canda will cost you $9.99 a month for their basic one stream plan. The Netflix standard plan that allows HD and two streams at once will cost $13.99 a $3 price hike. The…
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Hulu Adds Discovery Channels
Today Hulu quietly added a select number of Discovery channels to their live TV streaming services. This comes one day after Sling TV also added Discovery channels to their live TV services. Hulu has yet to announce the addition but several readers have pointed out the channels are now live. Update: Hulu just sent Cord…
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Crunchyroll & Adult Swim Are Producing a New ‘Blade Runner’ Anime Series
Today it was announced that Crunchyroll and Adult Swim will produce a new Blade Runner TV show. This new show will feature thirteen 30-minute episodes and will air on Adult Swim and streamed on Crunchyroll. “I first saw BLADE RUNNER in 1982, at age 11. It has remained one of the defining films of my life,” said Jason DeMarco,…
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YouTube Originals Will Soon Be Free for Everyone
Right now, if you want to watch YouTube Originals like Cobra Kai, the TV show based on the Karate Kid movies, you will need to be a YouTube Premiere subscriber. However, it looks like YouTube plans to soon make it free with ads. This was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety earlier this…
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Need an Outdoor Antenna Installed? Sling TV Will Do That For You Even if You Are Not a Subscriber
Ever wish you could get an antenna installed on your roof without the need to climb up there yourself? Now Sling TV is offering antenna installation including outdoor antennas. No longer do you need to worry about running cables into your house or making sure an outdoor antenna is properly installed because Sling TV will send a…