Author: Luke Bouma
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In September Over 52% of Netflix’s New Shows & Movies Are Netflix Originals
For the second month in a row over half of Netflix’s new movies and TV shows will be Netflix originals in September 2018. This should not surprise you. Back in September 2016, Netflix announced that they planned to make half of their catalog Netflix original movies and TV shows. “It will take us a couple…
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DIRECTV NOW is Adding AccuWeather
Today DIRECTV NOW started to add AccuWeather just a few weeks after they dropped Weather Nation from their lineup. We are now receiving reports of AccuWeather showing up on some devices as AT&T rolls out the new channel. A few weeks ago DIRECTV NOW sent Cord Cutters News the following statement on this change. “We…
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Here is Everything Coming to Redbox in September 2018
This week Redbox announced all the big titles coming to Redbox kiosks for rent in September 2018. Redbox Coming Soon: August 23rd Border Run August 26th Florence Foster Jenkins August 28th Book Club Freedom Fighters: The Ray Tag Upgrade Winning Formula The Little Vampire Tucker: The Man and His Dream September 4th Beast Won’t You…
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Hulu is Offering a Personalized NFL & College Football Viewing Experience
Today Hulu announced that they are rolling out a new personalized football experience for the NFL and college football. Now you can easily find your teams and even get notifications when your team is playing. Here are all the ways Hulu with live TV will make viewing football easy this year: Personalize Your Profile By Adding…
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Sony’s New PS4 Remote Comes With 30 Days Free PlayStation Vue
Today Sony announced a new remote for the PlayStation 4 built for PlayStation Vue. This new remote gives PS4 owners a more traditional remote to use with their PlayStation Vue. The best part is that if you buy the new PDP Cloud Remote PS4 remote you will get a 30-day free trial of PlayStation Vue’s Core…
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Expired: The Stream+ OTA DVR is $40 Off Exclusively For Cord Cutters News Readers
Today I am very excited to announce a special offer exclusively for Cord Cutters News readers. Right now you can get $40 off the Channel Master Stream+ OTA DVR and Android TV streaming player is $40 off with coupon code CCN40. This code is good now through Monday, August 27th, 2018. Not only does the Stream+…
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E.W. Scripps is Buying Two Local ABC and CBS Affiliates
This week E.W. Scripps Co broadcasting group announced that they will buy two ABC affiliates from Raycom Media. ABC KXXV in Waco Texas and CBS KHRD in Byron TX will be sold to Scripps as part of Gray Televisions 3.6 billion dollar deal to buy Raycom Media. “Scripps’ acquisition of these two stations is in…
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Netflix Is Trying to Bypass iTunes
Netflix has for a long time been the highest grossing app on iTunes. The problem for Netflix is every time you sign up for Netflix through iTunes Apple gets a 30% cut. In select markets Netflix has started to bypass iTunes and is sending people directly to the mobile version of their website to sign…
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Hulu Is in Talks for a New Veronica Mars Series
According to reports from Deadline, Hulu is near a deal with Kristen Bell to reprise her role as Veronica Mars in the series of the same name. The deal would be for a new season of Veronica Mars and a follow-up movie. Veronica Mars first aired for three seasons between 2004–2007 on UPN and then…
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The Ultimate Cord Cutting Guide for Sports Fans (Updated August 2018)
Sports is still one of the main reasons people pay for cable TV as they want their sports live. The good news is watching sports as a cord cutter is easier than ever and can save you a lot of money. So here is our quick guide to being a cord cutting sports fan. Sports Channels…