Author: Luke Bouma
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YouTube Music is Rolling Out Today With a New Look & Price
Last week YouTube announced that they are breaking YouTube Red into YouTube Music and YouTube Premium. Today YouTube announced that they are rolling out YouTube Music in the U.S., Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. Invites will start going out later today and you can sign up to get an invite HERE. Here is how…
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How to Watch The Discovery Channel Without Cable TV
One of the most requested networks for cord cutters is the Discovery Channel. We often get emails on these channels as more and more people ditch cable and look for their favorite channels. So today in an effort to help answer the flood of emails and social media posts here is our guide to finding…
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Facebook Wants to Build City Wide Gigabit Wi-Fi Networks
Recently all the talk has been about 5G home internet rolling out later this year from Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T. Others like Charter, Dish, Google, and more all have their own 5G networks in development. Now Facebook has announced they also want to get into the home internet business but they want to use W-Fi.…
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Comcast is Leaking Names & Passwords of Customers’ Wifi Networks
In what is just one more example of why you should not use the WiFi router rented by your internet service provider is a report today that says they may leak your password. Yesterday ZDNet reported that Comcast had a major security breach and revealed the passwords of their Xfinity-provided wireless routers in plaintext on the…
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DIRECTV NOW is NOT Supporting Android TV
Update: The Google Play Store is no longer letting us install DIRECTV NOW on our Android TV player. Sadly this looks like it was a glitch on the Google Play side. DIRECTV NOW did just pull their Fire TV Beta from the Fire TV app store. You can learn more HERE. Earlier today we reported…
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Redbox is Testing $2.50 4K Ultra HD Movies Rentals
Today Redbox announce that they are now testing renting 4K Ultra HD movies for just $2.50. The test is rolling out across more than 2,500 kiosks in Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, Detroit, Miami, and New York City. “This is a major move for Redbox as we focus on expanding consumer access to home entertainment options…
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Discovery & BBC Studios Just Launched a New Streaming Service for Phones & Tablets
Last week Discovery quietly launched a new streaming service called Dreams TV. This new service has custom videos created specifically to be viewed on your phone. Dreams TV is a joint partnership with media partners including Discovery, Bloomberg, and BBC Studios. Dreams TV uses a “computer vision technology” system to take video made for your…
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Study: PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, & DIRECTV NOW Customers Are Far Happier Than Cable TV Customers
Today, the American Customer Satisfaction Index was released and, for the first time, streaming services have been included. In what may be the least surprising news of the day, live TV streaming services like Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, and PlayStation Vue have a far higher customer satisfaction rating than cable TV customers. According to the…
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Hulu is Rolling Out a New Redesign Tomorrow
Hulu is emailing subscribers tonight notifying them that a new updated Hulu.com is launching tomorrow. Here is what the Hulu email said: The all-new Hulu.com launches tomorrow. Here’s what you can expect: •A brand new, fully redesigned experience with enhanced Live TV viewing directly on your computer. •Faster and easier access to what you want…
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Amazon Has Renewed ‘The Expanse’ After Syfy Canceled The Show
Last week the very popular sci-fi show The Expanse was canceled by Syfy. Today we learned that Amazon has renewed the show for a 4th season as an Amazon Prime Exclusive. This deal makes a lot of sense for Amazon as Syfy had only first-run linear rights in the U.S. to The Expanse. Amazon had streaming rights…