Author: Luke Bouma

  • DIRECTV NOW Extends Their 4K Apple TV Deal

    DIRECTV NOW Extends Their 4K Apple TV Deal

    If you want an Apple TV 4K, we have good news for you as DIRECTV NOW has extended their Apple TV deal. Right now if you prepay for four months of DIRECTV NOW you can get an Apple TV 4K. The best part is DIRECTV NOW just made the Apple TV 4K deal even better!…

  • Survey: Netflix Still Dominates, But Amazon Is Catching Up

    Survey: Netflix Still Dominates, But Amazon Is Catching Up

    For a long time Netflix has been a dominant force in the world of streaming; however, it’s looking like Amazon is starting to catch up. Recently Cord Cutters News conducted our Spring 2018 survey of over 2,500 of our readers. One of the main questions we asked was what streaming services they used. As you…

  • Deal Alert: 4 Months of Google Play Music & YouTube Red For FREE

    Deal Alert: 4 Months of Google Play Music & YouTube Red For FREE

    Have you been thinking about trying Google Play Music or YouTube Red? Well, right now you can get both YouTube TV and Google Play Music and YouTube Red for FREE if you are a new subscriber. (Note subscribing to Google Play Music gets you free Youtube Red on the same account as your Google Play…

  • Don’t Forget to Rescan for New OTA Channels

    Don’t Forget to Rescan for New OTA Channels

    Did you know many local channels will be changing their channel number soon? This is part of the recent auction of locals that will force many channels to switch channel numbers this year or next year. That is on top of all the new locals that went live earlier this year and will be rolling out later this year.…

  • Expired: Amazon is Having a $2.99 New Release Movie Rental Sale

    Expired: Amazon is Having a $2.99 New Release Movie Rental Sale

    Been looking for something to watch this weekend? Well, right now Amazon is having a new release movie rental sale. Now, these are not just movies form 10+ years ago many of these are very recent movies like The Shape of Water, Wonder, Blade Runner 2049, It, Suburbicon, and more. You can find all the…

  • Report: CBS & Viacom Merger Expected Within Days

    Report: CBS & Viacom Merger Expected Within Days

    Back in January 2018 we learned that talks between CBS and Viacom have started for a possible merger. Now Bloomberg is reporting that CBS is preparing to make an initial proposal to Viacom over the next few days. According to Bloomberg CBS’s current CEO Leslie Moonves will lead the combined company after the merger. Back in 2010, the…

  • Cord Cutting This Week #18: Is AT&T Time Warner Merger Good For Cord Cutting?

    Cord Cutting This Week #18: Is AT&T Time Warner Merger Good For Cord Cutting?

    AT&T is in the process of buying Time Warner. Not the cable company that was sold to Charter a few years ago, but the parent company behind CNN, TNT, and HBO. Back in December the Department of Justice sued to block the merger on antitrust grounds. AT&T’s deal to buy Time Warner is an $85.4…

  • The NBA Plans to Let You Buy Single Game Passes, $0.99 4th Quarter Access, & More

    The NBA Plans to Let You Buy Single Game Passes, $0.99 4th Quarter Access, & More

    Most sports fans have been there before, there’s a game you really want to see but you aren’t wanting to pay for a full season worth of games to see it. Now, the NBA wants to let you have more control over what you pay for by letting you pay for just a single game…

  • Sony Adds TV & Video Discovery To the PlayStation 4

    Sony Adds TV & Video Discovery To the PlayStation 4

    Yesterday Sony announced a major UI update for the PlayStation to add content discovery. Now PlayStation 4 owners will be able to have content from Netflix, Hulu, PlayStation Vue, YouTube, and more. Promoted right on the PlayStation 4 home screen. Here Are All The New Features: Browse in one place– You can now find trending…

  • DIRECTV NOW Adds The Ovation Channel

    DIRECTV NOW Adds The Ovation Channel

    Today DIRECTV NOW quietly added the Ovation channel just a few days after they added UP Family TV, SNY, and Aspire TV to their lineup. We are unsure what package they are in but have confirmed that the Ovation channel is on the Go Big package. Ovation on their website describes themselves as “Ovation is an…