Author: Luke Bouma

  • Twitter & Fox Sports Will Live Stream 2018 FIFA World Cup Coverage For FREE

    Twitter & Fox Sports Will Live Stream 2018 FIFA World Cup Coverage For FREE

    Last week Twitter and FOX Sports announced plans to stream exclusive coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup for free on Twitter. FOX Sports will produce a live-streamed show from Moscow’s Red Square each match day of the FIFA tournament. The show will be hosted by Rachel Bonnetta and featured guests will include FOX Sports’…

  • Verizon & Yahoo Sports Expand Their FREE NBA Streaming Deal

    Verizon & Yahoo Sports Expand Their FREE NBA Streaming Deal

    Today Verizon and the NBA announced an expanded deal to provide exclusive NBA content on Verizon owned properties including on Yahoo Sports. This deal will include original programming, fantasy basketball, highlights, and even access to NBA League Pass if you subscribe to League Pass. Partnership highlights include: Access to purchase NBA League Pass in the U.S.…

  • The FCC is Working on Providing $500 Million in Additional Funding For Rural Broadband

    The FCC is Working on Providing $500 Million in Additional Funding For Rural Broadband

    Yesterday the FCC announced a proposal that would provide an additional $500 million in new funding for rural broadband. In a statement from the FCC explained their goal with the new funding: “Closing the digital divide is the FCC’s top priority. A key way to reach this goal in rural America is updating the FCC’s…

  • Meet Quest The Newest OTA TV Network Launching This Month

    Meet Quest The Newest OTA TV Network Launching This Month

    As the popularity of over the air TV takes off more networks are trying to jump into the OTA market. This month TENGA is launching a new over the air TV network called Quest. According to TENGA Quest will “capture the wonder, imagination and excitement of the natural and man-made world and features shows about…

  • Sorry, the Coffee Mugs Won’t Go on Sale This Week

    Sorry, the Coffee Mugs Won’t Go on Sale This Week

    If you have watched any of our weekly Cord Cutting Q&As, you may have noticed that I often drink out of a Cord Cutters News mug. Many readers have asked if they could buy a Cord Cutters News coffee mug and you will soon be able to! I ordered 50 Cord Cutters News mugs as…

  • Study: Most Cable TV Subscribers Also Subscribe to a Streaming Service

    Study: Most Cable TV Subscribers Also Subscribe to a Streaming Service

    Last week TiVo delivered one more death knell to the argument that cable TV is cheaper than cord cutting. TiVo released a study that talked to 2,500 Americans about their TV habits. One of the questions TiVo asked was are you a subscriber to a traditional pay-TV service like cable TV or satellite TV. According…

  • AT&T Completes Important 5G Home Internet Testing

    AT&T Completes Important 5G Home Internet Testing

    AT&T has been one of the earlier 5G home internet testers. 5G home internet brings the promise of gigabyte fiber speeds without the need to run fiber to every home. AT&T for some time now has been testing 5G internet in towns like Austin, Texas, and now Dallas, Texas. AT&T has announced that they have…

  • Having Wi-Fi Issues? Your Chromecast Could Be the Problem

    Having Wi-Fi Issues? Your Chromecast Could Be the Problem

    Have you been having some weird issues with your Wi-Fi? According to TP-Link and Google, your Chromecast or Google Home may be the issue. TP-Link has found an issue with Google’s Cast products, mainly the Google Home and Chromecast, which are causing issues with Wi-Fi networks. Google Cast sends packets between the device and your…

  • Here is Everything New on Hulu in February 2018

    Here is Everything New on Hulu in February 2018

    Available February 1 Cougar Town: Complete Series (ABC) Dirt: Complete Series (ABC) Everwood: Complete Series (WB) Face Off: Complete Seasons 1-10 (Syfy) Nightcap: Complete Season 2 (Pop) One Tree Hill: Complete Series (WB) Real Humans: Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (Endemol) A Date for Mad Mary (2016) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Agent Cody Banks (2003) Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)…

  • Amazon is Updating The Fire TV to Promote Live TV

    Amazon is Updating The Fire TV to Promote Live TV

    Today Amazon announced that they have started rolling out an update for the Fire TV to promote discovery of live TV and even the ability to tune into live channels with Alexa. This new section is called “On Now” and will promote live TV from services you are signed into including Cinemax, Showtime, Starz, and…