Author: Luke Bouma
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3.0 OTA TV May Start Rolling Out in March
Well, it looks like the new ATSC 3.0 OTA TV standard may start rolling out sooner than first expected. Today the FCC announced that the final rule needed for 3.0 OTA TV could be finalized tomorrow February 2nd, 2018. 30 days after that rule is final full powered ATSC 3.0 rollout can start to roll out.…
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AT&T Plans to Launch a “Home-Centric” Version of DIRECTV NOW
Well, it looks like AT&T has big plans for the future of DIRECTV NOW. Yesterday during the AT&T 4th quarter earnings call AT&T announced that by the end of 2018 they plan to launch a “home-centric” version of DIRECTV NOW. From the limited information, we have this version seems to be more targeted to replacing their…
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YouTube TV Officially Launches on Roku Players
Today YouTube TV officially launches on Roku players and Roku TVs with a dedicated YouTube TV Roku Channel. Now you can access YouTube TV both by casting to Roku players and by opening the dedicated YouTube TV Channel. “We are thrilled to bring YouTube TV to our customers,” said Tedd Cittadine, vice president, content distribution, Roku.…
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Stadium & Dailymotion Team Up to Offer Even Better Sports Coverage
Stadium is a 24/7 free sports network airing over the air in more than 50 markets and streaming online. Now Stadium has teamed up with Dailymotion to bring their original content to sports fans on Dailymotion. Stadium will produce on-demand sports highlights, original programming, daily studio programming, and more for Dailymotion’s expansive content platform, available via…
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Hulu AMA Highlights: 60 FPS, 5.1 Audio, Android TV, & More
This week Hulu held an AMA on /r/Hulu and gave us a look at their future plans. 60 FPS One of the main requests we get from readers about Hulu’s new live TV service is the question of 60 FPS. Standard TV on most services streams at 30 frames per second (FPS). Sports on a…
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DIRECTV NOW is Adding a 3rd Stream But DVR Delayed Until Spring
Today AT&T held their 4th quarter 2017 earnings call and it was packed full of DIRECTV NOW news. One of the main keys is we got an updated timeframe from AT&T about the updated app and DVR launch. According to AT&T their new DIRECTV NOW app with DVR is delayed until spring of 2018. Yet there…
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Here is Everything New on Amazon in February 2018
Here is Everything New on Amazon in February 2018. February 1 American Idiots (2013) Black Spurs (1965) The Cutting Edge (1992) The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006) Daybreakers (2009) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Gang Related (1997) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967) The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) Harsh…
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The Nvidia Shield 6.3 Update is Rolling Out
Today Nvidia is rolling out an update to the popular Nvidia Shield streaming player. SHIELD TV Software Upgrade 6.3 – What’s New? View Your Nest Cameras on Your TV Just say “Show me my front door camera” or “Show me the baby’s room” to see your Nest cameras live on SHIELD. Control More Than 1,000 Smart Home Devices with your Google Assistant SHIELD TV…
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Here is Everything New & Leaving The Roku Channel in February 2018
The Roku Channel: Expiring & New (Feb. 2018) Title New Expiring ELIZABETHTOWN X EMILY BRONTE’S WUTHERING HEIGHTS X INTO THE WILD X LIKE CRAZY X REGARDING HENRY X ROMANTICS, THE X THING CALLED LOVE, THE X YOURS, MINE, AND OURS X CRUEL INTENTIONS (1999) X…
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Hollywood Gets an Early Win Against Sellers of “Kodi Boxes”
Today Hollywood Studios, Amazon, and Netflix have won an early preliminary injunction against the TickBox TV a Kodi-powered streaming device. This box falls into a category many calls “Kodi Boxes” a device fully loaded with 3rd party Kodi-addons to stream TV content for free. Now a United States court has ordered the TickBox TV to stop including…