Category: News
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Optimum Cable TV is Raising Their Prices By Over $20 a Month
Do you still have cable TV? Are you ready to pay more? If you have Optimum as your cable TV provider get ready to pay $20 a month more for cable TV. That means over the course of a year you will pay $240 more for your cable TV. Update: Atlice the parent company of…
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SpaceX’s Home Internet Service is Now Closer to Reality
One of the main hopes for new cord cutters has been more home Internet options. We are starting to see 5G, fixed wireless, and even new Internet services from space bringing competition to the home Internet world. One of the main companies pushing to offer a new Internet service from space is SpaceX. In early…
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HBO Max is Developing a New Content Discovery System
Jeremy Legg, CTO of WarnerMedia and Andy Forssell, EVP & GM of WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer took the stage at CES today to share a few new details about the upcoming HBO Max. During the discussion, Legg commented on the user interface of HBO Max, saying that they want to address the problem with many existing streaming…
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Plex Plans to Bring Subscriptions, Premium Content, and Rentals to its Platform
Since launching their ad-supported streaming service in December, Plex has been looking at the possibilities for new features that will allow the company to be even greater force in the competitive world of streaming services. In a press release announcing the launch of the streaming service, Plex described themselves as “a true one stop media…
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Locast Officially Launches a GoFundMe to Fight CBS, NBC, FOX, & ABC
Locast has officially announced that they’ve set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds that will be used for legal defense against CBS, NBC, FOX, and ABC who have sued to have Locast shut down. Locast had done a soft launch for their fundraiser recently but today Locast officially announced their GoFundMe. The lawsuit started…
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Westinghouse Announces New Roku TV Models with DTS Studio Sound
Today at CES Westinghouse announced new Roku TV models with new and improved DTS sound. Westinghouse says they want to offer the ultimate viewing and listening experience with its new line of Roku TVs. These new Roku TVs from Westinghouse will offer DTS sound helping it stand out from many of its competitors. “We’ve been…
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Sling is Named One of the Most Influential Products of the Decade
In a Consumer Reports overview of the most influential products of the decade, Sling TV took one of the top spots in the tech category. When Sling TV launched in 2015, consumers were looking for an alternative to the high costs and headaches that came along with their cable subscriptions. Sling TV was one of…
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AT&T TV NOW Adding Ads When You Pause to More Devices
Late last year AT&T started to test out ads when you pause AT&T TV NOW with its Osprey Android TV box. Now AT&T has announced that it is expanding its pause ads to all of AT&T TV NOW starting today. Now after 30 seconds of pausing show or movie with AT&T TV NOW you will…
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As Cord Cutting Grows Frontier Communications May Soon Be Sold or Face Bankruptcy
Frontier Communications has been recently struggling to service the growth of cord cutting. Now Frontier Communications is facing a possible sale or bankruptcy as it tries to handle its debt and growing competition. According to a report from HeraldNet, WaveDivision Capital is on track to close on a possible purchase of Frontier Communications later this…
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Tablo DVRs is Launching a Premium Service & Bringing Commercial Skipping to Mobile Devices
Today the team behind the popular Tablo DVR announced that they are bringing automatic commercial skipping to mobile devices including iOS and Android before the end of March 2020. Tablo also announced that starting in February 2020 they will be launching a new premium service for customers who want to use the automatic commercial skipping…