Category: News
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Roku Is the Most Popular Streaming Player, But the Amazon Fire TV & Smart TVs Are Gaining Ground
This week Cord Cutters News surveyed over 3,000 of our readers on a wide range of cord cutting topics. One of the questions we asked was “what streaming player do you use?” From these answers, we can get a fairly good idea of what most cord cutters are using to stream their movies and TV…
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Netflix Signs Overall Deal with Janet Mock
Last week, Variety shared the exclusive report that Netflix had signed a three year, multimillion dollar deal with Janet Mock. This deal is a historic one, with Mock being the first black transgender woman to sign an overall deal with a major studio. With exclusive rights to her TV series and first-look options for film…
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Here is Everything Leaving Netflix in July 2019
Here is everything leaving Netflix in July 2019. Hurry as these titles will soon be gone. July 1 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Blood Diamond Body of Lies Bull Durham Chasing Amy Cool Hand Luke Definitely, Maybe Did You Hear About the Morgans? Doctor Zhivago Dolphin Tale…
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YouTube TV Family Managers Can Buy a Google Nest Hub For Just $49 (Typically Costs $129)
Do you use YouTube TVs family service? With YouTube TV, you can share your YouTube TV account with multiple family members inside your house. Each family account gets its own DVR and favorites, so you don’t have to see the programs they are DVRing. This makes YouTube TV perfect for large families who don’t all…
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TCL’s New 2019 Roku TV 6-Series With 4K HDR Was Just Cleared By The FCC
We have known for some time now that TCL had new Roku TVs in the works. Back at CES TCL even announced new 8K Roku TVs. Recently though the FCC approved a new line of TCL Roku TVs with a new look and a voice remote. This new filing was first spotted by Janko Roettgers.…
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Amazon’s Audible Audiobook Service Now Offers a Cheaper Annual Membership
Audible is an Amazon-owned audiobook service that lets you buy digital audiobooks. You can also subscribe to be an Audible member to get discounts on audiobooks. In the past, your only option was a month to month membership for 1 or 2 books at a time. Now Audible offers a yearly membership that lets you…
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EXPIRED: Amazon Cuts The Price of Its Fire TV Edition Smart TV As An Early Prime Day Sale
Today Amazon announced that Prime Day their yearly summer sale will start on July 15th and run through the 16th of July. This year to get started Amazon has cut the price of the Toshiba 43″ Fire TV Edition Smart TV to just $179. This is sale will run till the end of June so…
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6 Free Alternatives for Yahoo View After the Service Shuts Down
Yahoo View will be shutting down on June 30. The free streaming service was the home to free ad-supported content after Hulu’s free service shut down. Viewers could find free clips, news and entertainment stories, and some full episodes. Here are six replacements for Yahoo View. 1. YouTube If you’re looking for entertainment, lifestyle, and…
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How to Watch Amazon’s IMDb TV for Free on Roku & Apple TV
Amazon recently launched a new free ad-supported streaming service called IMDb TV. This service runs through the Amazon-owned IMDb website. At launch, Amazon promoted the service as being available on Fire TVs and online. Amazon is rebranding IMDb Freedive as IMDb TV and is expanding its lineup with new movies and TV shows from Warner…
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YouTube TV Is More Popular Than Philo, PlayStation Vue, DIRECTV NOW, and Sling TV with Cord Cutters
One of the most common questions we get is what is the most popular live TV streaming service for cord cutters. That is a hard question to answer. The main issue is that just looking at subscriber numbers would indicate that Sling TV is the most popular followed by Hulu/YouTube TV. Yet studies have shown…