Category: News
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Cord Cutting Today #30 – YouTube TV Price Hike, TiVo’s Prototype ATSC 3.0 DVR, NAB Show Floor, ATSC 3.0 Tuners, & More
Recently we started a new daily YouTube video. Cord Cutting Today will look at the biggest Cord Cutting stories from the past 24 hours in about five or so minutes. We will post these Monday through Friday in an effort to help keep you up to date on everything happening in the world of cord…
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Stringr Launches a Premium Livestreaming Service Used By The Weather Channel
Last week, Stringr announced the launch of their new premium live streaming function. The feature will allow users to request live video from the 75,000+ professional and amateur videographers across the country. In a press release from the company, we learned that the live streaming works by giving Stringr customers the ability to request live…
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Disney Will Unveil Details of Disney+ Today at Investor Day Event
This afternoon, Disney is hosting an Investor Day event and we can finally expect to hear more details about the Disney+ streaming service. The event will start at 5 p.m EST today. Since we first heard about Disney+ in late 2017, we’ve gotten some details about what we might see from the service. We heard…
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2.7 Million People Still Get Netflix DVDs By Mail
Many of us have completely made the switch from physical media to digital streaming. However, 2.7 Americans are keeping Netflix’s DVD rental subscription alive. There are a few groups that are making up the majority of Netflix DVD renters. The first group is those in rural areas who may not have access to the broadband…
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EXPIRED: Roku’s 50″ 4k HDR TV From TCL Are on Sale Starting at 299.99
TCL in an effort not to be underpriced by Amazon has cut the price of many of their TVs. Right now you can get the 2019 TCL 50″ 4K HDR Roku TV for just $299.99. Want something slightly cheaper? Right now you can also get the 43″ Roku TV 4K HDR TV for just $249.99. (This…
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The Big 12 & ESPN+ Team Up
This week ESPN and the Big 12 network announced a new deal to keep Big 12 games on ESPN and expand its ESPN+ partnership. Now ESPN+ will add a dedicated Big 12 section full of exclusive content. “Our institutions are thrilled with the exposure all 10 athletics programs will receive through this Big 12-branded offering,”…
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The First Next Gen OTA ATSC 3.0 Tuner Is Being Demoed at NAB
ATSC 3.0 next gen over-the-air TV was announced for 40 markets by the end of 2020. Sinclair says they will have this new next gen TV in 20 markets by the end of 2019. The new standard promises to bring 4K pictures, better sound, new features, and better reception to your antenna. The downside is…
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TiVo Is Working on Upgrading Current DVRs to ATSC 3.0
Yesterday at NAB Cord Cutters News met with TiVo to look at their new ATSC 3.0 prototype. At the show, TiVo demoed the ability to use a USB tuner with ATSC 3.0 to upgrade your current TiVo Bolt. Ever since ATSC 3.0 next gen TV was announced there have been questions about what this means…
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As Cord Cutting Grows The Disney Channel Has Lost 72% of Its Average Audience
This week, The Information wrote an expansive story about Disney and Netflix as Disney gets ready to launch Disney+. What was maybe the most shocking news was that since 2014 the Disney Channel has lost 72% of its average audience. This is a huge decline for any company especially one that relies heavily on ad…
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Sling TV Adds Support for Microsoft Edge
Yesterday Sling TV announced that they have expanded device support to include the new Microsoft Edge web browser. Now there is one more browser option to watch Sling TV on with your Windows 10 PC. “At Sling TV, we continue to bring your favorite live and on-demand TV to all your devices, whether it’s on…