Category: News
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YouTube Will Introduce Supervised Accounts with Parental Controls for Teens and Tweens
Image: YouTube YouTube announced today that it will be introducing new options for parents of tweens and teens. The parental controls will give tweens and teens more freedom than a YouTube Kids account but will allow parents to give limited access to the content on YouTube. YouTube Kids was launched in 2015, giving parents a…
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LG Opens Up Its webOS Smart TV Platform to Other Companies
Smart TV maker LG announced tonight that it’s opening up its webOS smart TV software, making the platform available for other companies to license. In a press release, the company says it’s already lined up more than 20 TV manufacturing partners interested in leveraging the software. “The webOS platform is one of the easiest and…
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AT&T is Nearing a Deal to Sell Minority Stake in Pay TV Business
AT&T is reportedly close to finalizing a deal with a private equity firm to buy a minority stake in its satellite TV business, according to a report from CNBC. The deal would include DirecTV, AT&T TV Now, and U-Verse. A source for CNBC says that the deal with TPG could be announced as soon as…
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No, Netflix is Not Giving Away Subscriptions Due to the Pandemic: Avoid This Scam
Another Netflix scam is making the rounds, attempting to convince you that Netflix wants to give you a free subscription due to the pandemic. Cord Cutters News readers report getting text messages recently, saying that due to the pandemic, Netflix is giving some free passes for the remainder of the quarantine, but that the limited…
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Peacock will bring Frogger service for a game show
Get ready for some serious nostalgia. Peacock has announced a new physical competition series Frogger based on the popular 1980’s video game. The show will take contestants through an epic, supersized course of Frogger filled with challenges from the original game by Konami. Peacock has ordered 13 one-hour episodes. Contestants will have to get through…
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Sony’s Newest ‘Play At Home’ Offers Include Extended Funimation Anime Streaming Trials
Sony is bringing back its Play At Home program, which gifted popular games to PlayStation users for free during the pandemic. This time around, though, it’s also offering up some streaming perks as well. Starting on March 25th, anime streaming service Funimation will offer extended access for new subscribers. In all, those who take advantage…
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How to Watch Celtics at Mavericks, Trail Blazers at Nuggets & More NBA Games on February 23
Week 10 of the 2020-21 NBA regular season continues tonight with a slam dunk lineup of 9 games, including a national doubleheader. Reigning 2-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, and former MVPs Steph Curry and James Harden are all scheduled to be in action tonight. Fans will be in attendance at select games; however, cord cutters…
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Fire TV Devices and Smart TVs are On Sale, Starting at $21.99
In the market for a new streaming device or smart TV? Amazon has you covered with deals on Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs from Insignia and Toshiba. The sale comes at just the right time, now that we know more Amazon devices will be getting the Fire TV interface update over…
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AT&T TV Adds More Simultaneous Streams and Cloud DVR Features
AT&T TV announced today that expanded features are coming to streaming customers this week. Beginning February 25, plans will see more simultaneous streams and unlimited cloud DVR. What’s Changing for AT&T TV Customers More simultaneous streams AT&T TV customers now have up to 20 simultaneous streams on any device inside their homes. The change comes in…
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Pluto TV Will Add an 8 Hour Block of Anime Programming
Digital Media Rights announced a new agreement with free streaming service Pluto TV today that will bring an eight hour RetroCrush block of programming to Pluto’s Anime All Day channel. RetroCrush launched in March 2020 and will bring anime from the 70s, 80s, and 90s to the platform. “DMR’s goal for RetroCrush from day one…