Items tagged with cord cutting

by Paul Lilly - Mon, Sep 27, 2021

YouTube TV Could Soon Get A $10 Price Cut But For All The Wrong Reasons

YouTube TV subscribers could see a lower monthly bill, albeit perhaps only temporarily. That's the good news (sans the temporary part). Unfortunately, the cheaper bill would come at a different type of cost—the loss of NBC programming. Google's agreement with NBC Universal is about to expire, and two sides have not... Read more...

by Nathan Ord - Sun, Aug 30, 2020

AT&T Could Sell Troubled DirecTV Unit At Huge Loss Due To Mass Customer Exodus

With cord-cutters walking away from cable and satellite packages combined with high rates forcing people out, it comes as no surprise that AT&T is looking to get rid of DirecTV. Only a year after we reported on a possible DirecTV selloff, it seems AT&T is feeling the squeeze again this year. Now, according to a new... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Plex Free Live TV Now Available Globally With Over 80 Streaming Channels

Plex is a popular media streaming platform that already had a number of different streaming options under its belt for users. Plex today announced that consumers can watch free live TV with the addition of more than 80 channels of completely customizable live programming. Most of the live TV programming is available... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Tue, Dec 03, 2019

Big Cable Players AT&T, Charter May Be The Biggest Losers In Bloody Cord Cutting Revolution

For a long time, cable and satellite TV providers had customers in a vice grip. If someone wanted to watch premium channels, it was cable/satellite TV or bust. Like so many other things, the internet changed the game, and these days an increasing number of people are cutting the cord, as they say. With more streaming... Read more...

by Brittany Goetting - Thu, Sep 19, 2019

New Roku Ultra And Express Streaming Players Launch Alongside Roku OS 9.2

Are you in the market for a new streaming player? Roku just released new versions of the Roku Express and the Roku Ultra. The two streaming players are meant to provide a “device for every type of streamer”. Roku last refreshed its line of players this past autumn and the updated devices come with a number of new... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Mon, Apr 08, 2019

Sticking It To The Man, Millions Of Cord Cutters Defected From Pay TV And Satellite In 2018

After decades of ruling the roost, pay TV services have been hemorrhaging customers in recent years, thanks to the increasing availability of broadband connectivity and the advent of streaming services. Millions of pay TV subscribers have now cut the cord. Cable and satellite TV providers should be worried, though... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Sun, Jan 20, 2019

Cord Cutters, Here's Where And When To Stream Super Bowl LIII

It feels great to stick it to the cable (or satellite) company and cut the cord once and for all, rather than continue to pay for bloated TV packages with a handful of channels you actually watch, and a whole bunch more that you don't. That's all well and good, but what if you want to watch Super Bowl LIII? Good news... Read more...