Here’s how much HBO may charge for its streaming-only service
HBO wants to compete with Netflix in a lot of ways, but one of those ways probably won’t be pricing. The Information’s sources claim that …
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Netflix is reeling from its $1 price hike – and that’s incredible news for American consumers
Predicting the behavior of consumers is notoriously tough, but nowhere is it harder than in the rapidly evolving video streaming market. Pretty much nobody expected …
This is how the real Apple TV will let you ditch your cable provider
Well, this is interesting: Over the past couple of days both HBO and CBS have announced different standalone streaming services that won’t require a cable bundle… …
Google just unveiled a new Nexus device that no one saw coming
As expected, Google officially announced release details regarding the Nexus 6 smartphone, Nexus 9 tablet and Android 5.0 Lollipop software on Wednesday, but another Android device …
HBO will fulfill cord cutters’ dreams and launch a standalone streaming service next year
This is the moment that cord cutters have been waiting for: HBO will start offering a standalone over-the-top online streaming service starting next year, which will be a …
Netflix is raising prices for its highest quality content
Do you own a 4K TV and subscribe to Netflix? Well, you’re about to suffer a minor blow for daring to own a 4K TV. …
Google says TV studios are charging Google Fiber ridiculous prices for their shows
Cord cutting may be the future but Google Fiber unfortunately still has to deal with the present, and that means it has to shell out …
Could Google revolutionize the TV before Apple even gets the chance?
Huge televisions are more affordable now than they ever have been in the past, but the manufacturers haven’t made many attempts to innovate since the …
Smaller cable providers realize cord cutters are the future
Big providers like Comcast and Time Warner Cable may want to cling to the past but it looks like smaller cable providers seem to know …
JD Power just released its cable customer satisfaction ratings – guess who ranked dead last?
Three things are certain in life: Death, taxes, and low customer satisfaction ratings for Comcast and Time Warner Cable. DSLReports points out that the cable …
It sounds like HBO is getting ready to drop a bomb on the cable industry
Apple fans aren’t the only ones who have had an exciting week for news — cord cutters now have reason to cheer as well. Quartz …
Cord cutters’ unlikely new ally: Verizon?
Verizon has famously gotten into multiple spats with Netflix but the telecom giant might soon find itself in the middle of peering disputes of its …
HBO could make a fortune by making cord cutters’ dreams come true
HBO has a brand-new reason to offer a standalone online streaming service other than making cord cutters very happy — it could also rake in …
The third most torrented TV show isn’t even on cable
Everyone knows that Game of Thrones is once again the most torrented TV show of the year, but could you name the top ten? Peer-to-peer …
Apple finds new ways to win that don’t involve hardware or software
Apple has always had a penchant for creative advertising. From the original, iconic 1984-inspired Macintosh ad to the influential Mac vs. PC commercials of the Get a …
Amazon knocks 15% off the cost of its Apple TV rival for a limited time
Amazon’s Fire TV set-top box is still the best-selling device in the electronics category on Amazon.com, having recently displaced Google’s cheap Chromecast dongle. Since Amazon never …
Netflix’s massive new content wave is going to put unprecedented pressure on HBO
The future keeps happening. Facebook just passed IBM in market cap and now Netflix has passed HBO in subscriber revenue, hitting a giddy $1.146 billion …
HBO inches closer to making cord cutters’ dreams come true
HBO isn’t going to abandon cable companies in the United States anytime soon, but it has no such allegiances to pay TV providers overseas. The …
How to cancel Comcast without going through customer service hell
With the insane Comcast cancellation call still fresh in our minds, the idea of having to make that call yourself can be a little daunting. …
Here’s why your cable guy never shows up on time
Now we know why Comcast’s customer service is so terrible — basically, Comcast puts enormous pressure on its employees to upsell its customers on more …
Why movies look awful on your brand new expensive TV – and how to fix them
So you bought a brand new, expensive LCD TV and now you sit down to binge-watch your favorite show only to find it looks… totally different than …
Here’s how you can stream a bunch of Hulu shows without paying a dime
Earlier this year, Hulu announced that it would be bringing free streaming to mobile devices at some point this summer, but a precise release date …
Apple’s hotly anticipated next-gen Apple TV won’t launch until next year
That list of “exciting new product categories” Apple CEO Tim Cook loves teasing at every opportunity keeps getting smaller and smaller — and now it …
Why HBO won’t ditch cable, no matter how much you beg it to
HBO gets it: You want to be able to subscribe to its content without having to pay for a bunch of other channels you don’t …
Pirate paradise: New app streams movie torrents to Apple TV and Roku
An app called Popcorn Time that has been dubbed the “Netflix for pirates” has been making waves recently because it makes finding and streaming pirated …
Watch the first clip from the Halo TV show premiering this fall
We all wish that Halo 5: Guardians could be done in time for the holiday season this year, but 343 Industries and Microsoft are doing …
Netflix is bringing enough bandwidth to France to take on many ISPs
Netflix has learned a thing or two from its U.S. online movie streaming business, and the company will apparently bring an impressive infrastructure in the new European …
Netflix will attack six European markets this September
It’s no secret that Netflix to expand in additional European markets this year, but the company has never offered an exact rollout plan for the …
Believe it or not, there are 5 companies with worse customer service than Comcast
Comcast may be one of the two most hated companies in America, and it may have terrible customer service according to most accounts, but it turns …
Was Verizon lying to us about Netflix congestion issues?
For months, Netflix has been adamant that Verizon is the root cause of streaming slowdowns on its service, but Verizon countered last week with an accusation …
