It’s only natural for a potential cord-cutter to think, “Why do I need cable when I can just stream everything online?” Indeed, most of the major networks — from ABC to TNT — have web portals and mobile apps, all of them capable of streaming their current shows. Just one problem: Once you ditch cable …
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Attention cable cord cutters: Hulu is about to get live. Sometime later this year the subscription TV service, which currently offers a big catalog of on-demand TV shows from major networks, will roll out live TV, too. The live version of Hulu will cost less than $40 per month for live channels from ABC/Disney, CBS and Fox as well as …
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CBS will join Hulu’s new live-streaming service, planned to launch early this year. On Wednesday, the broadcast giant and the streaming-media company said they’ve reached a deal to bring CBS’s broadcast network programs and some on-demand shows to the Hulu live-TV service. (Disclosure: CNET is owned by CBS.) Under the deal, Hulu will get the company’s sports programming, including its …
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Now playing: Watch this: DirecTV Now: $35 a month for 100 live TV channels and… 1:56 Three: That’s the magic number. With the launch of DirecTV Now Wednesday, there are now three services that allow you to stop paying your cable or satellite provider for TV service, yet still watch numerous channels of live television at home and on mobile …
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Are you ready for some streaming football? CBS All Access, the broadcaster’s streaming and on-demand TV service that starts at $6 per month, will begin carrying live NFL football games beginning this Sunday, December 4. The deal, announced today by the NFL and CBS is a multi-year arrangement that gives All Access customers every “NFL on CBS” game broadcast in …
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AT&T may be hoping a free Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV stick may be enough to get you to sign up for its upcoming DirecTV Now streaming video service. The telecom giant could offer the streaming devices to people who subscribe to the service, according to a Variety report Sunday based on leaked customer-support documents. Consumers who commit to …
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From his desk in the corner of the Ed Sullivan Theater graphics lab, Tim Luecke wields a power craved by Reince Priebus, Paul Ryan and countless other Republican poobahs: the ability to control Donald Trump. Tapping at his keyboard and talking to his computer monitor’s camera, Luecke, lead animator for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” operates a cantaloupe-colored cartoon …
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CBS launched a $9.99-a-month, ad-free subscription Wednesday for its online streaming service, CBS All Access. The higher-priced option joins its standard tier that costs $5.99 a month, which will remain unchanged. There is one caveat: All Access can’t strip out ads from programs streamed live from local CBS TV stations. In addition, “select on-demand shows will include promotional interruptions,” the …
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Are you a political junkie hungry for Republican National Convention news? Are you suffering FOMO because you’re not in Cleveland? Are you just craving for gavel-to-gavel action at the Quicken Loans Arena? Well, here’s how you can peep the action from anywhere in the world. If you’ve got a phone, download the official RNC app to see if presumptive GOP …
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The new Star Trek series will beam onto Netflix for viewers around the world. The forthcoming series will see a new ship’s crew boldly going on TV, following the success of a recent big-screen reboot for the beloved sci-fi saga. In the US, the new 13-episode series will be available on CBS All Access, the CBS online subscription-based video-on-demand and …
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