Best IPTV USA Subscription Service Providers 2026 (Tested & Verified)
If you are tired of paying over $150 a month for traditional US cable subscriptions, only to deal with endless commercial breaks and restricted sports blackouts, you are not alone. Millions of Americans are cutting the cord in 2026, transitioning to IPTV. However, the IPTV market in the USA is currently a minefield.…
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Why and How to Set Up a NAS Server
I’VE BEEN TOYING with the idea of setting up my own network-attached storage (NAS) server for a long while, but I figured it would be a hassle. Lured by the idea of automatic backups and centralized content sharing that are detached from big tech’s increasingly untrustworthy servers, and further motivated by the creep…
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5 Cheap Gadgets That Belong In Every Cord Cutter's Home
While most of the modern world feels like it's caught up with the cable cord-cutting trend, not everyone has gotten on board — but maybe they should. Recently, we covered the essential apps every cord-cutter needs, so we thought it was high time we put together a list of gadgets that fit into a house…
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Subscriptions Will Survive in Exactly Two Places
How the Architecture of Extraction Became the Architecture of Everything — and Why It’s Starting to Break. The Hum You Stopped Noticing There is a particular sound every vending machine makes. A low, mechanical drone — steady, patient, indifferent. It doesn’t start when you walk up. It doesn’t stop when you walk away.…
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Everyone is Stealing Cable TV
Stealing cable has evolved: the new face of TV piracy. Walk the rows of the farmers market in a small, nondescript Texas town about an hour away from Austin, and you might stumble across something unexpected: In between booths selling fresh, local pickles and pies, there's a table piled high with generic-looking streaming…
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5 reasons physical media still beats streaming
It's fair to say that streaming has completely revolutionized the way that many of us consume media. While streaming offers convenience, there are some key reasons why owning physical media is still superior. Streaming removals and rights churn When Netflix was the only real player in town, you didn't have to worry…
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The best streaming devices for 2026
From sticks to dongles to set-top boxes, there are media streaming devices for every budget. With the dominance of smart TVs, streaming sticks and boxes may seem redundant — but if your smart set is slow or has a frustrating user interface, a streaming device will let you bypass your TV’s built-in OS…
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Free The Airwaves: Why Local TV Should Be Streamable For Everyone
In the Boston area today, a growing number of viewers can open an app and watch local ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, and independent broadcast TV stations live — without a cable subscription, without a streaming bundle, and without paying a monthly fee. The service, called LocalTV+, is operated by a Massachusetts nonprofit…
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5 Essential TV Apps Every Cable Cutter Needs To Install
Smart TVs are a wise purchase for most people, but picking the right apps is important for anyone ditching cable TV. Here are five apps that we like. Smart TVs and their many apps have flung the door wide open for anyone interested in cutting the cord to their cable service, especially now…
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Every Roku Remote You Can Buy, Ranked From Worst To Best
Roku streaming devices and smart TVs make up one of the most popular streaming ecosystems on the market. Whether you're thinking about buying a Roku Streaming Stick to add Netflix and Hulu to an older TV, or you want to grab a 65-inch Roku Pro Series 4K TV, there's a Roku device for…
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Why Paramount Skydance believes it has edge over Netflix in race to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount Skydance believes it finally has the upper hand in its race against Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery – partly because it believes the Netflix deal is unraveling on its own, On The Money has learned. The owner of Paramount and CBS’s brain trust – whose bosses David and Larry Ellison on…
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Verizon cracks down on internet customers violating key rule
Verizon is giving customers a rude awakening amid a growing problem. Verizon, one of the largest phone carriers in the U.S., is currently seeing increased demand for its 5G home internet service amid a growing consumer trend that is raising eyebrows across the telecom industry. During the third quarter of this year, Verizon’s…
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CYBER SHOCK Pornhub hit by huge security breach as 200 million premium users’ data records and search history stolen by hackers
The adult site has reached out to more than 200 million premium users. PORNHUB has been hacked in a major security breach – with premium users warned their data could have been stolen. Hacking group ShinyHunters claimed to have accessed sensitive information such as email addresses, search history and activity. Hackers are said…
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Sale of Warner Bros. Discovery heats up as Ellisons weigh ‘DefCon 1’ litigation over selection of Netflix bid
The Ellisons and RedBird, run by savvy media dealmaker Gerry Cardinale, are mulling something known internally as "DefCon 1". Warner Bros. Discovery is signaling that it wants Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison and his multibillionaire father Larry Ellison to increase their $30-per-share, all-cash “hostile” offer for the media conglomerate – and if they’re…
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5 Essential Google TV Streamer Apps You Should Always Install First
The Google TV Streamerlaunched in 2024, is currently the only streaming device that the company sells. With this gadget, Google replaced its long-running Chromecast brand. In our Google TV Streamer review, the device performed well, so if you were impressed by the specs and picked up a unit, you certainly made a good choice. As…
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Build a Tiny Home Streaming Media Server to Keep Your Shows & Save Money
What if you could replace every streaming service you subscribe to with a single, tiny device that costs less than $100? It sounds almost too good to be true in a world where Netflix, Disney Plus, and other platforms dominate our entertainment budgets. Yet, a growing number of tech-savvy individuals are doing exactly…
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Paramount+ Set to Raise Prices, Phase Out Free Trials In the New Year
Paramount has confirmed that some big changes are coming to Paramount+ in the U.S. in January 2026. The first change is a price increase to both the streaming service's Essential and Premium plans on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The Paramount+ Essential (ad-supported) plan will increase by $1 to $8.99 per month, and the…
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Are the days of cord-cutting over? Traditional cable providers see first increase in subscribers in eight years
Streaming is becoming more expensive, with U.S. viewers now paying an average of $69 a month for four services, up 13 percent from last year, Deloitte found in March. Is it too late to reconnect the cord? For the first time in eight years, traditional cable providers saw an increase in subscribers. The…
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You Can Get Over 500 Free Live Channels With A Roku Streaming Stick - Here's How
The Roku Streaming Stick lineup is one of the most cost-effective on the market. For as little as $30, a Roku Streaming Stick lets you run thousands of entertainment apps on your TV, including popular platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max — on top of extra applications like Apple AirPlay and Google Home.…
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Streamers are raising prices at an astonishing rate — here’s how much more you’re paying
So much for cutting cords and cutting your costs. With recent price increases by Disney+ and Netflix, the average American household is spending about $70 a month on streaming services, Wallethub analyst Chip Lupo told The Post. “You’re probably paying just as much for all those combined as you were paying for cable,”…
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Free tier of Crunchyroll to be sunset on Dec. 31
Starting in 2026, anime lovers will not have a free alternative to paid Crunchyroll plans. Anime fans likely know that Crunchyroll is one of the best outlets to watch Japanese animation from the past and present anywhere, but many may not know about the streamer’s free ad-supported tier. Crunchyroll offers a selection of…
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Unanswered questions about Netflix and WBD’s new deal
The two sides have agreed to a huge deal to sell WBD’s streaming and studio assets to Netflix. What don’t we know about the deal as of now? Hands have been shaken, and despite being early in the process, it’s a good bet that somewhere a champagne cork has been popped. Warner Bros.…
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A big YouTube TV overhaul with cheaper packages may be in the works
More flexible, audience-specific plans might be headed to YouTube TV. YouTube TV may be planning some big moves for 2026 to remain competitive in the fierce on-demand streaming market. A recent report from CordCutters News claims that YouTube TV is preparing to roll out a series of cheaper, more flexible packages as early…
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Black Friday Cyber Monday Streaming TV Deals! - Hurry These Deals Won't Last Long
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are that time of the year to score great streaming deals. Streaming TV has become much more expensive like most everything else lately. Black Friday is that special time of year when we used to be able to score great deals like last year where you could get…
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26 hidden Roku tips and tricks you'll wish you knew years ago
26 hidden Roku tips and tricks you'll wish you knew years ago You're not using your Roku to its full potential. These secret menus, shortcuts, settings, and hacks will fix that. Hidden Roku menus help you fix issues and tweak your setup fast. You can organize apps, watchlists, and remotes way better than…
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