If you’ve ever tried to cancel a streaming service or cable company subscription, you know how frustrating it can be. The Federal Trade Commission has heard your complaints and wants to help. They’re working on new click-to-cancel legislation that will make ending a subscription you no longer want much more straightforward. The FTC feels you…
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Over the last few decades, you had numerous ways to view the programming if you wanted to watch something on TV. Cable and satellite television are often needed to watch more than just your basic local channels. But streaming services have changed everything. Right now, some are predicting satellite’s demise, and perhaps cable. The companies…
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If you’ve ever wondered why some of your favorite TV shows and movies aren’t available on the streaming services, it often has a common reason: music clearance. Whenever a TV show or movie wants to include popular music, producers have to get approval from the songwriters and performers of those songs. Music clearance is what…
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The way we watch TV has changed drastically in recent years. When I was younger, we often had just the primary networks and a couple of independent local channels. Then in 70s and 80s, cable TV came around and gave us many more channels to watch. Now, just a few decades later, people are cutting…
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When I worked in radio, I did my best to stay updated on pop culture. That often meant checking out TV shows that didn’t interest me but were popular with my listeners. With as much media as I consume, I only miss a little. But occasionally, a show comes along that I never check out…
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Many people started watching more streaming media content during the pandemic. I began watching services like Netflix and Hulu 5 or 6 years ago. And that has become a problem for me. Over the last few years, I’ve watched so many TV shows and movies on these services I’ve lost track. And now I often…
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Many of us have been collecting music since our younger days. And keeping up with your music library can be quite a hassle. For many of us the transition from format to format has made it tough to stay organized…
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The television streaming wars are starting to heat up. Disney+ debuted last week and added over 10 million users on the first day. But, people have already started complaining about the number of TV streaming options…
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Every day there are more and more companies in a fight for your eyes and wallets. We don’t simply watch TV anymore because of these gadgets, dongles, and apps…
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I went out the other night and did something I haven’t done in years; I bought a CD. Ever since iTunes and now streaming came about I don’t buy CDs anymore. But I made an exception…
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