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6 days ago | 
cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes
AARP has loads of member benefits, from tax advice to cruise discounts. Now, members can also save on home entertainment. AARP has discounts on both a Walmart+ subscription and a Paramount+ subscription. AARP members can save $40 on a Walmart+ annual membership. With Walmart+, members get free same-day delivery including on eligible prescriptions, free shipping with no order minimum, video streaming, gas savings and more.
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6 days ago | 
cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes
Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters each earned over $60 million in 2024. The compensation packages are an increase from Sarandos’ earnings of $49.8 million and Peters’ of $40.1 million in 2023, according to a 2025 proxy statement filed ThursdayThe document noted that at the 2024 annual shareholders meeting, there was a vote on a proposal to update the executive compensation program at the company.
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1 week ago | 
cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes
While we won’t be seeing subscriber numbers in Netflix quarterly earnings reports anymore, we’ll still be taking a look at the streamer’s revenue and insights about its content. Today, Netflix released a letter to shareholders ahead of a quarterly earnings call this afternoon. In Q1 2025, Netflix reported $10.54 billion in revenue, up 12.5% year over year. The company says it’s on track with it’s forecast of $43.5-$44.5 billion in revenue for the full year.
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1 week ago | 
cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes
Earlier this month, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) held its annual convention in Las Vegas. There, electronics manufacturer ADTH announced a new NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 USB Tuner.
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1 week ago | 
cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes
Starting today, Verizon customers who have the Unlimited Ultimate plan will have some added benefits, at no additional cost. Unlimited Ultimate plans now include:Unlimited Hotspot. The best hotspot of any carrier with 200GB of premium data and then 6 Mbps so you stay connected with fast speeds – no matter how much data is used. Unlimited International Roaming Data.
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1 week ago | 
cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes
Amazon will reportedly introduce a streaming device this year running on the company’s own OS, Vega, rather than Android. The Lowpass blog reports that while the platform hasn’t been officially announced yet, Amazon has been working on the Android OS alternative for years and has already released three devices running on Vega – the Echo Show 5, Echo Hub, and Echo Spot smart clock. The company isn’t abandoning Android altogether.
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1 week ago | 
cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes
The Indiana Fever and the Indianapolis NBC affiliate, owned by TEGNA, have announced an extension of their deal to air Fever games on free over-the-air channels. With the deal, 18 games will air locally on WTHR (NBC) and WALV (MeTV). “With our team’s powerful roster of veteran talent and young stars, we’re positioned to have an unforgettable season, and we look forward to having more fans follow our journey,” said Pacers Sports & Entertainment CEO Mel Raines.
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1 week ago | 
cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes
After launching with the biggest original premiere in the history of Paramount+, 14 million viewers tuned in for the finale of Season 2 of 1923 on Paramount+. The much-anticipated finale episode was the most watched episode ever for the series, with a 41% increase over the Season 1 finale. The series joins two other shows from Taylor Sheridan, Landman and Tulsa King, as the top three all time series on Paramount+. 1923 is the prequel to Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone.
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1 week ago | 
cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes
Today, AARP, Amazon, Google, and Walmart announced the launch of the National Elder Fraud Coordination Center (NEFCC). The NEFCC has a mission to fight elder fraud with the help of law enforcement, industry leaders, government, and academia and will target criminal organization that have taken billions of dollars from older Americans every year.
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1 week ago | 
cordcuttersnews.com | Jess Barnes
DIRECTV announced today that it has expanded the channel lineup on its free streaming service, MyFree DIRECTV. The eight new channels are from NBC-owned networks and span entertainment, true crime, and sports.
