Don’t pay for Paramount+
While Paramount is loudly promoting a birthday sale with press outreach and an ad campaign, the company has also quietly continued to give the service away one month at a time.
Author: Jared Newman
Choose that streaming device wisely
To help ease the transition from cable, perhaps you’ve picked a live TV streaming service such as YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, or Sling TV, and now you need a streaming device to go with it. If you want the best possible experience, this decision is more complicated than it might seem.
CCW 2/18/2022: A YouTube TV wishlist
YouTube TV is getting a redesign later this year, with a big emphasis on organization and personalization.
CCW 2/11/2022: 28 Fire TV tips
Learn about faster ways to navigate, settings to tweak, and neat discovery features hidden within Amazon’s somewhat-labyrinthine interface.
CCW 2/4/2022: 36 Roku tips
Roku’s streaming boxes, streaming sticks, and smart TVs have a reputation for being easy to use, but that doesn’t mean every useful feature is obvious from the start.
CCW 1/28/2022: Netflix’s new menu
If you know where to look, you can avoid Netflix’s algorithmically-generated recommendations and dig straight into specific genres instead.
CCW 1/21/2022: Confused? Start here.
As the cost of live TV streaming continues to rise, the unbundled approach is worth another look. MyBundle.TV can help with that.
CCW 1/14/2022: Solving streaming frustrations
For years, I’ve written about the overly siloed nature of streaming TV, and how we need better universal guides to make sense of all the options. But solutions do exist if you know where to look.
CCW 1/7/2022: What’s next for antenna TV
But before you buy into the ATSC 3.0 hype, keep in mind that it’s still bleeding-edge technology, and broadcasters have yet to realize its biggest benefits.
CCW 12/24/2021: What to expect next year
If you’re wondering what 2022 will be like as a cord-cutter, just take a look back at 2021.