Author: Jared Newman

Consider this column an act of tough love. For Sling TV to be truly great, it needs to take decisive action in a few key areas.

While the cost of live streaming bundles might still inch up over time, the price difference between streaming TV and cable isn’t likely to get much narrower from here, and we may even see new packages arise to make up for the price tiers we’ve lost.

As TV networks desperately pull their shows from Netflix and the like, they might be surprised to find that their viewers won’t come along with them.

Smart TVs are not inherently more dangerous than dumb TVs connected to external streaming devices, and while pre-loading anti-virus software is a bad look for Samsung, it doesn’t mean using a smart TV is a bad idea.

Before you start fretting over antenna types, installation locations, and over-the-air DVRs, take a moment to consider whether you even need an antenna in the first place.

Streaming TV companies are turning to auto-play video previews because they work. That doesn’t mean they’re in users’ best interests.

You don’t need encyclopedic knowledge about the world of cord-cutting to make sense of it all. Instead, you can use various apps and tools to figure out which services you need and what to watch on them.

Unless you’re certain about keeping a streaming video subscription for the long haul, just cancel it immediately after signing up.

In trying to simplify streaming video sign-ups, “Channels” services have created new complications.

Outside the confines of bloated channel bundles (which, by the way, keep getting more expensive), many new streaming services will discover that they can’t get away with charging too much for TV.