Journey Into Cord Cutting Part 2 Roadblocks

I made a reference to the US vs Paramount court case in my article regarding Amazon’s purchase of MGM, but here’s an overview of the case.  Multiple motion picture studio’s were practicing what the US Government viewed as monopolistic practices in violation of the Sherman anti-trust act passed in 1890.  In 1928 the government charged…

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There Is No Magic Free Way To Watch Anything You Want

I love helping people understand their options for TV-based entertainment. In the past 10 years, the options for TV viewing have changed so much from where they were 20 years ago. When once the choice was cable TV or fuzzy TV signals from 4-6 channels there was a stark choice. But the rise of streaming…

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Peacock Needs NFL Sunday Ticket

While the most anticipated action on Peacock this year will certainly be the 2020 Summer Olympics, which of course are being held after a year long delay, Comcast would be smart to set it sights on another big prize. Multiple companies are looking into putting in a bid to grab the NFL Sunday Ticket, which…

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Sinclair Needs NBC Sports RSNs

Just before we turned off our heads for a long-awaited normal 4th of July the New York Post reported that Sinclair, the broadcasting superpower is looking to bid on NBC’s regional sports networks. This would be a very logical move for Sinclair because if the early stories about the possible look and cost of their…

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Projectors VS TV’s Should You Project Instead?

For the second year in a row Amazon highlighted a number of HD/4k projectors during Amazon Prime Day. I actually purchased one last year along with a 120-inch projector screen because I wanted to have little movie nights in the absence of being able to go to the movie theater. The system works pretty well…

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