Making television easy again. By Phillip Swann
MLB.TV, baseball’s online package of out-of-market games, has finally revealed how it will offer refunds and/or credits to subscribers who paid the full $121.99 price before the 162-game season was suspended in March. The league says the price of the 2020 MLB TV subscription will now be prorated to reflect the new 60-game schedule. If
Q. I’ve been having trouble with my Apple TV 4K box. Picture freezes a bit and the sound will fade at times. A friend of mine told me that it might need an update so it has the current software. Is that true? How do you update the box? — Tim, Sarasota, Florida. Tim, your
Major League Baseball has decided to charge $59.99 for the 2020 edition of MLB.TV, which will feature a 60-game shorten season. Earlier this year, MLB.TV was offering the 2020 season for $121.99, which was $3 more than last season. However, in March, the league suspended play due to the Coronavirus outbreak, leaving early subscribers uncertain
Q. There’s the weirdest thing going on with my Amazon Fire TV. All of sudden, it won’t come on. I hit the button to turn it on and it just won’t come on. Is it dead? Do I need a new one? I can’t understand it. — John, Jacksonville, Florida. John, this is a more
Q. I am 66 years old and I want to get Roku so I can watch shows on the Internet. But do I need a special TV to use it? Can you hook up a Roku to any TV? I have a Vizio TV we bought a few years ago. Will that work? — Betty,
Q. We have Dish and I want to get the new HBO Max which comes for free with HBO. But I can’t order HBO on Dish because it doesn’t have it. How come Dish doesn’t have HBO? — Sheila, Budd’s Creek, Maryland. Sheila, Dish has been without HBO now for 20 months due to a
Q. After YouTube TV raised its price, I’ve been thinking of getting Sling TV. But I’m confused when I get to their web site. What is the difference between their Blue and Orange plans? The price is the same so which one is better? — Viv, Spokane, Washington. Viv, you’re right. YouTube TV’s decision last
Netflix this week (July 5-11) plans to add 16 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup, including 11 originals. The new titles will include Stateless, a Netflix original dramatic series starring Yvonne Strahovski as an airline stewardess escaping a cult. Based on a true story, Entertainment Weekly gives the six-part series a grade
DIRECTV is now charging $90 for this year’s 60-game MLB Extra Innings package of out-of-market contests. The satcaster earlier this year was charging $183 for the 2020 package, but that was before the league suspended play due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Although the season will now be around 37 percent of the regular 162-game campaign,
Sling TV has targeted YouTube TV and FuboTV subscribers who are upset with this week’s price increases by offering a one-year price guarantee for new and existing customers. YouTube TV this week raised its monthly price from $50 to $65, a 30 percent increase. FuboTV, a smaller live streaming service, also hiked its monthly prices
Q. So tell me, Mr. Answer Man, why on earth did YouTube TV raised their price. I only subscribed because it was lower than the cable guy. What are they thinking??!! — Carmen, Marina Del Rey. Carmen, I feel your pain. But the reason that YouTube TV yesterday raised its monthly subscription price from $50
Q. I can’t believe they raised the price of YouTube TV again. $65 a month. That is ridiculous. Do you know how to cancel it? Because I want to cancel it right now! — Bernie, Norfolk, Virginia. Bernie, you are not alone. Social media is overflowing this morning with complaints about YouTube TV’s decision to