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Q. I remember that DIRECTV had some college football games in 4K last season. Will they do that again this year? The games look great on my Vizio 65-inch 4K TV. — Eddie, Omaha. Eddie, you are right. DIRECTV and Fox Sports last season teamed to offer 4K broadcasts of several college football games on
The networks have set off an explosion of pink slips over the last week, canceling 24 different prime time shows. May is the time when networks reshuffle their upcoming fall lineups so it’s not a surprise that so many shows would be sent packing now. Click Amazon: Today’s Deals of the Day. Click Amazon: Roku
News Analysis Disney’s purchase today of much of Fox’s assets could make the company the most dominant force in streaming, both live and subscription Video on Demand. The deal, if approved by the feds (and it says here it will be), will give Disney control of Fox’s 22 regional sports channels in addition to the
PlayStation Vue, the live streaming service owned by Sony, has added 17 local Fox network affiliates, writes Fierce Cable. Click Amazon: Today’s Best-Selling TVs! Local channels, or the lack thereof, has been a top focus for live streaming services as they seek to round their lineups to compete more effectively with traditional pay TV service
Fox has cancelled the rookie drama, 24: Legacy, after one season and 12 episodes. Click Amazon: Today’s Top-Selling TVs! The show, a spin-off the successful Kiefer Sutherland series, 24, featured Corey Hawkins as a former Army Ranger who returns to the United States to stop a series of terrorist attacks. Click Amazon: Today’s 1-Day-Only Deals!
Fox is cancelling the drama, Prison Break, after its fifth season concludes later this month. Click Amazon: Top HDTV Indoor Antenna: $29.99! Well, sort of. TV Series Finale reports that Prison Break, which returned this year for a special nine-episode revival after an eight-year absence, will not be part of Fox’s 2017-2018 schedule. Fox CEO Gary
Fox has canceled the horror spoof, Scream Queens, after two seasons and 23 episodes. Click Amazon: Today’s 1-Day-Only Deals! The show, which featured an ensemble cast of young actresses including Lea Michelle, Emma Roberts and Abigail Breslin, featured a serial killer targeting sorority girls at a large university. Scream Queens, which was co-produced by Ryan
DIRECTV Now over the weekend incorrectly blacked out at least two Arizona Diamondbacks games on Fox Sports Arizona despite protests from Arizona residents and Fox Sports Arizona itself. Updated: The blackouts continued Monday night (May 15). @DIRECTVNowHelp told one upset Arizona customer to try using the Fox Sports app to watch the game rather than
Fox has canceled the police drama, APB, after one 12-episode season. Click Amazon: Today’s Best-Selling TVs! The show starred Justin Kirk as a billionaire who somehow manages to take control of the Chicago police department so he can find the murderer of his close friend. Critics didn’t fall in love with the farfetched concept with RottenTomatoes.com
Fox has canceled the comedy, Son of Zorn, after one 13-episode season. Click Amazon: Today’s 1-Day-Only Deals! Son of Zorn was an odd mix of live action and animation with Cheryl Hines in live action playing the ex-wife to an animated South Pacific warrior named Zorn (voiced by Jason Sudeikis). Despite the vast talents of
Fox has canceled the comedy, Making History, after one nine-episode season. Click Amazon: Today’s 1-Day-Only Deals! Making History starred Leighton Meester and Adam Pally as time travelers who try to balance life’s mundane concerns with the excitement of hopping from century to century. While the premise may have seemed a bit ridiculous, RottenTomatoes.com gave the
Fox has cancelled the supernatural drama, Sleepy Hollow, after four seasons, writes Deadline.com. Click Amazon: Today’s 1-Day-Only Deals! The show, based loosely on the Washington Irving story, starred Tom Mison as Ichabod Crane, an 18th Century soldier who suddenly awakes to find himself in modern-day Washington, D.C. While there, he discovers his enemies from 1787 have