My Streaming Life

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 31, 2022 Four games are scheduled today. Three are between two ranked teams, and one game involves unranked teams. Allstate Sugar Bowl 12:00 PM on ESPN University of Alabama (5) (10-2) vs Kansas State University (9) (10-3) TransPerfect Music City Bowl 12:00 PM on ABC University of Iowa (7-5) vs University of Kentucky (7-5) CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl 4:00 PM on ESPN Texas Christian University (3) (12-1) vs University of Michigan (2) (13-0) CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl 8:00 PM on ESPN Ohio State University (4) (11-1) vs University of Georgia (...

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 30, 2022 Five games are scheduled today. Two are between two ranked teams, and two involve one ranked team. Duke's Mayo Bowl 12:00 PM on ESPN University of Maryland, College Park (7-5) vs North Carolina State University (23) (8-4) Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl 2:00 PM on CBS University of Pittsburgh (8-4) vs University of California, Los Angeles (18) (9-3) TaxSlayer Gator Bowl 3:30 PM on ESPN University of Notre Dame du Lac (21) (8-4) vs University of South Carolina (19) (8-4) Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl 4:30 PM on Bartstool Sports Ohio University (9-4) vs University ...

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 29, 2022 Three games are scheduled today. One is between two ranked teams, and another involves a ranked team. Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl 2:00 PM on ESPN Syracuse University (7-5) vs University of Minnesota (8-4) Cheez-It Bowl 5:30 PM on ESPN University of Oklahoma (6-6) vs Florida State University (13) (9-3) Valero Alamo Bowl 9:00 PM on ESPN University of Texas at Austin (20) (8-4) vs University of Washington (12) (10-2) How to watch To stream the game, you need one of the following service. ESPN/ESPN2 Sling Orange, $40/month. Sling Orange+Blue, $55/month....

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 28, 2022 Four games are scheduled today. Military Bowl Presented by Peraton 2:00 PM on ESPN University of Central Florida (9-4) vs Duke University (8-4) AutoZone Liberty Bowl 5:30 PM on ESPN University of Kansas (6-6) vs University of Arkansas (6-6) San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl 8:00 PM on Fox University of Oregon (15) (9-3) vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (9-4) TaxAct Texas Bowl 10:15 PM on ESPN Texas Tech University (7-5) vs University of Mississippi (8-4) How to watch To stream the game, you need one of the following service. ESPN...

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 27, 2022 Four games are scheduled today. Camellia Bowl 12:00 PM on ESPN Georgia Southern University (6-6) vs State University of New York at Buffalo (6-6) SERVPRO First Responder Bowl 3:15 PM on ESPN University of Memphis (6-6) vs Utah State University (6-6) TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl 6:45 PM on ESPN Coastal Carolina University (9-3) vs East Carolina University (7-5) Guaranteed Rate Bowl 10:15 PM on ESPN University of Wisconsin–Madison (6-6) vs Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (7-5) How to watch To stream the game, you need one of the following service. ...

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 26, 2022 One games is scheduled today. Quick Lane Bowl 2:30 PM on ESPN New Mexico State University (6-6) vs Bowling Green State University (6-6) How to watch To stream the game, you need one of the following service. ESPN/ESPN2 Sling Orange, $40/month. Sling Orange+Blue, $55/month. Vidgo Plus, $60/month. YouTube TV, $65/month. Fubo TV, $70/month. Hulu+Live TV, $70. DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month. If watching college football bowl games is something you want in your Streaming Life, you have plenty of options.

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the ang...

As we approach Christmas, we're breaking to offer this classic, that you may remember from your childhood, or which your children or grandchildren may in future remember from theirs. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a lustre of midday to objects below, When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-de...

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 24, 2022 One games is scheduled today. EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl 8:00 PM on ESPN Middle Tennessee State University (7-5) vs San Diego State University (7-5) How to watch To stream the game, you need one of the following service. ESPN/ESPN2 Sling Orange, $40/month. Sling Orange+Blue, $55/month. Vidgo Plus, $60/month. YouTube TV, $65/month. Fubo TV, $70/month. Hulu+Live TV, $70. DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month. If watching college football bowl games is something you want in your Streaming Life, you have plenty of options.

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 23, 2022 Two games are scheduled today. Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl 3:00 PM on ESPN University of Louisiana at Lafayette (6-6) vs University of Houston (7-5) Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl 6:30 PM on ESPN Wake Forest University (7-5) vs University of Missouri (6-6) How to watch To stream the game, you need one of the following service. ESPN/ESPN2 Sling Orange, $40/month. Sling Orange+Blue, $55/month. Vidgo Plus, $60/month. YouTube TV, $65/month. Fubo TV, $70/month. Hulu+Live TV, $70. DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month. If watc...

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 22, 2022 One game is scheduled today. Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl 7:30 PM on ESPN Baylor University (6-6) vs United States Air Force Academy (9-3) How to watch To stream the game, you need one of the following service. ESPN/ESPN2 Sling Orange, $40/month. Sling Orange+Blue, $55/month. Vidgo Plus, $60/month. YouTube TV, $65/month. Fubo TV, $70/month. Hulu+Live TV, $70. DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month. If watching college football bowl games is something you want in your Streaming Life, you have plenty of options.

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 21, 2022 One game is scheduled today. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 9:00 PM on ESPN Western Kentucky University (8-5) vs University of South Alabama (10-2) How to watch To stream the game, you need one of the following service. ESPN/ESPN2 Sling Orange, $40/month. Sling Orange+Blue, $55/month. Vidgo Plus, $60/month. YouTube TV, $65/month. Fubo TV, $70/month. Hulu+Live TV, $70. DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month. If watching college football bowl games is something you want in your Streaming Life, you have plenty of options.

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 20, 2022 One game is scheduled today. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 3:30 PM on ESPN Eastern Michigan University (8-4) vs San José State University (7-4) RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl 7:30 PM on ESPN Liberty University (8-4) vs University of Toledo (8-5) How to watch To stream the game, you need one of the following service. ESPN/ESPN2 Sling Orange, $40/month. Sling Orange+Blue, $55/month. Vidgo Plus, $60/month. YouTube TV, $65/month. Fubo TV, $70/month. Hulu+Live TV, $70. DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month. If watching college football bowl game...

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off December 16 and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 19, 2022 One game is scheduled today. Myrtle Beach Bowl 2:30 PM on ESPN Marshall University (8-4) vs University of Connecticut (6-6) How to watch To stream the game, you need one of the following service. ESPN/ESPN2 Sling Orange, $40/month. Sling Orange+Blue, $55/month. Vidgo Plus, $60/month. YouTube TV, $65/month. Fubo TV, $70/month. Hulu+Live TV, $70. DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month. If watching college football bowl games is something you want in your Streaming Life, you have plenty of options.

About a month ago, we talked about Comcast TV price increases. We mentioned that it was expected that other services, including Xfinity Internet, would be going up in price as well. There were details about the TV price hikes, mostly due to increased broadcast TV fees. That's the money you are charged to get local TV stations. These are stations you could get for free if you had an antenna. To be fair to Comcast, they have to pay to carry the stations, and they pass that along. They should simply include it in the base price. They quote you one price, then add on fees, in some cases of over $20, to the bottom line, making you pay more than they advertised. While the focus of the report that we talked about was on cable TV price increases, there are also increases to Xfinity Internet. I got my price increase notice yesterday. Mine is going up 6.1%. Now, they didn't tell me that. Not exactly. They provided a link that I could use to find the document that had the price increase o...

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The bowl season kicked off yesterday and concludes with the national championship game on January 9. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 17, 2022 Six games are on tap today. One includes a ranked team, but all should be pretty good matchups. Four of the games are one-score spreads. Wasabi Fenway Bowl 11:00 AM on ESPN University of Cincinnati (9-3) vs University of Louisville (7-5) SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl 2:30 PM on ESPN University of Florida (6-6) vs Oregon State University (#14) (9-3) Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented by Stifel 3:30 PM on ABC Washington State University (7-5) vs Fresno State University (9-4) LendingTree Bowl 5:45 PM on ESPN Rice University (5-7) vs University of Southern Mississippi...

There are 42 college bowl games and playoff games this year. The first two are today, and the last one, the national championship game, is on January 10. In all, 82 schools will be playing games this post-season. Streamers college football is a lot easier than it used to be -- legally that is -- and today you have many options options when it comes to watching the bowl games. December 16, 2022 HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl 11:30 AM on ESPN Miami University (6-6) vs University of Alabama at Birmingham (6-6) Duluth Trading Cure Bowl 3:00 PM on ESPN University of Texas at San Antonio (#25) (11-2) vs Troy University (#24) (11-2) How to watch ESPN/ESPN2 Sling Orange, $40/month. Sling Orange+Blue, $55/month. Vidgo Plus, $60/month. YouTube TV, $65/month. Fubo TV, $70/month. Hulu+Live TV, $70. DirecTV Stream Entertainment, $70/month. If watching college football bowl games is something you want in your Streaming Life, you have plenty of options.

Starting in January, DirecTV Stream will cost more. That's not totally unexpected, but it's never a welcome thing. There have been other price increases lately in live streaming services, and DirecTV Stream is simply the latest one. So far, in 2022, there have been price increases by Vigo, Hulu+Live TV, Fubo, and DirecTV Stream. While this latest price increase won't take effect until January 22, 2023, their last increase was January 23, 2022, so DirecTV Stream did have a price increase this year, and this announcement is for next year. So, what's the total cost going forward? Glad you asked. The Streamable has lists of the increase for the current plans , and for those still on one of the older DirecTV Now plans (yes, those grandfathered in get to share in the higher prices): DIRECTV STREAM Plans Entertainment: $74.99 a month (+$5) Choice: $99.99 a month (+$10) Ultimate: $109.99 a month (+$5) Premier: $154.99 a month (+$5) DIRECTV NOW Legacy Plans Live a Little: $84.99...

Yesterday, we talked about the top streaming TV of 2022 , according to IMDB. But the report by IMDB contained two lists. Not only did they cover the top streamed TV shows, they also covered streaming movies. During the year, the largest streaming year yet, there were several films that were watched. IMDB reported the top ten streaming movies . Spoilers: I've seen none of them. IMDb Top 10 Movies of 2022* The Batman Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Thor: Love and Thunder Top Gun: Maverick Black Panther: Wakanda Forever The Northman The Gray Man Everything Everywhere All at Once Death on the Nile X *Among the movies released in the U.S. in 2022, these 10 were consistently most popular with IMDb users, as determined by the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. This exclusive and definitive data is derived from IMDbPro movie rankings, which are updated weekly throughout the year. IMDb users can add these and other titles to their ...

This time of year, there are all kinds of "top this of the year" and "top that of the year." Well, with streaming, and the popularity it has gained, there are now lists about streaming. I saw an article on The Streaming Advisor about an IMDB list of the top streaming TV shows of the year. I found it interesting. The actual list included several shows I've never seen, but a couple I did watch. IMDb Top 10 TV and Streaming Series of 2022* Stranger Things House of the Dragon Better Call Saul The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Euphoria The Boys Moon Knight The Sandman Ozark Inventing Anna *The 10 TV and streaming series that released new episodes in 2022 and consistently ranked highest on the proprietary weekly TV rankings on IMDbPro throughout the year. IMDbPro rankings are based on the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. IMDb users can add these and other titles to their IMDb Watchlist at https://www.imdb.com...

Back in September, Walmart added a benefit to their Walmart+ subscribers. Included with that subscription is the Paramount+ Essential plan. That's the cheaper one that does not include local CBS, downloading content to mobile devices, and has ads. The Premium plan is ad-free (mostly), allows downloads, and includes local CBS stream. I didn't try the service, mostly because I never got around to it. Okay, entirely because I never got around to it. But recently, I did. And I like it. I don't normally use the local CBS feed, because I rarely watch live TV. Plus, an antenna means if I do watch local TV live, I don't need a streaming subscription that includes that. Additionally, I don't download content to mobile devices, and I don't care if there are ads. All that adds up to me not needing the Premium service, and using the Essential service instead. If you've followed this blog, you know that I only subscribe to one service at a time. Paramount+ was one of th...

In 2011, I dropped cable. The reason, or so I told myself, was that it was cheaper to stream TV. My son had first shown the about streaming TV a couple of years before. I had already heard about streaming TV, which was practically unheard of, back then. While I had heard and read about it, I never saw it in practice until I visited my son one day. He showed me some content that he accessed via his Xbox. I think from that day forward, I was hooked. In retrospect, I think I decided right then and there that I would start doing TV that way. I did not immediately jump right in to streaming. But I did begin my research. First of all, I didn't have an Xbox and didn't want an Xbox. I was never really a gamer, and didn't want to put a bunch of money into an Xbox just to stream TV. That's when I found out about Roku devices. They were new, with the first devices coming onto the market in 2008, and the next batch of devices launching in late 2009. I had a TiVo device, but at the ...

This week, Disney launched Disney+ with ads. I knew I wanted to try that, because a few things were interesting. First, I've always used the basic Hulu service, which has ads. To be clear, I'm not talking about Hulu+Live TV. Yes, I've tried that from time to time, but I normally just use standard Hulu, which has always had ads. There is a "no ads" version, and I tried it, but it's not worth it to me. I can deal with ads. Next, I've tried Netflix with ads. I don't subscribe to Netflix often, but I did recently give it a month with the ad-supported service. It was fine, and saved $3/month over a regular subscription. Yes there were ads -- most of the time; some content still didn't have ads -- but they did a good job with it. It was kind of like watching Hulu, but with even fewer ads. Finally, I've tried HBO Max ads. It's $10/month rather than the $15/month price of the traditional plan. As with Netflix ad-supported and standard Hulu, it was ...

I started to write about something I haven't in a while, but something that needs to be kept in mind for cord cutters and streamers: illegal IPTV streaming services. I've written about it before, and I didn't want to just repost what I had posted before. I wanted it to be something a little different, but still give the same information, as it all still applies. Well, Tyler the Antenna Man came to the rescue. He doesn't know, of course. He just so happened to have posted a video recently about this very topic. So, I'm going to simply let you watch his video, as he does a proper job on explaining things. [ Direct YouTube link ] Of course, Tyler runs an antenna service, and his video channel is for promoting that as much as sharing information. But he's not high pressure, and offers good information that you can use without purchasing one of his antennae or using his recommendation service. I will add that his recommendation service is very good, and something I ...

So you're a cord cutter. Guess what? So are more and more people. That means you were in or cord cutting before others. Well, unless of course you aren't a cord cutter, in which case ... why not? But let's say you are. New data indicates more and more people are joining your ranks -- our ranks -- and dropping traditional pay TV. Data released recently from Moffett Nathasson indicates that pay TV subscribers dropped by large numbers in the third quarter of this year by over 6% : The drop in pay TV subs was slightly worse than the 6.2% slide seen in Q2 and the 5.2% decline seen a year ago in Q3 2022.  MoffettNathan's definition of pay TV includes both traditional cable and satellite operators as well as newer vMVPDs like Fubo TV and YouTube TV.  To put this in perspective, MoffettNathanson reported that the "Q3 loss of 655K subscribers is the largest third quarter loss ever; last year’s loss was…617K and the year before just 91K" in Q3 2020. So, is this good n...

With December well underway, many are looking to add Christmas movies to their regular TV watching schedule. So, how do you go about doing that? One way would be to watch content from Hallmark. We recently talked about that . While watching Hallmark content is a great way, it's not the cheapest way. Well, not always. If you recall, some services do offer free streams of Hallmark content, although not current Hallmark movies. Plex Roku Channel Pluto TV Xumo Sling TV (free tier) But is that all? Are there other ways to watch Christmas movies for free? No. Pluto TV The granddaddy of FAST apps has a Season's Greetings section. It has nine linear (live streaming) channels. If you look around the live channel guide, you'll see Christmas channels in other sections, but they are duplicates of what's in the Season's Greetings section. Of course, some other channels will occasionally have Christmas or other holiday content. These nine are all Christmas content, including movi...

Hallmark has meant quality television for years. More recently, it has become known for its Christmas movies. As we're nearly a week into December, you might be wondering where you can watch Hallmark Channel, or Hallmark's related channels, as a streamer. The answer is: a lot of places. Which particular place is right for you depends on exactly what you want. Answers are never simple, are they? Let's start simple. Where can you watch Hallmark Channel? By that, I mean the same channel that you get with a cable or satellite subscription. If you've cut the cord, or are looking to, you may want to ensure that you are able to watch Hallmark Channel. We'll cover that, as well as Hallmark's other channels -- Hallmark Drama and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries -- as well as it's on demand services -- Hallmark Movies Now and Hallmark Movies & More -- and the differences. Plus, some free Hallmark content. You may right now be saying why would you want to know where...

For years, some of my online friends have suggested ways to improve the college football playoffs. To be clear, we're talking about Division 1-A/FBS, since Division 1-AA/FCS has had a championship since they split Division 1 football in 1979. Our idea has been to have a 16 team playoff. Every conference champion would automatically qualify. Let's be clear, all conference champions, not just the self-proclaimed Power 5. The field of 16 would be filled in with the best teams that didn't win a conference championship. We've been calling for this since the BCS days, and if they had done this, a lot of the conference realignment would not have happened. The college football landscape would be very different. In a couple of years, the field of four will expand to 12. It's a good step, but I think it should include all conference championships. Winning a conference championship is a big deal. Winning the SEC is a big deal. Winning the MAC is a big deal. Not as big a deal,...

Somehow along the way, I have transitioned to a Linux user. I've owned Windows devices since the 1980s, Mac devices since 2007, and ChromeOS devices since 2013 or so. It's not like I didn't have, and use, other options. Well, if you've been following along, I did a project where I built my own streaming device, and that involved a Raspberry Pi, which uses a form of Linux. I've used Linux before, but I didn't mention that because I haven't had a device running Linux continuously since that time back in the early 2000s. I had installed Linux on a device, but stopped using it, and I don't even know what eventually happened to it. Anyway, that streaming project reignited my desire to have a working Linux device, and now I have a couple. My daily laptop -- the one on which I'm writing this -- is running Linux. And a desktop computer is running Linux as well. But, not everything I do, do I do using Linux. For example, I have a large digital movie library w...

Today is the day of the conference championships -- well, the rest of them, since Utah won the Pac-12 and Texas-San Antionio won the MAC last night -- and that means a pause to college football. Okay, the Army-Navy game is next week, but that won't figure into my plans. Not that I'm not going to watch -- Go Army! -- but that it's not applicable for today's topic. While some games are on ABC, CBS, Fox, or NBC -- all of which I can pick up via an antenna -- most games are on ESPN or another cable service that I can't get via an antenna. And that's why I will subscribe to a streaming service -- Sling TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo, Fubo TV, Hulu+Live TV, or DirecTV Stream -- that carries those sports programming channels. During the rest of the year, I don't have any use for a service such as that. And, I stop my subscription during most of the year. Generally, I'll subscribe to a service -- most often Sling TV, since it's the cheapest -- for 30 days, and let it...

College football season in now in at the end of the season.There are two regular season games left -- a makeup of a postponement, and Army-Navy -- and a shipload of conference championship games. This weekend will set the college football playoffs. The three remaining unbeaten teams can secure playoff spots with wins, but if chaos reigns, then the playoff committee will have some decisions to make on Sunday, and there will be plenty that won't like their team being left out. If you want to watch all of the games this weekend, you need access to several networks, which can get expensive. Of course, you might not want to be able to watch all the games. All the conference championship games are available streaming on major networks. One game -- Valparaiso at New Mexico State -- is on FloSports streaming service. Here are the networks carrying games: ABC CBS CBS Sports Network ESPN ESPN+ Fox FloSports Here is how to watch these networks listed. Note the price...

Last month, Roku announced that their free ad-supported television (FAST) service, Roku Channel, had added a number of new channels. I missed the announcement when it happened, but did get around to checking it out. For the longest time, I wasn't impressed with Roku Channel. The idea of it at first was okay, but the implementation was lacking. It paled in comparison to Pluto TV. Of course, the Pluto TV interface was buggy in the beginning. Specifically, the "Favorites" functionality didn't work. Once they fixed that, though, it became one of my favorite apps/services. Roku Channel came along later, and took a bit to build up its content, but now it's a pretty darn good service. And it keeps getting better. A blog announcement from mid-November told about the 35 new channels they added : We're bringing you endless content from your favorite food & lifestyle icons Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse with two all-new Roku owned channels, with library content as...

Some of us that are older will occasionally tell of the days of "turning the antenna." If you are older, you probably know what I'm talking about. Back in the days before cable but after the dinosaurs, the only way to watch something on TV was with an antenna. And, depending on how far you lived from the various TV towers, you could find yourself in a situation where turning the antenna was required. We lived in an area where we could pick up TV signals from both Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida. And, if you look at a map, you'll see there's nowhere that exists that can point an antenna at both places and pick up the stations. They're too far apart to allow that. That meant that a decision had to be made where to point the antenna. Since Savannah was closer, the antenna was pointed to Savannah. Every now and then, we'd turn the antenna to Jacksonville. Sometimes Savannah would have local programming that pre-empted the network programming. Or th...

Comcast TV customers will be hit with an increase in costs soon, according to reports. The TV giant is raising the overall cost of cable TV by nearly 4% nationwide. From the reports, it appears the increase won't be uniform, with some places getting hit harder than others. Additionally, the price increases will impact other lines of business, including Xfinity Internet, although the increase for that isn't clear. Cable TV appears to be the hardest hit, with the Broadcast Fees going up by various amounts, including over $7 in one market : In a letter sent last week to the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, Comcast said the Broadcast TV fee would rise from $18.65 a month to $26 a month, effective December 20, 2022. (Comcast says the Broadcast TV fee is based on the cost of providing local stations in your market.) In addition, Taunton subscribers will see anywhere from $2 a month to $5 a month increase in various video plans, including Choice TV Select and the Digital Preferred Tie...