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Flixed Newsletter 2 - Mar.11/2019

Flixed Newsletter 2 - Mar.11/2019

Flixed Newsletter - DirecTV Now Massively Increasing Prices, Disney's New Streaming Service, and MORE!

March 11, 2019

Issue 16: March 11, 2019

DirecTV Now dramatically raises prices and reducing channels, NCAA March Madness in 4K, Disneys new streaming service gearing up to overtake Netflix, Master Chef Junior Season 7 premiere, iHearRadio Music Awards, Sling TV streaming and device deals, and more! Here is your Flixed round-up of cord-cutting news, streaming guides, and hot device and streaming service deals.

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News and Industry Developments

1.DirecTV Now Is Set to Raise Prices, Reduce Channel Options

In a move that's sure to be controversial for current subscribers, DirecTV Now plans to follow through on earlier-stated plans to "thin out" its channel packages and increase prices. The new base price will be $50 for a 40-channel package, and $60 for a 50-channel package, which means fewer channels for a greater price than what the service currently offers. -

ord Cutters News

2. NCAA Basketball Will Be in 4K on fuboTV for March Madness

NCAA basketball season is underway, and you'll be able to get 4K streams through fuboTV before the first March Madness game begins. While you can expect high quality,

fuboTV's

4K stream

s for March Madness will still be in Beta testing. -

Technadu

3. WBC Heavyweight Boxing Champ Wilder in Talks with DAZN

Yet another boxer appears to be warming up to DAZN. After GGG signed with DAZN in the past week, and Anthony Joshua last year, the sports-centric streaming service now appears to be buttering up heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder.

- Forbes

4. YES Network Yankees Games and More Could Be Coming to Amazon Prime Video.

Disney is selling its share of YES Network to the New York Yankees, in a move that could ultimately see Yankees MLB games and more make their way to Amazon Prime Video. -

NJ.com

5. Could Disney's Upcoming Streaming Service Be a Netflix Killer?

As Disney heads toward the launch of its new streaming service, Disney+, some observers, including JP Morgan, believe the new service could both rival or even overtake Netflix in market share.

- CNBC

This Week's Streaming Guide

1. Don't Miss The Most Precocious Kids on TV: Masterchef Junior Season 7 Premieres THIS TUESDAY

Master Chef Junior returns for Season 7 this week, Tuesday, at 8 P.M. EST with an all-new cast of the best kid cooks in the US. Fox carries the stream, and

Sling TV is your lowest-cost streaming service

for local Fox affiliates. -

lixed.io

2. NBC's Unique New Drama 'The Village' Premieres THIS TUESDAY

NBC explores the idiom "it takes a village" in its new drama series. Set in a tight-knit apartment building in Brooklyn, NY, and staring Lorraine Toussaint, this new series promises to tackle some of the toughest challenges city life can deal. NBC's premiere is at 10 P.M. EST, and

Sling TV

is your best choice for lost-cost access. -

Flixed.io

3. Don't Miss Your Favorite Musicians at the iHearRadio Music Awards THIS THURSDAY

Music comes to Fox this Thursday night at 8 P.M. EST with the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Tune in to see if your favorite artists walk away with an award. -

lixed.io

4. Netflix Releasing New Anthology, 'Love, Death, and Robots', this FRIDAY

If you're a fan of anthologies covering multiple genres, Netflix's new series

Love, Death

and

Robots

will be sure to deliver. -

Netflix

5. Paramount Network Brings Comedian Richard Pryor Back to TV with Docu Biopic THIS FRIDAY

Everyone's favorite raunch comedian of the 1970s is resurrected to TV this week on Paramount Network.

I Am Richard Pryor

takes a deep look into the comedy icon and celebrates his life. Revisit Pryor's life on Paramount Network this Friday at 10 P.M. EST.