Articles by Jared Newman
The secret way to watch March Madness for free (or cheap)
Stream March Madness games for free with these tricks
Fed up with live TV streaming service price hikes? Try this instead
If YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and other services are getting too expensive, consider these strategies to reach your cord-cutting objective of saving money.
Frndly TV review: Strong value, middling features
Frndly TV offers lots of cable channels for cheap, but the service could use more polish.
Is Verizon +play a good deal?
Verizon offers free Netflix to promote its subscription marketplace, but caveats apply.
FuboTV review: Lots of sports, lots of caveats
FuboTV offers very good, if incomplete, regional sports coverage and an excellent cloud DVR, but its "no hidden fees" promise has fallen by the wayside.
Sports streaming is a mess. Who will clean it up?
Apple, Roku, and reportedly ESPN want to help make sense of sports streaming options, but it won't be easy.
Jellyfin review: With this live TV DVR, you get what you pay for
Open-source enthusiasts will appreciate Jellyfin's over-the-air DVR service, but most other users should stay away.
Make the most of free streaming services with these 8 tips
Between Pluto TV, Tubi, The Roku Channel, and countless others, cord-cutters have plenty of options for free streaming. Here's how to make the most of them.
How to protect your privacy from streaming TV services
Four steps to disable smart TV snooping, streaming ad targeting, and data sharing.
FuboTV promises no hidden fees, but there's a big one
FuboTV regional sports fees increase the price by at least $11 per month, despite "no hidden fees" marketing.
Unbundling HBO Max and Discovery+ is a win for a la carte TV
Warner Bros. Discovery backtracks on killing Discovery+ after bringing its catalog to HBO Max.
Soccer fans: How to stream MLS Season Pass at the lowest price
MLS Season Pass is now available, and there's an easy way to get a discount on the streaming service's full-season price.
Cord-cutting terms defined: We cut through all the jargon
Cord-cutting is full of confusing jargon. Here are clear explanations for all the video streaming terms you need to know.
It's time for cord-cutting 2.0: The movement needs a reboot
To save money with cord cutting in 2023, you'll need to take a scrappier approach.
Plex is now more popular as a streamer than as a media server
More people use Plex for streaming entertainment these days than use it as a network media server.