I get it—cord cutting can feel a little daunting for some. After a long time relying on traditional cable services to catch your favorite shows, some streamers-to-be may need some friendly advice on how to watch TV without cable. If you fall into that category, this blog post is for you! To help you cut cable and start streaming, we polled Roku customers across Facebook, Twitter and Reddit for their cord cutting tips. After sifting through over 1,000 tips (no easy feat), we curated the ultimate list of cord cutting advice and dropped it here. And if you need a little extra incentive to get sta ..read more

Here at Roku we get a lot of questions from customers about cord cutting. We thought what better person to answer those questions than Luke from Cord Cutters News! Here are some of your most commonly asked questions: Q: If I cut the cord, can I still watch my favorite channels? A: YES! I estimate 90% of your favorite channels are available without a pay TV subscription (I’ll tell you what can be done about the other 10% in a minute). Your favorite channels like AMC, TLC, TBS, HISTORY and 100+ others are available without a long-term contract. Sling TV was the first service to bring a live ..read more

Aja Dang is an actress, model, TV and YouTube personality who is dedicated to promoting a lifestyle that creates a healthy mind, body, and soul. Generating genuine and authentic dialogue with her community, Aja addresses real life issues related to finance, beauty, fitness, relationships, and personal care…and in doing so, has created a platform that is uniquely motivational, aspirational, and sustainable. Whether you committed to one resolution or several this year, my biggest piece of advice would be to start with small, everyday changes. If you’re like me and one of your goal ..read more

It’s a new year and of course with a new year come the resolutions to improve your habits. People resolve to lose weight, read more and better spend their hard-earned money. One way to save money is to change the way you watch TV. Many consumers have found that their cable service is costing them well over $100/month and wonder if there is a more cost efficient way to watch TV. Rest assured: there is! By cutting the cord and watching TV through an over the air antenna combined with free and paid streaming services you are likely to save a significant amount money. Antennas can be purchase ..read more

We chat with different types of Roku customers every day – some cord cutters who strictly stream, others who have cable, and many cord shavers who fall somewhere in between. To share his perspective and expertise on cord cutting, we’ve invited Luke Bouma from Cord Cutters News for a new guest blog series. Please help us welcome Luke to the Roku Blog! My family started our cord cutting journey back in January, 2014, after we realized we rarely, if ever, watched TV live and that our Roku player could give us everything we wanted to watch. Some of Luke’s favorite streaming channels Frustrated by ..read more