Toronto Star Covers the Dollars and Sense of Cord Cutting
Personal Finance Editor Adam Mayers helps his readers on their journey toward financial freedom, and, just a few days ago, that freedom included cutting the constraining pay television cord. Mayers has been a cord cutter for a few years now, and when he wanted to strengthen his over-the-air hardware, he found our good friend Karim Sunderani […]
Antennas Direct Hearts Your Mom
At Antennas Direct, we are not shy about our history of mother loving. We can’t help it. We were founded by a bunch of socially awkward engineers – a group of males who remained basement dwellers in our parent’s houses for years. While we slaved away at on the latest antenna technology, our mothers supplied […]
Patrick Lew’s ClearStream 2V Video Review
We have some truly amazing customers. We love hearing from our Antennas Direct clients with their feedback on their latest purchase. Patrick recently sent us a video of him reviewing his C2V antenna, and we were so excited with his feedback that we had to share it with all of you. You might recognize Patrick from […]
Comcast Dumps Time Warner…And They Made Such a Cute Couple
On Friday, it became official. Comcast rolled out the old “it’s not you it’s me” with Time Warner. The cable giant announced that it was no longer going to go through with the merger deal and left Time Warner standing at the monopoly alter. It’s sad to see something like this happen to such a […]
We Saw the Future of Broadcast TV at the NAB Show. (And the Future is Bright.)
Last week, 100,000 broadcast radio and television industry shapers from 150 countries gathered in Las Vegas for the 2015 NAB Show, the world’s largest electronic media show. Perennially, the event has been the host of the latest technology surrounding broadcast media and journalism attracting brands such as CBS, Apple, HP, Samsung and, of course, Antennas […]
Confirmed: The Biggest Threat to Cable is a TV Antenna
Earlier this week, Mike Farrell of Multichannel News stated something we have known for years: the biggest threat to cable is an over-the-air TV antenna. In the article, Farrell outlines the ways in which viewers are taking back their freedom and reclaiming their cordless roots with antennas that do not resemble the old thyme-y rabbit […]
Antennas Direct Offers Advice to USA Today Readers
As you most likely can tell, we are extremely passionate about cord cutting and offering our customers advice on breaking ties with the cable companies while still enjoying the television they love. Antennas Direct president, Richard Schneider, was recently interviewed by USA Today’s Technology Writer Mike Snider regarding his thoughts on antennas, OTA television and how […]
Ryze-Up Magazine Names ClearStream 2V Best Antenna
Naturally we think that our products are pretty amazing, but it’s always great when we hear it from other people. Larry Cornwell of Ryze-Up Magazine recently reviewed the ClearStream 2V and we were ecstatic with his feedback. Here is a brief summary of his review. “I have been testing the Antennas Direct ClearStream 2V unit and […]
NCAA Final Game is Tonight! Streaming on Broadcast, of Course.
If by some miracle you did not pick Kentucky to win the NCAA men’s basketball, tonight you are facing the potential for a financial windfall (or at least bragging rights). Indeed, the madness of March is about to end and just over 4 percent of the brackets had the Wisconsin Badgers going to the final […]
The Complete Cord Cutters Guide to 2015 MLB Baseball
There are two seasons here in St. Louis, Cardinals baseball and winter. And, thankfully, the snow has given way to a bright new season for the best fans in baseball. Indeed, it has arrived – Opening Day for Major League Baseball, and we are pretty excited! We know most of you hate the Cardinals as […]
The Universe is Telling You to Blackout Cable
For the third time in less than a year, and only one month after the last eclipse, tomorrow we will experience a Lunar Eclipse. On April 4th, beginning at 3:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, sky watchers in the United States will be able to witness a total eclipse of the moon. The Moon will be […]
Breaking Up: Not So Hard to Do
Oh, a breakup. The end. It is tragedy upon tragedy. From Shakespeare to Taylor Swift, it is the inspiration for artful expression. The misery can sometimes be too much to bear. But this letter is not one of those breakups. This breakup is quite the opposite. Our friend Saif experienced what so many people are […]