Randy Harward
CableTV.com Senior Staff Writer Randy Harward’s music and entertainment scribbles has appeared in HARP, Guitar World, Blurt, Salt Lake City Weekly, Salt Lake Magazine, and dozens of other publications since 1998. He watches tons of horror films for work (and also for fun). Randy also enjoys other movies, books, burritos, disc golf, guitars, tarantulas, and cats.
Best TV Service Providers for 2024: Plans, Prices, and More
by Randy Harward | Jul 26, 2024 | Best Of, Featured, Reviews
DISH Network gets our Editor’s Choice award for its channel count, reliability, industry-leading equipment, parental controls, and transparent pricing. DIRECTV is best for sports, Verizon Fios has the best value, Spectrum is the cheapest traditional TV provider, YouTube TV is best for live TV streaming, and Max™ is best for on-demand streaming.
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Peacock Launches 3 Original 2024 Summer Olympics Shows
by Randy Harward | Jul 25, 2024 | Entertainment, Industry News
Peacock revealed three original programs as part of its complete coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The shows debut on opening weekend—one each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—and include Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson, Watch with Alex Cooper, and Gold Zone. Here’s the scoop on each.
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Basic Cable Packages and Channels Guide 2024
by Randy Harward | Jul 23, 2024 | TV FAQs
Our experts spent hundreds of hours looking into basic cable, how to get it, and whether or not it’s actually worth your money.
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DISH vs. DIRECTV: Cost, Plans, and More
by Randy Harward | Jul 12, 2024 | Versus Reviews
DISH and DIRECTV square off in this match-up of satellite TV titans. Get the pros and cons of TV service from DISH vs DIRECTV in an unbiased comparison from CableTV.com. Spoiler alert: we give the edge to DISH.
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9 Streaming Bundles to Replace Cable
by Randy Harward | Jul 11, 2024 | Best Of
With no contracts and simple-but-affordable packages packed with popular channels, streaming TV is an attractive alternative to cable TV. But streaming’s best quality is customization. It offers the ability to create your own streaming service bundles tailored to your interests, while still saving you money over cable.
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Best Satellite and Cable TV Deals for July 2024
by Randy Harward and Logan Jones | Jul 2, 2024 | Best Of, Reviews
These offerings are among the best TV has to offer, but they’re not exactly cheap. But if you invest in one of these prime offerings, be ready to change your TV experience forever.
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CableTV.com Summer of Cinema Dream Job
by Randy Harward | Jun 18, 2024 | Entertainment, Featured
There’s magic in going to the movies, folks, and CableTV.com wants to help you rekindle it—or, possibly, experience it for the first time. We’re hiring one person to watch five movies in a theater this summer. We’ll give you a sweet title—Chief of Cinema—buy your tickets and pay you $2,500 so you can afford popcorn.
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Imminent Terror! Upcoming Horror Movies for 2024 (and Some for 2025)
by Randy Harward | Jun 17, 2024 | Entertainment
Attention creeps, freaks, and ghouls—everyone who runs toward, instead of away from, macabre, morbid, and murderous movies! It’s time to fill our Google calendars with upcoming horror movie release dates in 2024—and even some from 2025. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of 62 horror movies scheduled for release in 2024 and 2025: [...]
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Chainsaw Heaven: How to Watch the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movies in Order
by Randy Harward | Jun 12, 2024 | Entertainment
On October 11, Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre turns 50. They grow up fast, don’t they? Now stop strugglin’ and get in this burlap sack, would ya? If ya do, I’ll give ya one of my famous smoked sausage links to gnaw. We can even watch all nine Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies in order (if ya survive that long, ya tasty-lookin’ thing).
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Xfinity vs. CenturyLink Internet: Compare Plans, Prices, and More
by Randy Harward | Jun 12, 2024 | Reviews, Versus Reviews
Xfinity has fast, reliable cable internet packages and one super speedy (and super expensive) fiber plan—some of which are available without contracts (for a fee). And its xFi Advanced Gateway is a pretty sweet modem/router combo.
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