Randy Harward
Randy Harward is a Senior Staff Writer at CableTV.com and the site’s resident horror expert. With over 25 years of experience covering music, film, and television, Randy’s work has been featured in a broad range of publications. He has held key editorial roles, including Music Editor at Salt Lake City Weekly, Senior Editor at Blurt, and Associate Editor at HARP magazine. His writing has also appeared in over 20 outlets, such as Guitar World, Salt Lake Magazine, CMJ New Music Monthly, Rockpile, and Mean Street. At CableTV.com, Randy focuses on TV services—both streaming and traditional—and scary movies.
The Best OTA Antennas: Your Guide To Getting Free Local TV
by Randy Harward and Logan Jones | Jul 25, 2025 | Best Of, Equipment Guides
Congratulations, cord-cutter! Our guide to the best OTA antennas recommends models from Mohu, Gesobyte, PBD, and FiveStar. And they’ll all have you back to watching your local channels (and subchannels) in no time—and with no monthly payment.
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What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (July 21–27)
by Randy Harward | Jul 21, 2025 | Entertainment
This week’s “What To Watch” picks include Happy Gilmore 2 (Netflix), the fourth season of Acapulco (Apple TV+), the premiere of Washington Black (Hulu), South Park’s 27th season (Comedy Central), and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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Spectrum vs. Stream with DIRECTV
by Randy Harward | Jul 17, 2025 | Versus Reviews
Our TV experts’ research shows that Spectrum’s affordable, premium-jammed plans beat Stream with DIRECTV’s poor value.
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Spectrum vs. DIRECTV
by Randy Harward | Jul 17, 2025 | Versus Reviews
Spectrum offers cable TV and internet services to select regions across the US without a contract. Its TV plan is affordable, flexible, simple, and bundles well with Spectrum’s high-speed internet service.
DIRECTV satellite TV service is available almost anywhere in the country, includes the Genie DVR at no extra cost, and is the best TV provider for sports. But DIRECTV is losing NFL SUNDAY TICKET this fall. It’s too bad, though, that DIRECTV has contracts, high prices—including a steep second-year price hike—and limited bundling options.
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What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (July 14–20)
by Randy Harward | Jul 14, 2025 | Entertainment
This week’s “What To Watch” picks include the first night of Shark Week (Discovery), a new half-hour Robot Chicken special (Adult Swim/Max), a murder mystery set in Yosemite National Park (Untamed, Netflix), the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and more. Let’s hit the couch!
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Xfinity vs. CenturyLink Internet: Compare Plans, Prices, and More
by Randy Harward | Jul 9, 2025 | 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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What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 8 TV and Movie Picks (July 7–13)
by Randy Harward | Jul 7, 2025 | Entertainment
This week’s “What To Watch” picks include new seasons of Such Brave Girls and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Also, we have another reboot of Dexter, another series based on Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch books, a new Stephen King adaptation, and some Oscar bait called Hot Spring Shark Attack!
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Stream with DIRECTV vs. DIRECTV: Live Streaming or Satellite TV Service – Which Is Better For You?
by Randy Harward | Jul 3, 2025 | Reviews, Versus Reviews
DIRECTV STREAM and DIRECTV have some excellent features, but they’re both way too expensive to be worth it for most folks. Forced to choose one over the other, we’d pick DIRECTV STREAM since it’s the most flexible (no contract means an easier escape) and avoids DIRECTV’s ridiculous second-year price hike.
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What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 8 TV and Movie Picks (June 30–July 6)
by Randy Harward | Jun 30, 2025 | Entertainment
This week’s “What To Watch” picks include Shudder’s Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic, The Sandman’s second season and The Old Guard 2 on Netflix, and Heads of State on Prime Video. Also, NBC and Peacock have the Tour de France, ESPN has a hot dog-eating championship, and Betty White (RIP) cusses like a sailor in Lake Placid. Let’s hit the couch!
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Extremely Nigh! How To Watch the 28 Days Later Movies in Order, Now That 28 Years Later is Here
by Randy Harward | Jun 26, 2025 | Entertainment
Get ready for 28 Years Later! Discover the definitive guide on how to watch all the 28 Days Later movies in order and where to stream, rent, or buy them.
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