PC Magazine - USA (2019-11)

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shows as American Gods, Counterpart, Power, Outlander, and The Girlfriend
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landscape, many of the major cable and satellite providers—which double as
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the networks in your tier of service. There’s on-demand content for individual
shows and some movies. It integrates channel guides and search for select
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you shows up on a menu, it’s generally grayed out. You can mark shows as
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show the same commercials over and over, sometimes the same ad back-to-
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