Apple has reportedly launched its Tap to Pay iPhone feature in Apple Stores across the US. Customers who visit Apple’s retail locations can use their iPhones to make payments with Apple Pay, digital wallets or their contactless debit or credit cards. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman tweeted that the feature began rolling out at Apple Stores on …

Trimming back expenses in light of soaring gas and grocery prices? There’s a good chance your entertainment budget is taking a hit you’re asking yourself if you really need every streaming service out there. Whether you’ve been a longtime Netflix subscriber, have Disney Plus for your kids, or break up and make up with HBO Max, you found a groove with …

Spotify Stations, which rolled out in the US in 2019, shut down on May 16. Originally launched in beta, the standalone music streaming app operated like radio with curated playlists. Though it had fewer features than the main Spotify app, users could customize their listening experience with small tweaks such as genre, artist or era. After awhile, Spotify Stations’ music …

Cord-cutters have some new options in the world of live TV streaming. In a blog post shared on Tuesday, YouTube TV announced the expansion of its Spanish-language offerings with two new plans. Subscribers can now opt for the Spanish Plan or Spanish Plus.   With the standalone Spanish Plan, people can sign up to watch TV shows and films that …

Redbox, known for its DVD kiosks and on-demand streaming service, is set to be acquired by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the companies announced in a joint statement on Wednesday.  The all-stock deal is worth $375 million, which includes the assumption of $325 million in Redbox debt and $50 million in stock from Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. …

There’s a ton of content on YouTube, and kids can easily spend hours wading through the ocean of videos online. From Cocomelon to gamer streams like PewDiePie and TikTok compilations, YouTube can be a video-filled playground for a kid, especially when they have access to a tablet.  So, what are parents to do? Rather than let your young kid run …

Spotify is catching the metaverse wave. On Tuesday, the company debuted Spotify Island on Roblox, one of the newest additions on the uber-popular gaming platform. With eyes set on Roblox’s 50 million-plus audience, Spotify is planting its flag firmly in the metaverse, the vast virtual frontier where you can do things like compete, earn prizes, buy merchandise or just hang …

Comcast and Charter Communications are working together to create a new streaming option, the cable giants said Wednesday. They’ll develop a stable of products that they describe as “a next-generation streaming platform on a variety of branded 4K streaming devices and smart TVs,” folding in “all the top apps,” for customers who’ve grown accustomed to streaming as central to TV …

Amid declining subscriber numbers in the first quarter of 2022, its first subscriber drop in a decade, and a more competitive streaming landscape, Netflix is considering ad-supported price tiers. Co-CEO Reed Hastings discussed the potential change during the company’s quarterly investors’ earnings interview on Tuesday.  After COO Greg Peters addressed the latest price hike for subscription plans, Hastings shared that …

Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of this year — its first subscriber drop in a decade — and expects to lose 2 million more in the three months from April to June, the company said Tuesday. In its first-quarter earnings report, Netflix said Russia’s war in Ukraine and subsequent sanctions affected membership numbers. It also cited password-sharing …