As the coronavirus continues to keep people at home watching more TV than ever, a growing list of streaming services vie for American eyeballs. Disney Plus has grown at a tremendous pace, Apple TV Plus has been giving away TV and movies for free, and new services like AT&T’s HBO Max Quibi and Peacock are now available. The latter is the final major …
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If you’re tired of the parade of new streaming services launching every couple months, you’re not alone. But the last one rolling in — Peacock, from Comcast-owned NBCUniversal — wants to snap you out of your stupor with something the others won’t match: a free option. Peacock launched Wednesday, and yet again, it’s another splashy new service from a media or technology giant. Just like …
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The first time we meet Louie King, a character in the new Apple TV Plus show Little Voice, he’s on a mission to Broadway. He has flouted curfew by sneaking out of his group home to get an autograph from a specific member of the Phantom of the Opera cast. But instead of the star, Louie excitedly waits for a …
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Sharing your Netflix account with some kids? The popular streaming service lets you filter out kids’ shows by title and audience age group, thanks to an update a few months ago. Individuals can also now secure their Netflix profile with a four-digit personal identification number to prevent children from accessing adult profiles. In addition, adult account owners can see a …
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Vizio has announced that the Movies Anywhere app is available on its SmartCast platform, enabling users to watch their digital movie purchases. Separately, the Apple TV Plus app will be coming to Vizio TVs later in the year. The new Movies Anywhere app will let users stream movies from their Movies Anywhere digital locker and is compatible with both Dolby Vision and …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple TV Plus reaches a billion devices, a figure the company was touting even before the service launched, but Apple nonetheless called it out Monday during the keynote of the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple also said the its TV app, which is where Apple …
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Apple TV Plus could be about to get a lot more content. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the iPhone-maker has “taken pitches from Hollywood studios about licensing older content” and has already bought the rights to some older TV shows and films to add to its young streaming service. The report does not mention which studios Apple has …
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HBO Max will only be as good as the underlying internet connection powering the streaming video service, which launches May 27. At least, that’s according to Jeff McElfresh, CEO of AT&T Communications. Of course, he has a perspective forged from his role as the executive in charge of the telecom giant’s broadband, wireless and subscription video services (AT&T owns WarnerMedia, …
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We all know there are a lot of streaming services out there, but did you know that here in the US, there are over 100? They’re all asking you to download, watch and pay (via your dollars, watching ads or both) — and subscribing to them all would cost over $900 a month — so how do you choose which …
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As people are forced to spend more time confined at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, Apple is allowing free streaming of some Apple TV Plus original shows and movies for a limited time, including one of its best reviewed series, Little America. Viewers will also get free access to other premium shows and movies from HBO and EPIX, among others, on the …
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