Ready for some good news? Or at least, a new News video clip aggregator? Plex, best known for serving up your videos to any TV, phone or computer, rolls out a feature today that delivers video news clips from numerous sources. The service, Plex News, is free as part of Plex’s basic app, as opposed …
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DirecTV is reportedly offering refunds to customers who want to cancel their subscription to NFL Sunday Ticket over players’ national anthem protests. The refund offer is being extended to at least some people who contact the satellite TV service and cite players kneeling during pregame performances of the national anthem as a reason for canceling their $280 package, customer service …
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A new Star Trek crew takes to space on Sept. 24 when the premiere episode of “Star Trek: Discovery” launches. For the first time, a Star Trek show won’t make its home on broadcast television, but rather through subscription streaming video services, including CBS All Access in the US and Netflix internationally. (Disclosure: CBS is CNET’s parent company.) Release …
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Alexa just wants to live long and prosper. To mark the premiere of CBS’ “Star Trek: Discovery” on Sept. 24, the Amazon Echo has decided to boldly go where no smart speaker has gone before, adding a spaceship full of Trek-inspired skills. (Disclosure: CBS is CNET’s parent company.) Not all of these skills are new, but they’re all fun to …
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TV’s biggest night is upon us. The 69th Emmy Awards take place on Sunday in Los Angeles. The shows starts at 5 p.m. PT. Stephen Colbert will host. CBS will broadcast (Disclosure: CBS is CNET’s parent company). And you can check out TV Guide’s Emmy Awards guide to see all of the nominees. If you don’t have cable or satellite …
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If you don’t plan to be there in person or pay for the pay-per-view to livestream Saturday’s big fight between boxer Floyd Mayweather and MMA fighter Conor McGregor, then the next best thing is to follow along on Twitter. Here are the best fight-related accounts that will bring you full coverage before, during and after the fight. Follow these hashtags …
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What time does the fight start? Quintuple champion boxer Floyd Mayweather and UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor are set to enter the ring on Saturday night, August 26. The pay-per-view event kicks off at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET, 2 a.m. Sunday UK) in Las Vegas for what’s expected to be the most watched fight… ever. How much is …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Hit Snooze and proceed. Josh Miller/CNET Kids have always been a little difficult. Technology may have made things worse, as the young tend to know more about tech than their parents do. They know, for example, how to ignore mom and dad and do whatever …
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If you will be outside the path of totality, stuck inside at work, or under overcast skies for Monday’s total solar eclipse, it doesn’t mean you need to miss the celestial show. There will be plenty of ways to livestream the eclipse online. Here are some of the best options: NASA TV NASA TV will have a livestream across the …
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Watch out cable TV, YouTube is coming to get you. And now it’s after your paying subscribers in Boston, Tampa, Seattle and 11 other cities. YouTube TV, Google’s live TV streaming service that costs $35 per month, is available in 14 more US cities starting Thursday. Combined with the 15 cities already served, half of the households in America can …
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