A carriage dispute between Roku and Fox ended Friday evening as the two companies reached an agreement that kept Fox’s apps on Roku streamers and Roku TVs. Those apps include the Fox Sports app, which will allow free streaming of the Super Bowl, in both standard and 4K resolution, this weekend. We are delighted that we reached an agreement …
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It’s hard enough to keep up with all of your favorite shows when you’re at home, but add travel into the mix and it’s easy to fall behind. Or maybe you want to share the fun at a friend’s house. Either way — whether you’re going somewhere that doesn’t have a cable subscription or going on a road trip — …
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Verizon has a new promotion to lure customers to switch to its fastest Fios home broadband service: a free Google Stadia bundle for those who get the company’s Fios gigabit internet. The new deal, which goes live next week, on Jan. 29, will have Verizon include a free Google Stadia Premiere Edition with the internet service. The usually $129 Premiere bundle …
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Peacock, NBCUniversal‘s coming streaming-video service, will be free with advertising when it rolls out nationally July 15 coinciding with the summer Olympics, the company said Thursday at a star-studded unveiling. But to unlock Peacock‘s so-called “Premium” selection, with all its original programming and double the library, you need to pay either $5 a month to stream with advertising or $10 to go …
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Disney Plus was the last year’s top-trending Google search term — and that interest seemed to translate to mobile downloads and spending too. The Disney Plus mobile app was downloaded 40.9 million times across Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store for Android, with the vast majority of interest coming from the US, according to a Tuesday report from mobile analytics firm …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Amazon’s Fire TV streaming media devices have surpassed more than 40 million active users, up from the 37 million the company reported in September, seeming to continue a lead over Roku. Roku, also considered one of the most popular streaming video …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2020 will do what CES always does best — preview future products and reveal the trends that will shape the year ahead in tech. Of course, some of the products that make headlines at CES are sneak peeks at real …
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Many holidays — especially Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah — celebrate friends, family and togetherness. But New Year’s Eve is the king of group activities. No matter what you do tomorrow night, it will probably involve spending time with friends and family. For many years, that evening in my home was celebrated as “classic movie night” — we’d watch a pair …
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Sling TV is getting a price increase, following the likes of AT&T TV Now, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV. On Monday, Dish’s streaming TV service announced that subscribers to its Sling Orange, Sling Blue or the joint Orange and Blue package will see their prices go up by $5 per month. The increase brings the starting price of Sling …
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One after another, media and tech giants are hurling themselves into a battle for your streaming-TV dollars. Last month ushered in the first clash: Apple TV Plus versus Disney Plus. The king of Hollywood and the smartphone profit king both launched their own services within days of each other. By all early measures, Disney trounced Apple. These battles are more …
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