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NBCUniversal’s Peacock has arrived. After a limited rollout for Comcast customers in April, the new streaming service expanded to everyone across the US on July 15. Similar to HBO Max‘s launch in May, however, there are plenty of big questions remaining and a number of major features that are still missing nearly a month later.  …

HBO, the jewel of AT&T’s $85 billion takeover of WarnerMedia, overhauled its various apps Saturday. What was once three — HBO Go, HBO Now and the newer, big-budget HBO Max — is now winnowed down to just two: Max remains, and Now became a renamed app simply called HBO. For a change that AT&T claims would simplify matters, streaming HBO is more …

Peacock, the streaming service that Comcast’s NBCUniversal launched two weeks ago in the US, has signed up 10 million accounts, Comcast said Thursday. That includes people who registered with Peacock when it rolled out just to Comcast pay TV customers in April as well as new members who’ve signed up since its national launch July 15.  By comparison, Disney Plus reported more than 10 million …

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 entrant in the current round …

HBO Max had 4.1 million subscribers signed up as of late June, one month after its May 27 launch in the US, parent company AT&T said Thursday. AT&T CEO John Stankey said that out of the 4.1 million, about 3 million accounts subscribe directly to $15-a-month HBO Max. The remaining 1.1 million or so activated a Max account by upgrading their existing HBO service …

Peacock, the streaming service from Comcast’s NBCUniversal, launched Wednesday across a range of the biggest devices, but the two most popular ones to stream to televisions are missing: Roku and Amazon’s Fire TV. It’s a replay of the same standoff in May that pit Roku and Amazon against AT&T’s HBO Max, marking a new stage in the evolution of streaming video, one …

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 …

HBO Max, HBO’s hot new streaming service, launched in May with 10,000 hours of content. For $14.99 a month, subscribers can find almost every Studio Ghibli film, the Harry Potter movies, classics like Casablanca, all 10 seasons of Friends (and a promised reunion episode) and cult favorites such as Rick and Morty — along with all the HBO movies and series …

If you have a newer TV that supports 4K resolution and high dynamic range, you probably want to maximize its potential. The easiest way is to stream actual 4K HDR video from an app like Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, Vudu or Apple TV. Any of those sources can give you gorgeous, punchy images that make your fancy TV shine. Sure Netflix charges …

HBO Max is here and streaming to subscribers now, serving up episodes of Friends and The Big Bang Theory, movies from Joker to Casablanca to Howl’s Moving Castle and tons of kid-friendly shows including a new Elmo series and Looney Toons. There’s a lot we already know about the service, including the fact that it’s still maturing and adding new …