Maybe it’s too much effort to grab the remote and click over to HBO and scroll through what’s on. So Amazon wants to help. Owners of Fire TV streaming devices can discover live programming on a new row called On Now that displays on their home page. The feature, however, is limited to a handful of subscription channels: HBO, …
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HBO and Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh have teamed up to create a new story told within a free app called Mosaic. It’s not quite a movie, not quite a web series and not quite a TV show. Mosaic stars Sharon Stone, Paul Rubens and Beau Bridges in a seven-hour mystery told in pieces. It’s packaged to let viewers navigate …
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Netflix said Friday it’s dropping plans to pursue a second stand-up special with comedian Louis C.K., following a report about claims he engaged in sexual misconduct dating back about two decades. “The allegations made by several women in The New York Times about Louis C.K.’s behavior are disturbing,” a Netflix representative said in a statement Friday. “Louis’ unprofessional and inappropriate …
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AT&T dangles HBO and the promise of “Game of Thrones” when you sign up. T-Mobile throws in Netflix for its family plan customers. Where’s the Verizon entertainment bundle? The New York telecommunications company has waded into the media world with its acquisitions of AOL and Yahoo, but those deals are more about delivering advertisements, not video. It also has an …
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AT&T‘s foray into the online streaming video business is slowly gaining ground. The Dallas telecommunications giant disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it had added a net 300,000 customers to its DirecTV Now streaming service in the third quarter. That’s compared to the 491,000 customers it added in the first half of the year. Overall, the company …
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It’s time for your weekly guide to finding out what to watch online. If you’re new to this series, there’s a podcast below that lets you know what’s been newly added or coming up soon. Sometimes we include trivia, sometimes we just try to pack in as much info as you can in a minute or two. Since you’re reading …
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What time does the fight start? The event kicks off Saturday, Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, but the main event won’t start until later. Canelo Álvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) will likely enter the ring at around 8 p.m. PT, following preliminary events. The whole event takes place at the T-Mobile Arena …
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Maybe you keep remembering “La La Land” as the Academy Award winner for Best Picture, but you’d be incorrect. Either way, it was nominated and is generally well-liked by lots and lots of critics. The film makes its way to HBO’s streaming services on September 16. Let’s talk about some things that are not in the podcast because if you’re …
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AT&T has announced its Unlimited Choice customers will receive free HBO as part of their plan beginning Friday, Sept. 15. Under the changes customers get unlimited data, talk, text and HBO for $60 a month, or $40 per line on four lines or more. Previously you would need to be subscribed to Unlimited Plus to receive the service. AT&T Unlimited …
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Here’s our weekly notifier on what to watch online. Amazon brings 10 episodes featuring the exploits of the nigh-invulnerable one (read what we learned about “The Tick” at Comic-Con here) to its streaming service on August 25. You can also catch the Fox version of “The Tick” on Crackle.com for free. On August 27, it’s time for the season finale …
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