HBO rival Starz has launched its streaming app on the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV stick, but if you’re a Comcast subscriber, you’re still out of luck. Amazon users can sign up for a $8.99 Starz subscription directly from Starz.com or through the Amazon Appstore. The Starz app consolidates the existing Starz Play, Encore …
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Fire up your Apple TV; it’s time to rewatch all of “Westworld.” Apple has now added HBO Go to its list of TV streamers compatible with Apple’s single sign-on feature. (See them all here.) Drafting HBO Go to the lineup is potentially a big step. Previously, single sign-on (SSO) was compatible with streams from networks like ABC, Telemundo, ESPN, and …
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Apple is aiming to become a player in Hollywood, according to a Wall Street Journal report, and has been in “talks with veteran producers in recent months about buying rights to scripted television programs” that subscribers to Apple’s $10-a-month music streaming service could access. The move is reportedly part of an effort to raise the profile of Apple Music, which …
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Your holiday break is a great opportunity to relax and spend time with your loved ones. And what better way to connect with family than vegging out while streaming some quality TV series on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Go and Hulu? If you missed 2016’s most-hyped shows, now’s the time to catch up. Here are some of our favorite new …
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Apple’s new TV app is pretty awesome for the subscription apps it supports. Too bad it doesn’t include Netflix, HBO Go, Watch ESPN, Sling TV, The Disney Channel, Nick, PBS or many others already available on Apple TV. (Oh, and Amazon Video, which still isn’t available on the box.) Likewise, single sign-on is flat-out great — if your service provider …
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Remember when the internet went crazy over Adele rapping to Nicki Minaj’s verse on the Kanye West track “Monster”? Of course you do. Because the video, from the “Carpool Karaoke” segment on “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” was YouTube’s top trending video this year. That’s according to the Google-owned video site itself, which on Tuesday evening released its …
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Amazon Prime members can now stream all the “Westworld,” “Game of Thrones” and “Last Week Tonight” they want — for an extra $15 a month. HBO and Cinemax are the latest premium channels available to Prime subscribers via Amazon Channels, the e-commerce giant said Thursday. Last year, Amazon began letting Prime customers add cable channels like Showtime and Starz to …
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AT&T’s new online TV service, DirecTV Now, will launch Wednesday at its promised low, low price: $35 for over 100 channels. But customers will have to lock in that deal. Packages for the DirecTV Now live-TV streaming service will range from $35 for more than 60 channels to $70 for more than 120 channels. But the deal that AT&T has …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Cheeps! Today’s deal is all about something old mixed with something new — indeed, a marriage of sorts, and I’m curious to hear …
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One thing is certain: if AT&T takes over Time Warner, there won’t be any “Time Warner” companies to confuse anymore. Telecom giant AT&T on Saturday signed a deal to buy entertainment giant Time Warner. It’s a big deal, in both meanings of the phrase. Valued at $85.4 billion in cash and stock, the acquisition would rank among the biggest takeovers …
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