Apple’s normal resting state is to be superlative. It’s the planet’s most valuable company. It created history’s most successful product, some argue. CEO Tim Cook said Apple TV Plus would be “unlike anything that’s been done before.” And maybe he’s right — but not in the way he meant. As Apple takes the stage as a streaming-video …
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How to watch Golden State Warriors games in 2019 without cable
The sun was already setting on the Dubs dynasty with the departure of Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson expected to miss the upcoming season. And now things look even bleaker after Stephen Curry broke his hand. Suddenly, it’s D’Angelo Russell’s team, and he’s in his first year with the Golden State Warriors. Wins might be tough to come by for the team …
Read More »How to watch World Series Game 7 between the Astros and Nationals live without cable
Game Seven. Those are two of the best words a sports fan could hear. Wednesday night, baseball fans will be the lucky recipients of such a gift with the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals set to play the final game of the 2019 MLB season. After the Nats jumped out to a 2-0 lead heading back to the nation’s capital, the Astros rallied off …
Read More »Here’s how HBO Max will work for HBO and HBO Now subscribers next year
HBO Max, the latest Netflix rival that will cost $14.99 a month and launch in May 2020, will have pantsloads of TV shows and movies. Ten thousand hours worth, parent company AT&T said Tuesday, including exclusive new shows like the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, new episodes from HBO shows such as Westworld and Succession, and old favorites that …
Read More »Sony to shut down PlayStation Vue streaming service in January
Sony is leaving the live TV streaming market. The company announced on Tuesday that it will be shuttering its PlayStation Vue service on Jan. 30, 2020. In a blog post, John Kodera, deputy president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, blamed the increasingly competitive live TV market. “Unfortunately, the highly competitive Pay TV industry, with expensive content and network deals, has been …
Read More »AT&T lays out strategic plan amid challenge from activist investor
AT&T’s chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson will get to keep his job at least another year, the company announced Monday as part of a major announcement around the company’s corporate governance. The telecom giant, which is in the midst of a massive transformation into a media and entertainment powerhouse, is responding to a challenge from an activist hedge fund, Elliot …
Read More »Apple’s TV app is on Roku, Fire TV and Samsung, but only Apple devices get every feature
Apple has its own app for streaming TV shows and movies, and in typical Apple fashion the name is dead simple: It’s called the TV app. But how it works can be surprisingly complex. One basic thing about the app is the same on every device: You’ll need it to stream Apple TV Plus, Apple’s Netflix rival that launched Nov. 1 …
Read More »AT&T plans to include HBO Max for free at launch for 10M current subscribers
As it gears up for its spring 2020 launch, more details are finally starting to come out about AT&T’s forthcoming HBO Max service. While we still don’t have all the details on what will be on the new HBO-centered service — that will likely need to wait until AT&T’s WarnerMedia investor day on Oct. 29 — a new report is …
Read More »Disney Plus downloads will disappear if titles leave the service
Disney Plus is designed to be the one-stop streaming shop for all things Disney, but Disney Plus will have some holes: Some popular titles, including a large number of Marvel movies, won’t be available at launch, and others will have to leave the service for periods of time. Speaking Tuesday at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit, Disney CEO Bob Iger suggested …
Read More »How to watch Celtics vs. 76ers, Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers NBA games tonight without cable
The 2019-2020 NBA season’s opening week continues Wednesday night as 11 games follow the opening night tip-offs of the Pelicans, Raptors, Lakers and Clippers last night. The defending champ Raptors needed overtime to outlast the up-and-coming Pelicans — even without star rookie Zion Williamson, who is out for six to eight weeks after knee surgery — while former Raptor and Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers to take round …
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