The newest stuff online Your browser does not support the audio element. Every week, you’ll get a quick roundup (in about a minute) of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. For more information on what’s available to watch …
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With Netflix at $10 per month and Sling TV at $20, cutting the cable cord can start to add up. One of the most popular services, Hulu, is offering some relief. The company’s lowest monthly price for new subscribers is now $6, down from the $8 it used to charge. That buys you the version of Hulu that includes ads. …
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Not a fan of your cable provider? AT&T is prepping an alternative for you. The Dallas-based telecommunications giant plans to launch an online streaming video service, DirecTV Now, in the fourth quarter, CEO Randall Stephenson said Wednesday at an investor conference. He teased that the service will include more than 100 premium channels and feature “very, very aggressive price points.” …
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Often considered the worst movie of all time, “Troll 2” starts streaming on Hulu in October. The movie is so unbelievably bad, it’s a cult hit. There’s even a documentary on the film called “Best Worst Movie” because it’s that bad. Hulu is still the home of lots and lots of TV. All 10 seasons of “Smallville” start streaming in …
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In keeping up with Netflix and Amazon, Hulu has just made a big investment in kids programing. The company on Thursday announced a content licensing agreement with The Disney-ABC Television Group. The deal will bring more than 500 episodes and more than 20 original movie titles from Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD to the Hulu Kids library. As …
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Enlarge ImageFreddie Wong and his digital studio RocketJump created an original series and a VR short film for Hulu. Hulu Digital filmmaker Freddie Wong would be the first to tell you he doesn’t really know the best way to shoot virtual reality. Then again, nobody else does either. Virtual reality, an immersive form of entertainment that uses a high-tech headset …
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Hulu’s app is set for Samsung Gear VR, coming next month. Josh Miller/CNET The curtain is about to rise on the first act of Hulu in virtual reality. The streaming-video company’s VR app will be available next month when the $99 Gear VR headset from Samsung goes on sale, according to the Hulu’s head of distribution, Tim Connolly. “We’re ready …
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From “House of Cards” to “Transparent”, some of today’s best TV isn’t on TV at all. We caught up with Helen Cowley, senior manager at Amazon Instant Video, to find out how online streaming gives big names and fresh talent an opportunity to do something different, and find out why Amazon wants you to help choose its next big hit. …
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Google’s YouTube Kids app is again under fire from child advocacy groups. But this time around, the charges are far more serious. The Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) issued a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying that the YouTube Kids app is “rife” with content that is not only …
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1. There isn’t one perfect alternative. One of the biggest problems with traditional cable subscriptions is bundling — you have no choice but to pay for dozens of channels you never watch just to get the few you want. The ideal alternative would allow you to pick and choose just the channels you want. The reality is that cutting cable …
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