This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. The Handmaid’s Tale? Dopesick? Only Murders in the Building? Devs? You can finally binge those shows and movies you’ve been hearing about forever, thanks to the return of one of the best Black Friday streaming deals to date — but …
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Apps have become a staple in our lives over the past decade. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that struck in 2020, many apps saw an install spike as people readjusted to a more digital method of communication, learning, travel, watching TV and playing. In addition, the introduction of Apple’s iPhone 13 and new iOS 15 software made our favorite apps …
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Starting next month, Hulu Plus Live TV is going to cost a little more. Hulu announced on Friday that new and existing customers to Hulu Plus Live TV and Hulu (No Ads) Plus Live TV will be paying $5 more a month for the service beginning Dec. 21. However, the sting of the price increase might be eased for some …
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Hulu launched a new online store called Shop Hulu on Monday. The store includes clothing, hats, posters, coffee mugs and more merchandise tied to popular shows on the service, such as Solar Opposites, Grey’s Anatomy, American Horror Story and What We Do in the Shadows. You can peruse the shop’s selection of limited edition ugly holiday sweaters, which go on …
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Amazon launched a native MacOS app for Amazon Prime Video on Monday. The app, available now through the Mac App Store, lets Prime Video subscribers with Mac devices stream TV shows and movies though the app or download content to watch offline. The new app supports MacOS features including picture-in-picture and AirPlay. People can choose preferred video quality for both streaming …
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Disney Plus grew to 118.1 million subscribers as of Oct. 2, Disney said Wednesday. That’s a 60% jump from a year earlier, but it also means Disney Plus added only 2.1 million new members in the three-month fiscal quarter, a sharp slowdown. India appeared to be the culprit. Disney Plus Hotstar — the Indian version of the service — lost roughly 2 …
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Long before the era of streaming, HBO was considered the premier destination for high-quality original shows. With its streaming service HBO Max, that content has been combined with a huge back catalog of popular shows and movies, including Friends, Rick and Morty, Sesame Street, the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter movies, and almost every Studio Ghibli film. Last …
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The Atlanta Braves are up three games to two against the Houston Astros entering Game 6 of the 2021 World Series. The Braves missed a chance to close out the series at home on Sunday when the Astros shrugged off an early 4-0 deficit and roared back to claim a 9-5 victory to shift the series back to Houston. First pitch for Game 6 is …
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The NBA season starts on Tuesday night with an awesome doubleheader. First up are the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo against Kevin Durant and James Harden (but not Kyrie Irving) of the Brooklyn Nets. After things wrap up in Milwaukee, we head to Los Angeles for a star-studded contest between the Lakers and Golden State Warriors. It’ll be the …
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Paramount Plus and Showtime’s parent company has launched a discounted streaming bundle that packages both together, ViacomCBS said Tuesday, and they’re available at promotional prices for about a month. A bundle with ad-free Paramount Plus and Showtime packaged together is $13 a month, $8 cheaper than what you’d pay for the equivalent services separately. A packaging bundling ad-supported Paramount Plus and …
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