Here’s a quick TV recommendation if you’re looking for something new: Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Rogue One), debuted earlier this year on SyFy, a lighthearted but occasionally dark mishmash of Starman, Northern Exposure and maybe a little Independence Day. It’s free to stream on Peacock Premium (albeit with commercials), but right now you …
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Google‘s YouTube is tweaking its app for Roku to include access to its live-TV streaming subscription service, YouTube TV, the search giant said in a blog post Friday, as it also explores sending free streaming devices to YouTube TV subscribers. It’s the latest escalation in a standoff between Google and Roku over a new distribution deal for YouTube TV, a subscription service that …
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Last week, Apple announced a bevy of new hardware, including a new iPad Pro, new iMac, AirTags, a purple iPhone 12 and a new Apple TV along with a new Apple Siri remote. Among the updates and flashy new features is one that made me say “whoa”: Being able to tune the color of your TV using just your phone. Of course, for Apple, it …
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Roku warned Monday that that Google‘s live-TV streaming service YouTube TV may be removed from its popular devices, saying in an email to customers that Google is making unfair, anti-competitive demands that would “manipulate your search results, impact the usage of your data and ultimately cost you more.” YouTube‘s main app on Roku is unaffected. Roku’s standoff with Google concerns only the …
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The pandemic’s stay-at-home habits and the rise of streaming have conspired to create a strong appetite for watching new movie releases at home instead of in theaters. Parks Associates research indicates that 25% of US broadband households would prefer to watch new releases at home. Deloitte research found that 65% of respondents want at least the choice to stream a new …
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Even if you’re someone who only casually watches the Oscars, Sunday night’s 93rd Academy Awards should be pretty exciting. After being delayed for a few months (they’re typically held in February), the rules are also different — this year more movies are eligible, including films released straight to streaming platforms. And if you have Oscar fever, the remedy isn’t more …
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Ted Lasso, the Apple TV Plus sports dramedy that may be its closest thing to a breakout hit, is set to return July 23. But in a first for a lot of Apple TV Plus subscribers, you might actually have to pay to watch it. The second-season premiere for Ted Lasso, announced at Apple’s Spring Loaded event Tuesday, will arrive after the date …
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Have you ever wondered what you look like as your favorite superhero? A new TikTok craze is seeing people turn themselves into their favorite Marvel characters, from Nick Fury to Black Widow. They’re making videos using a TikTok filter called Shapeshifting. Shapeshifting lets you morph into any character of your choice. You can make your TikTok video humorous, like one …
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Disney Plus has crossed 100 million subscribers, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday. By comparison, that’s about half the number of subscribers to Netflix, the biggest subscription video service in the world, which had more than 200 million global subscribers at the end of the year. Seen another way, Netflix entered the streaming business 13 years ago and took about a decade to …
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Paramount Plus, a new streaming service replacing CBS All Access next week, will cost $10 a month to stream ad free on a premium tier when it launches March 4, and it will add a cheaper, $5-a-month “base” tier in June that is supported by advertising. That cheaper tier marks a $1 discount to CBS All Access’ entry-level price, but this base …
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