For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Comcast, the biggest cable provider in the US, crunched the numbers on our TV habits during coronavirus lockdown, and the results are in: You’re not the only one binge-watching news and depressing dramas like a screen zombie when you’re …
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NBC‘s new streaming service Peacock will be available on Apple devices when it launches nationally on July 15, NBCUniversal said Wednesday. Peacock started rolling out a preview version to Comcast customers in April, but this is the first we’ve heard of the service expanding beyond Comcast and Cox systems. At launch time, Peacock will be integrated with the Apple TV …
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Peacock‘s streaming service officially kicked off Wednesday. But for many people curious about NBCUniversal‘s first strike in the streaming wars, the launch may be easier to understand by what you won’t get now: You can’t get Peacock at all unless you’re a Comcast Xfinity X1 or Flex subscriber, as originally planned. Even if you are one of those Comcast customers, you won’t get a mobile …
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The new Peacock streaming service launches Wednesday for Comcast customers — and to them, it will probably feel familiar. Rather than creating another Netflix interface knockoff, Peacock adopts an atypical, complex look for its first iteration on Comcast’s TV boxes. But its nationwide launch in July, when everyone can get hold of Peacock on other TV streamers, phones and other devices, will really …
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During quarantine, my wife and I are rewatching Community on Netflix as our kids watch it for the first time, and we cannot recommend Letterkenny on Hulu highly enough. (We would advise kid-free viewing for the latter.) We picked up Community in part to replace our weekly dose of Saturday Night Live, a family favorite, which is why there was …
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I usually circle The Masters in April as the unofficial start to spring and the golf season, but The Players Championship was moved from May to March to become the first big tournament of the year. Known as golf’s “fifth major,” The Players Championship is held at the famed TPC Sawgrass course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and is set …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Today is Super Tuesday, the biggest voting day of the 2020 Democratic Primary, and the results from 14 states will help decide who faces Donald Trump in the presidential election this November. Nationwide poll averages find Sen. Bernie Sanders leading former Vice President Joe Biden, …
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This story is part of 2019 Holiday Survival Guide, featuring tips on the best ways to manage the holiday season. Football fans have more than just the NFL Combine to get their pigskin action this weekend. The XFL’s inaugural season continues to provide actual games, and some of them are actually good! With just over a third of the season now behind …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. The Palmetto State heads to the polls on Leap Day. The South Carolina primary takes place on Saturday, Feb. 29 and is the last Democratic presidential primary before the all-important Super Tuesday, March 3. Former vice president Joe Biden leads state polls going …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Can we hope for less caucus chaos this time around? After the Iowa caucus debacle earlier this month, it’s Nevada voters’ turn to caucus — the third state after Iowa and New Hampshire to vote in the presidential primary election. The Nevada caucuses take place …
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