Some time in the future all of our entertainment will come via the internet — on our TVs or on our mobile devices — and it will include a mix of some live TV but mostly binge-watchable shows. Services like YouTube TV and Sling TV are steadily growing, but what are they replacing? That old, …
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Music streaming service Tidal has announced it’s now available on Roku devices, joining competitors Spotify and Amazon Music. The new Tidal channel has a custom interface for Roku devices that highlights the service’s 250,000 “high-quality videos,” including original video series, as well as its catalog of 60 million songs. The company offers two main levels of subscription — Tidal Premium …
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Fresh off introducing its first soundbar with built-in streaming, Roku has taken the wraps off its complete lineup of new 2019 media streamers — the little boxes and sticks you hook to your TV to get Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, YouTube TV, Sling TV and, coming soon, Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus. As befits that bewildering array of services, Roku has …
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After losing to France in the quarterfinals, Team USA’s 58-game winning streak in FIBA and the Olympics is over. A new basketball world champion will be crowned on Sunday when Spain plays Argentina. Here’s what you need to know to watch the final game of the FIBA World Cup. Now playing: Watch this: Top 5 streaming services for live TV …
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When Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced the current HD version of the Apple TV streaming box in 2015, he famously said, “The future of TV is apps.” Now an Apple app on a bunch of other devices could make that box obsolete. Four years later, at the iPhone 11 event on Sept. 10, Cook and company once again took the …
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We didn’t love the JBL Link Bar sound bar: That model, which we reviewed last month, was $400 and weirdly integrated Android TV alongside Google Assistant. But hey, at least JBL was ahead of the pack: In the days since, Roku and Amazon have announced sound bars that incorporate their respective smart TV services, too. But what if you’d prefer …
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Sound bars are one of the most popular ways to add improved audio to your TV, and now they let you add streaming too. The Roku smart sound bar, available for pre-order today for $180, has a full Roku operating system suite onboard, complete with thousands of apps like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and Spotify — no need to add a …
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Look out Roku, Amazon’s Fire TV streaming system is coming to more products than ever. The retail giant just dropped 15 new Fire TV-equipped gadgets on attendees at the IFA show in Berlin. Most of them are televisions destined for Europe and the UK — including the first OLED TV with Fire TV, which will only be available in Germany …
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Update, September 3: This sale has ended, but the 65-inch Vizio P-Series Quantum remains on sale for around the same price. With football season right around the corner, it can be tempting to upgrade your TV at the end of the summer. Or perhaps you are looking ahead to November when Disney Plus launches with The Mandalorian and new shows …
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Hulu on Wednesday said it’s rolling out an improved Live TV Guide for Apple TV, Roku and the web. Customers with Hulu + Live TV can now use a two-week grid guide to see what’s coming up and record programming. Viewers can also add channels to “My Channels” to have quicker access to their favorites as well as preferred programs …
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