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DIRECTV Is the Latest Provider to Announce a Price Hike

Couch potatoes, better check your cushions for coins: DIRECTTV and DIRECTV STREAM bills are about to rise.

Internet Cheryl Eddy Oct 6

Hulu Is Raising Its Prices Again

Hulu subscribers will soon see their monthly bills increase by $1 beginning Oct. 8.

Internet Brianna Provenzano Sep 7

TiVo Finds People Don’t Mind Ads

If the folks who are responsible for beaming content to your eyeballs are to be believed, streamers are thirsty for more ads of all things. A survey of 4,526 adults in the U.S. and Canada published by TiVo today claims that a whopping 79% of the survey’s respondents reported wanting to use a free and…

Internet Catie Keck Jan 27

Plex Now Offering Over a Thousand Movies on Demand and for Free

Plex, the build-your-own-Netflix software suite, is adding over a thousand movies to the service for free. Films like The Terminator, Ghost in the Shell, and The Right Stuff will be available on demand for anyone who downloads the app to their device. Sort of like Netflix, only free. The news was announced today in a…

Tech News Alex Cranz Dec 4

The DOJ Antitrust Division Just Warned the Academy About Blocking Netflix From the Oscars

The Department of Justice has warned the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Dawn Hudson, that any attempts to prevent Netflix and other streaming video companies from receiving eligibility to be considered for an Academy Award may earn it antitrust attention, Variety reported on Tuesday. Variety obtained a letter dated March…

Movies Tom McKay Apr 2

The Cheapest Ways to Get HBO, Showtime, and Most Other TV Channels You Really Want

Life has never been better for those wanting to get some quality television programming beamed towards their eyeballs: Channels like HBO, Showtime, and many others are now available in all kinds of formats on all kinds of apps, including whatever it is that Apple is rolling out later this year. So for those of us…

Gadgets David Nield Mar 27

The Totally Free Streaming Service You Didn’t Know You Have

Lovers of classic films have been set adrift this month after the Filmstruck streaming service was unceremoniously murdered by corporate ghouls. But friends, I want to tell you about a free streaming service that’s in many ways just as good as Filmstruck, offers Criterion films, and has at least one feature that no one else…

Tech News Rhett Jones Dec 8

AT&T’s WatchTV Is the Very Cheapest Way to Stream Live TV, But Is It Worth It?

AT&T, despite owning DirecTV and thus the live TV streaming service DirecTV Now, just launched another: AT&T WatchTV. Like DirecTV Now, it streams live TV to nearly every kind of mobile device and set-top box. Like DirecTV Now, it has an easy-to-navigate interface. Unlike DirecTV Now, AT&T WatchTV is the cheapest way to stream live…

Reviews Alex Cranz Jul 2

Apple Manages to Snag Oprah Winfrey to Make Shows, Possibly for Subscription Video Service

Tech giant Apple has scored a huge victory in its $1 billion original programming push, signing a multiyear deal with host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey to produce as-of-yet unspecified streaming content. According to the Wall Street Journal, the signing of Winfrey is expected to play into its long-rumored launch of a “direct-to-consumer video service”…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 16

Your Secret Shame Shows Will No Longer Stalk You on Hulu

We all have at least one show that we watched as a mistake. Either you were drunk, optimistic, or just curious to see what the dude from college was up to. Whatever your reason, you watched one damn episode and the show has stalked you around Hulu ever since. Now the company is finally fixing…

Tech News Alex Cranz May 16

Comcast Is Boosting Internet Speeds—Except for You Filthy Cord-Cutters

No one wants to pay for both cable and internet anymore. What’s more, no one, and I mean absolutely no one, wants to pay separate rental fees to put four cable TV boxes in their family’s home. What year is this? For cord-cutters who subscribe to Comcast, it’s apparently time to get screwed. While I’ve…

Television Dell Cameron May 1

This Hulu–Spotify Package Deal Sounds Pretty Good If You Can Stomach Commercials

In a joint press release today, Hulu and Spotify announced they would be offering a package deal: services from both companies for just $13 a month. It’s an admittedly pretty solid deal, but you’re going to have to suffer through commercials on your rewatch of the Handmaid’s Tale if you want to take advantage of…

Tech News Alex Cranz Apr 11

CW Is Finally, FINALLY Going to Stream Live Via Hulu

If you are passionate about superheroes, teens in lust, or superheroic teens in lust, then you’re probably a fan of the CW. And if you’re a fan of cutting the cord and using streaming services, you probably already know that CW is not available on a single one. If you want to watch the network…

Television Alex Cranz Mar 29

Filmstruck Adds Hollywood Classics Like Casablanca as Warner Bros. Shutters Streaming Service

Lovers of classic Hollywood films have one more reason to join Turner’s Filmstruck streaming network, now that Warner Bros has decided to shutter its own service that no one uses. It’s a rare moment in which media consolidation is good for everyone, and it positions Filmstruck as the best destination for finding those films that…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 26

ESPN’s Cordcutting App Sounds Like a Ripoff

Yesterday Disney CEO Bob Iger went on CNBC’s Closing Bell to talk about the company’s earnings, and brag about Black Panther’s extraordinary ticket pre-sales. During the course of the chat he mentioned a new streaming service for ESPN that’s expected to go for $5 a month. That might sound cheap, but by all accounts it…

Tech News Alex Cranz Feb 7

Your Ultimate Guide to Watching the 2018 Winter Olympics Online

In a few short days the Olympics will descend upon the Earth, and with it will come hundreds of stories of triumph and failure that you need to be able to watch—or at least talk about the next day. Your best friend is about to turn into an ice skating expert, and your brother is…

Gadgets Alex Cranz Feb 6

Is YouTube TV Finally Worth It?

Saddle up, cord cutters. Your life just became slightly less inconvenient. YouTube TV will now work on Roku devices, which means you can watch over 40 channels of live entertainment through your set-top box. Does that make YouTube TV more appealing? Sure. Does that make YouTube TV worth $35 a month? Ehhhhhhhhh. There’s always been…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Feb 1

What Will Happen Now That Disney Basically Owns Hulu?

Walt Disney Co. has agreed to buy the bulk of 21st Century Fox’s holdings in a $52.4 billion deal. While the changing future of the Marvel Universe and the movie landscape, in general, is big news, this deal also changes the entire calculus of streaming services. Disney is now the proud majority owner of Hulu,…

Movies Rhett Jones Dec 14

AT&T’s Cable Business Continues to Be Savaged by Cordcutting

It’s not exactly a secret that the cable business is in decline, with millions of TV subscribers choosing to go with what are usually superior and almost always cheaper digital-only options. The pace of cordcutting has continued undiminished. Cable giant AT&T took huge losses among subscribers in third quarter 2017, with its DirecTV and U-Verse…

Television Tom McKay Oct 24

Hulu’s Live TV Service Is Now Available in Beta With 50 Channels for $40 Per Month

At its Upfront presentation this morning, Hulu showed off more details of its new live streaming service, and announced that the service is now available in a public beta starting today. Interested users can sign-up here. Hulu first announced its live TV service back in at its Upfront’s in May 2016 and since then, we’ve…

Television Christina Warren May 3

cord cutting

DIRECTV Is the Latest Provider to Announce a Price Hike

Hulu Is Raising Its Prices Again

TiVo Finds People Don’t Mind Ads

Plex Now Offering Over a Thousand Movies on Demand and for Free

The DOJ Antitrust Division Just Warned the Academy About Blocking Netflix From the Oscars

The Cheapest Ways to Get HBO, Showtime, and Most Other TV Channels You Really Want

The Totally Free Streaming Service You Didn’t Know You Have

AT&T’s WatchTV Is the Very Cheapest Way to Stream Live TV, But Is It Worth It?

Apple Manages to Snag Oprah Winfrey to Make Shows, Possibly for Subscription Video Service

Your Secret Shame Shows Will No Longer Stalk You on Hulu

Comcast Is Boosting Internet Speeds—Except for You Filthy Cord-Cutters

This Hulu–Spotify Package Deal Sounds Pretty Good If You Can Stomach Commercials

CW Is Finally, FINALLY Going to Stream Live Via Hulu

Filmstruck Adds Hollywood Classics Like Casablanca as Warner Bros. Shutters Streaming Service

ESPN’s Cordcutting App Sounds Like a Ripoff

Your Ultimate Guide to Watching the 2018 Winter Olympics Online

Is YouTube TV Finally Worth It?

What Will Happen Now That Disney Basically Owns Hulu?

AT&T’s Cable Business Continues to Be Savaged by Cordcutting

Hulu’s Live TV Service Is Now Available in Beta With 50 Channels for $40 Per Month

‘Good Omens’ Season 3 Is Still Just One Episode, Despite Being Called That

Steam Gaming Has Arrived on Apple Vision Pro, and It’s Unexpectedly Glorious

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The Spymaster’s Guide to the Secret Agencies of ‘Star Trek’

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