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Six Months After Launch and I Still Have a Bone to Pick With HBO Max

Quick question: What the heck is going on with HBO Max’s content discovery? Most major streaming services are constantly tinkering with their discovery features to help us find the latest and greatest on the platform, whether that be licensed content, originals, or trending titles. On Netflix, for example, the top of the page is generally…

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AT&T Can’t Seem to Get Rid of DirecTV

AT&T is having a hard time trying to find a buyer to take DirecTV off its hands. Ars Technica (via the New York Post) reports the telecom is not happy with the $15 billion offers it has received since opening up auctions in October, and may “cancel the auction altogether if it doesn’t get better…

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The Bond Between Starlink’s Two Biggest Competitors Just Got Tighter

One of the largest satellite internet providers to rural America, Hughes Network Systems, has entered a $250 million, three-year contract with UK-based OneWeb to develop and manufacture ground system technology for its satellite LEO constellation, which will compete with SpaceX’s Starlink system. According to the press release, Hughes engineers will design OneWeb’s gateways, which basically…

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Roku Users Are Finally Getting HBO Max

Months after HBO Max launched, it’s finally coming to one of the largest smart TV platforms around. Today Roku announced that HBO Max would finally be available on December 17 and timed (of course) with the release of HBO Max’s biggest original content to date, Wonder Woman 1984. Wonder Woman 1984 was originally planned as…

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What the EPA Has in Common With Pornographers

It’s been a few weeks since our last edition of Hellfeed, and in the meantime, things on the feed have gotten somewhat closer to baseline dispiriting: While the president’s efforts to overturn the election results have degenerated from coup attempt to dangerous levels of cringe, social media firms are eager to return to pretending everything…

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Bad News, Disney+ Users, Your Subscription Price Is Going Up

Disney+ is following Netflix’s lead and bumping up its monthly subscription cost in the U.S., raising it to $8 per month. The company announced the $1 price hike at its investor’s day presentation on Thursday after showing off a slew of new content headed to the streaming service. U.S. subscribers can expect their monthly fee…

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Here’s Where SpaceX Has Promised to Provide Starlink Internet

The Federal Communications Commission recently announced the winning bidders of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase 1 auction, revealing SpaceX’s Starlink won a massive $885 million to provide high-speed internet to underserved and unserved rural areas of the U.S. The agency’s report provided information on how much money every ISP won and in what states,…

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CBS All Access Takes on Disney+ With New Features to Babysit Your Kids

Ahead of the launch of Paramount+ early next year, ViacomCBS has announced new kids-focused programming and features are arriving on CBS All Access. The features include the addition of up to six profiles per account, each of which can be managed by parents using “Kids Mode” to filter content by ratings for younger and older…

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New Report Suggests FCC Massively Overstated Gigabit Coverage in U.S.

A report released today by BroadbandNow reveals the FCC grossly overreported the availability of gigabit internet in the U.S. As of 2020, the FCC reported gigabit internet was available to 84% of Americans, up from just 4% in 2016. But according to BroadbandNow, those numbers are closer to 56% in 2020, up from 2.4% in…

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Of Course AT&T Is Doubling Down on Its Chaotic HBO Max Premieres

You know who thinks WarnerMedia’s “hybrid” release model is a great idea? The people who own WarnerMedia. As the company’s plan to release all of its 2021 films both in theaters as well as on HBO Max the same day continues to draw criticism, CEO of WarnerMedia parent AT&T John Stankey is doubling down on…

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SpaceX’s Still-in-Beta Starlink ISP Gets Nearly a Billion Dollars to Try and Fix Rural Internet

SpaceX just scored nearly a billion dollars to improve rural internet in the U.S despite not yet launching its satellite-based Starlink ISP nationally. Yesterday, the FCC published the results of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase 1 auction, which would provide underserved or unserved areas across the U.S. with high-speed internet: at least 25/3 Mbps…

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HBO Max Owner Reportedly Plans to Launch Two More Streaming Services—With Ads

Higher-ups at WarnerMedia are purportedly considering adding two new streaming services: one a free offering for its entertainment cable channel programs and the other a subscription-based CNN spin-off of sorts, the Information reported Friday. People familiar with the matter told the outlet that the latter could launch as soon as next year, though executives are…

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RIP Free Streaming Trials

HBO Max is ending its free trial offer weeks before Wonder Woman 1984 is set to debut on its service. A WarnerMedia spokesperson told Gizmodo the service ended its free trial offer Thursday, the same day the company announced that all of its films slated for release in 2021 will debut both in theaters as…

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YouTube Kindly Requests You Not Be So Terrible in the Comments

Are you sure you need to post that? YouTube this week announced a new Community Guidelines feature meant to help clean up the vitriol on the comments section of its platform and help facilitate “respectful interactions.” Now, users on Android may see a pop-up before they post a comment on YouTube that may be hurtful.…

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AMC Is Pissed

Following an announcement by Warner Bros. that its 2021 slate of movies will all debut on HBO Max at the same time they open theatrically, AMC claims WarnerMedia is attempting to boost the success of its streaming service at the expense of beleaguered theater chains. Today, Warner Bros. Pictures Group made an unexpected announcement about…

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Hulu’s Watch Party Feature Rolls Out to All Subscribers

A feature previously only available to some subscribers can now be used by all Hulu customers—but there’s a small catch. Hulu launched its co-viewing and chat function back in May, but the feature was only available at the time to subscribers of Hulu’s premium ad-free tier. Now, however, subscribers to both Hulu’s ad-free and ad-supported options…

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Discovery+ Will Launch Next Month for $5 and Be Free for a Year to Some Verizon Users

Discovery is making its soon-to-launch streaming service super cheap or all-out free to millions of users right out of the gate. Discovery+ will bring together Discovery Channel, OWN, Animal Planet, ID, A&E, the Food Network, TLC, HGTV, and other networks from Discover’s portfolio in a single streaming service that will feature on-demand content as well…

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YouTube TV Is Losing Another Sports Channel Owned by Sinclair

Well, it looks like YouTube TV is losing another sports channel. YouTube’s live TV service for cord-cutters informed subscribers by email this week that they will no longer have access to the Tennis Channel, a Sinclair-owned media property. The company told users that beginning Monday, they won’t be able to stream the channel live “or…

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You Can Now Watch Showtime for Free on Pluto TV… Sort of

Showtime’s got some good shows, but streaming them requires yet another subscription. However, according to Variety, the premium channel is now adding a smattering of its original programming to a free channel on Pluto TV. If you don’t already know what Pluto TV is, it’s a free streaming service owned by ViacomCBS that gives you…

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Google TV Users Won’t Be Able to Add Netflix Originals to Their Watchlist

One of the better features of the new Chromecast with Google TV is missing support for some of Netflix’s best content. Earlier this week, 9to5Google reported that Netflix originals weren’t able to be added to Google TV’s watchlist, a super-hub for content users are interested in across their various services. On Wednesday, the site reported…

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Six Months After Launch and I Still Have a Bone to Pick With HBO Max

AT&T Can’t Seem to Get Rid of DirecTV

The Bond Between Starlink’s Two Biggest Competitors Just Got Tighter

Roku Users Are Finally Getting HBO Max

What the EPA Has in Common With Pornographers

Bad News, Disney+ Users, Your Subscription Price Is Going Up

Here’s Where SpaceX Has Promised to Provide Starlink Internet

CBS All Access Takes on Disney+ With New Features to Babysit Your Kids

New Report Suggests FCC Massively Overstated Gigabit Coverage in U.S.

Of Course AT&T Is Doubling Down on Its Chaotic HBO Max Premieres

SpaceX’s Still-in-Beta Starlink ISP Gets Nearly a Billion Dollars to Try and Fix Rural Internet

HBO Max Owner Reportedly Plans to Launch Two More Streaming Services—With Ads

RIP Free Streaming Trials

YouTube Kindly Requests You Not Be So Terrible in the Comments

AMC Is Pissed

Hulu’s Watch Party Feature Rolls Out to All Subscribers

Discovery+ Will Launch Next Month for $5 and Be Free for a Year to Some Verizon Users

YouTube TV Is Losing Another Sports Channel Owned by Sinclair

You Can Now Watch Showtime for Free on Pluto TV… Sort of

Google TV Users Won’t Be Able to Add Netflix Originals to Their Watchlist

Google’s Next Fitbit Sounds Exactly Like a Whoop Clone

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Amazon eero WiFi 7 Router (3-Pack) Keeps Its Spring Sale Price, Covering Up to 120 Devices Across 6,000 Sq. Ft.

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Nothing Might Get Into Smart Glasses at the Worst Possible Time

Samsung Slashes $350 Off 49″ Odyssey Curved Gaming Monitor to Clear Out Stock on Amazon

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