Major League Baseball inks multi-million dollar broadcast deals with Netflix, ESPN, and NBC
Live baseball comes to Netflix for the first time
Streamflation intensifies as Netflix, Disney+, and others continue raising prices
Streaming costs keep climbing as platforms chase profit
Samsung TVs set to debut HDR10+ Advanced to rival Dolby Vision 2
Coming to a Samsung TV near you in 2026
YouTube rolls out AI upscaling and higher-res thumbnails to cater to couch viewers
YouTube's living room takeover continues
Stranger Things will wrap up with series finale in theaters
Will you watch at home or on the silver screen?
AI-generated screensaver ads coming to DirecTV in 2026
Because more ads on idle TV screens is what consumers want
Amazon is relaunching Luna with new social features and family-friendly gaming
If at first you don't succeed...
Amazon's new budget Fire TV stick ditches Fire OS for Vega OS
Coming October 15 for $40
Streaming YouTube over dial-up: how one creator hit 668 kbps with 12 modems
A multilink PPP modem array and Windows XP combined to surpass dial-up era broadband thresholds
Disney to hike streaming prices again next month by up to $7
Rapid turnaround on Jimmy Kimmel Live! suddenly makes a lot more sense
AV2 codec to succeed AV1 with improved compression, enhanced streaming capabilities
The next generation of the royalty-free video codec will be here soon
Roku plans massive rollout of AI-generated ads on its streaming platform
Selling uncanny ad space to hundreds of thousands of new advertisers
Spotify rolls out long-promised lossless streaming to Premium subscribers
The new feature comes after years of delays
YouTube rolls out multi-language audio dubbing to millions more creators
Breaking the language barrier
New York politician wants Netflix to bring back its DVD-by-mail service
Netflix is unlikely to comply
YouTube copyright fight: Rick Beato warns UMG claims over short music clips could end his channel
"We have successfully fought thousands of these now. But it literally costs me so much money to do this"
Spotify rolls out in-app messaging for music and podcast sharing
Get word-of-mouth recommendations without leaving the app
FFmpeg adds first AI feature with Whisper audio transcription filter
An optional speech recognition model supercharged by GPU acceleration
PSA: Update your Plex Media Server now
Plex has disclosed a security vulnerability affecting Plex Media Server versions 1.41.7.x through 1.42.0.x, reported through its bug bounty program. The issue has been resolved in version 1.42.1.10060. Users are strongly advised to update immediately to ensure security and stability.
HBO Max plans stricter enforcement on password sharing
Streaming services want to monetize all users
ESPN launches standalone streaming service with full access for $30/month
Stream ESPN, ESPN2, SECN, ACCN, ESPN+ and more – no cable required
TiVo: Binge-Watching Before Streaming
Legends of Tech Before Netflix and streaming, TiVo quietly rewired how we watched TV by introducing pause, rewind, and binge habits we now take for granted. This is the story of the box that changed everything.
Netflix still leads but share of most-watched shows drops from 80% to 50%
Netflix is responsible for four of the top 10 shows so far this year