YouTube Premium is hiking prices across Europe, Asia, and South America
US prices remain unchanged, at least for now
Google TV Streamer receives praise from reviewers as a Chromecast replacement
The Google TV Streamer, with its new SoC, more RAM and Ethernet port, offers a significant hardware upgrade compared to the old Chromecast. Reviewers are calling it the best streamer on the market for most users.
Man charged with streaming his AI-generated music billions of times using bots, generating $12 million
Crime does pay, until you're caught
What just happened? In what appears to be a devious use of generative AI and bots, a man has been accused of conning music services out of $12 million by uploading AI-generated music tracks and using an army of over 1,000 bots to repeatedly stream them. Unfortunately for the man in question, he's been arrested for his actions and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Elon Musk expands X with new TV app for living room streaming
Shots fired at YouTube, but will it work?
Mercedes-Benz vehicles will soon stream PC games from the cloud
In-car gaming will be available only when the vehicle is parked
Chick-fil-A's next move is a video streaming service, apparently
A elaborate marketing or advertising play?
Star Wars: The Acolyte has been canceled after one season
Disappointing the 50 people who liked it
What just happened? In what must be the least surprising news of the year so far, Disney+ has canceled its latest Star Wars series, The Acolyte, after just one season. The show's critic score on Rotten Tomatoes is a respectable 78%, but viewers tended to hate the series, hence its average audience score of 18%. Viewing figures have fallen since its debut, resulting in what is believed to be the least-viewed Star Wars finale ever.
Streaming spending hits record high as Max dominates US downloads and revenue
Netflix and Disney+ are lagging behind Max
In brief: There's been a backlash against streaming apps in recent years as the likes of Netflix and Disney+ raise prices and clamp down on password sharing. However, a new report shows that the negativity isn't impacting the apps' popularity or income: more than half of every dollar spent in the entertainment app category each quarter now goes to streaming.
Disney seeks to dismiss wrongful death case over streaming service's trial TOS
Widower is only seeking $50,000 or about one one-thousandth of Disney's estimated daily revenue
Disney is hiking prices across all of its streaming platforms this fall
Almost a year to the day after the last Disney price hike
Google launches "TV Streamer," a $100 Chromecast replacement
Google continues its living room push
NASA streams 4K video from aircraft to space (and back) at blistering speeds using laser tech
900 Mbps is faster than what the average US household enjoys
Halo TV series canceled after two seasons, but it may find a new home
Is anyone surprised?
Spotify is adding two-factor authentication to everyone
A security update gradually rolling out to music streaming fans
Redbox asks court for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and a DIP loan to cover payroll
Parent company, Chicken Soup for the Soul, made a bad gamble with its 2022 acquisition
Steam client gets game recording, editing and sharing capabilities
Stream and share gameplay even from a Steam Deck
Canada will tax online streaming companies to fund local broadcasters
The five percent fee will take effect this September, and streaming corps are not happy
Amazon arms Fire TV with generative AI, unveils two new streaming sticks
New generative AI features will help you find the next bingeworthy show faster
Spotify is shutting down Car Thing in December, and owners are begging for an SDK
The community could do a lot with Car Thing
Apple TV wants to pay actors and producers based on how their content performs
"When you get $10 million whether your show is good or bad, you have less incentive to do it well."
Are we circling back around to cable? Disney+, Hulu, and Max ad-free bundle is coming
Ad-supported and ad-free tiers will be available
Winamp's new music platform is coming this summer
Can it still whip the Llama's ass?
Upgraded 4K Chromecast with Google TV set to launch soon with improved hardware
The original 4K Chromecast with Google TV arrived almost four years ago
New AV1 software decoder coming to Android promises improved video experience
The "best" AV1 software decoder is being released via an over-the-air update