Author: Philip Palermo
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Sling Adds Locast Listings, The Roku Channel’s New Additions and More
This week, Sling TV added Locast support to its Air TV Mini Guide and Tubi announced it’s adding around 80 local news stations to its free lineup. Elsewhere, The Roku Channel added more live TV streaming options and another app will be ditching support for older Apple hardware. Here’s what happened in the world of…
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Kids Profile Support Reportedly Coming to Chromecast with Google TV
While last year’s Chromecast with Google TV represented a significant leap forward for Google’s line of in-house streaming dongles, its launch did lack a few key features, like support for individual user profiles. However, Android Police is reporting that Kids Profiles could be coming to the device in the future. As spotted in a Google…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: AT&T vs. Cox, Comcast Delays Data Caps, and More
This week, we covered the ongoing dispute between AT&T and Cox that has resulted in several Cox-owned stations going dark for AT&T TV and DirecTV customers. Meanwhile, Disney+ launched its new bundle that includes ESPN+ and the ad-free tier of Hulu. And Comcast has agreed to delay new data caps for some of its customers.…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Netflix Hits 200M, Paramount+ Gets a Launch Date, and More
Another busy week in the cord cutting world with Netflix announcing it’s surpassed 200 million worldwide users and ViacomCBS setting a launch date for its Paramount+ streaming service. Elsewhere, we learned that Netflix is looking to add an official shuffle feature and the latest game consoles might not be the most energy-efficient streaming devices Here’s…
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Latest NVIDIA Shield Update Adds Support for New PlayStation 5, Xbox Controllers
The latest update for the NVIDIA Shield TV streaming devices may not be as substantial as previous upgrades, but it does pack some niceties. Version 8.2.2 adds in support for the most recent Sony and Microsoft controllers, which hit the shelves this past November alongside the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S and Series…
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Group Says Latest Game Consoles Can Be Power-Hungry Streaming Devices
A recent report focusing on the latest generation of game consoles suggests these high-powered machines offer impressive standby modes, but can gobble up energy depending on how you’re using them. The Natural Resources Defense Council says while Microsoft’s new Xbox lineup and Sony’s PlayStation 5 consoles make it easy to stream from services like Netflix…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: CES 2021 and AT&T TV Now’s Demise
It may have looked a little different this year, but CES 2021 still offered up a number of fancy new TVs and other gadgets for consumers to look forward to in the coming months. Elsewhere, we learned that AT&T is merging its AT&T TV Now service with AT&T TV and Hulu’s offering up a solid…
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CES 2021: NextGen TV Supporters Aiming for Breakout Year for ATSC 3.0
The ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) gathered several industry leaders together during CES 2021 to discuss the past, present, and future of ATSC 3.0 — otherwise known as NextGen TV. And while COVID-19 has certainly affected its ongoing rollout and adoption, backers within the industry seem optimistic that 2021 could be a breakout year for…
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Sony Says Its Bravia Core Streaming Service Rivals 4K Blu-ray Quality
Alongside its new line of Bravia XR TVs, Sony is also using CES 2021 to discuss its high-bitrate streaming service, a movie-focused effort known as Bravia Core. The subscription service will be available for new Bravia XR TVs, though the exact terms depend on which model you pick up. The service itself will include a…