Author: Roger Cheng
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Are We Going to See a New Roku Stick, Roku Express or Roku Ultra in 2024?
Roku is all in on new televisions, as evidenced by the unveiling of its Pro Series smart TVs. But what about its streaming set-top boxes? The Roku streaming player, after all, is what got the company into the business, with the boxes allowing people to turn their old TV into a smart one, complete with…
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This Streaming Service is Betting You’ll Pay to Watch Music Videos and Sing Karaoke on Your TV
A new streaming service wants to shake up how you enjoy music in the home – by putting the television screen front and center with a vast library of music videos, interactive elements, games, and karaoke. Meet ROXi, which is making its debut ahead of the official start of CES 2024. The service, which is…
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CES 2024: Here’s What to Expect From the Biggest Tech Show of the Year
CES is a time for whacky new concept televisions, robots that play ping pong, self-driving tractors and other attention-grabbing innovations. But for cord cutters, it’s increasingly become a road map for where the world of streaming is headed. Historically, the show has leaned heavily on physical devices like televisions or, over the last few years,…
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Cutters Q&A: Fire TV Exec On the Big Themes of 2024, Like AI and More Free Services
The smart TV experience is poised to get a lot smarter this year. That’s thanks to the increased use of artificial intelligence, which will transform the home theater experience, according to Joshua Danovitz, director of Fire TV experience at Amazon. “In 2024, we’ll begin to see the impact that generative AI can have in the…
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The Recap: Spectrum Price Hike, Streaming Cancellations, and More
What better way to start the new year than…another price hike? Yep, rate increases weren’t just a 2023 thing, with Spectrum the latest cable provider jacking up internet prices. One other company, however, is actually lowering them. But there’s a bit of good news – including a surprise extension of Max its B/R Sports package…
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Verizon Wireless Hit With Phone and Internet Outage, Leaving People Unable to Make Calls
Verizon Wireless on Friday suffered a widespread outage that knocked out cellphone internet and voice service across multiple states. An issue at one of the telecom giant’s network operation centers knocked out service in the midwestern and western states, according to a company spokeswoman. She added that engineers addressed the issue at the facility and…
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Max’s B/R Sports Add-On Will Remain Free For Another Few Months Due to Technical Issues
When Max launched its B/R Sports package, it promised free access to NBA, NHL, and other sports games found on Warner Bros. Discovery’s cable networks — at least until the end of February. Now, thanks to technical issue, it will remain free for another few months. The free trial was supposed to end right before…
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T-Mobile Subscribers Are Getting Notified Today if Their Netflix On Us Perk Will Move to an Ad-Based Plan
T-Mobile on Friday began texting subscribers affected by the planned change to its Netflix On Us perk. As previously reported, the company intends to move subscribers from the basic plan — which Netflix removed in 2022 before bringing it back at a higher rate in October — to a new standard with ad tier plan.…
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This Hit ’90s Show is Streaming For the First Time Ever — and Just Landed On Amazon Prime Video
The beloved CBS comedy-drama Northern Exposure, long banished to the world of DVDs and Blu-Rays, is now available for streaming for the first time ever thanks to Amazon Prime Video. Amazon quietly released all six seasons, totally 110 episodes, earlier this week, with TV Line the first to spot it on the service. The episodes…
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Fubo, Still Burning Through Millions in Cash, Just Bought Itself Some More Time
Live streaming service Fubo has the daunting task of balancing the momentum from a growing subscriber and revenue base with continued massive losses and a mountain of debt. The company just got a little breathing room to operate. Fubo on Tuesday said that it had struck a deal with one if its key debt holders…