Author: Roger Cheng
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AT&T’s $55 5G Home Internet Air Service Expands to 16 Markets and Features No Data Caps
AT&T is finally getting into the 5G home internet business in a significant way with AT&T Internet Air, and there’s a slightly higher likelihood you’ll actually be able to sign up for the service. The telecom giant said on Tuesday that Internet Air is now available in 16 markets. It costs $55 a month plus…
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Netflix Doesn’t Want Its DVDs Back After Disc Business Shuts Down
Netflix has a final bonus for the diehard subscribers who are still renting DVDs: You can keep them once the business shuts down. After 25 years, the company plans to shutter its DVD rental business which, shockingly, still exists in the age of endless streaming services. Last week, the company said it would select random…
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Roku is Testing a Roku Ultra With an Improved Remote. Here’s What it Looks Like
Roku is beta testing a new model that appears to be an updated Roku Ultra with a remote packing new buttons, based on photos of a development units obtained by Cord Cutters News. Pictures of the new unit show a model number of 4850X on the device and a “SKU” number of 4850R on the…
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AI-Generated Art Can’t Be Copyrighted, Judge Says in Ruling That Could Shake the Media World
The question over whether art or media created by artificial intelligence systems has been debated everywhere from Big Tech companies to the actors and writers walking the picket lines in Hollywood. A federal judge may have just offered an answer. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell sided with a U.S. Copyright Office ruling that a…
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The Streaming Wars Are Over and We’re the Biggest Losers
I still remember the fervor and excitement that came with the launch of new streaming services like Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV+ and Peacock, a phenomenon known in the industry as “the streaming wars.” These companies poured billions of dollars to take on stalwarts like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, and showed off a…
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Could Cable TV Survive ESPN’s Streaming Ambitions?
Cord cutting has already taken its toll on the traditional pay-TV business, but losing a key channel to streaming could accelerate the implosion of the cable package. Disney appears ready to pull the trigger with its planned move to turn ESPN into a streaming channel that you can subscribe to without a cable bundle. “Taking…
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First Responders Network Launches as a Free Streaming Channel
Cineverse Corp. on Friday launched the First Responders Network, a channel dedicated to showcasing police officers, firefighters and emergency medical services. FRN is a free ad-supported channel on the Cineverse streaming platform. The channel is just the latest so-called FAST, or free-ad supported streaming TV, offering that has come out in recent months. It joins…
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Amazon Wants to Pay Influencers $25 Per Video For its TikTok-Like Shopping Feed
Amazon late last year launched Inspire, a TikTok-like shopping feed of photos and videos featuring products on the online retailer site. Thanks to a post by one influencer, we now know how much the company will pay for one of those videos. Kyndhal, a self-described Amazon influencer posted a screenshot on X (formerly Twitter) offering…
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Get Your K-Pop Fix With Free BINGE Korea Streaming Platform
There’s a new free streaming platform dedicated to Korean content called BINGE Korea popping up on various platforms. The platform comes from South Korean media company Next Entertainment World and its subsidiary, NEW ID, according to Variety. The ad-supported service launches on Samsung and LG smart TVs and Amazon Fire TV, but will expand to…
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YouTube is Still Tracking Kids Through its Ads, Study Says
YouTube is still tracking children through ads served to video marked as “made for kids,” according Adalytics, a research firm that looks at ad campaigns for brands. The study found that ads from Fortune 500 advertisers and major media agencies are still being attached to children’s content, including popular channels such as Cocomelon Nursery Rhymes…