Author: Roger Cheng
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Amazon Music Unlimited Gets Price Hike for Prime Subscribers
Even Amazon Prime subscribers aren’t spared from rising rates for Amazon Music Unlimited service. The company raised the price of its service for Prime subscribers by $1 to $9.99 a month. This follows a similar price increase that Amazon made in January that raised the non-Prime rate to $10.99 a month. Back then, the student…
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YouTube Music’s Samples Feed Takes Its Cues From TikTok
YouTube Music is leaning more into the video aspect with a vertical scrolling feed similar to TikTok or its own YouTube Shorts. YouTube Samples showed up Tuesday on the iOS and Android app versions of the service. Each clip includes a look at the artist, the video and the feel of the song, the company…
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Cable, Broadcast TV Viewing Falls Below 50% For First Time As Streaming Gains Steam
More and more audiences are rejecting the traditional model of watching appointment television and opting to view content on their own terms, and cable and broadcast TV has hit a big inflection point that illustrates the change. Cable and broadcast TV accounted for 49.6% of total viewing in July, the first time that combined stat…
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A Crypto-Powered 5G Wireless Plan Costs Only $5 a Month and is Backed By T-Mobile’s Network
A cryptocurrency-powered 5G network running on crowd-sourced mini cell towers running unlicensed spectrum sounds like a confusing collection of buzzwords from the last few years, but it’s real thing. The service, called Helium Mobile, offers unlimited wireless talk, text and data for just $5 a month and is backed by T-Mobile’s nationwide network. Helium Mobile…
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The Owner of Redbox and Crackle Lost $43.7 Million, May Consider Sale
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, a media company that owns Crackle, Redbox and its namesake streaming service, posted a a big loss in the second quarter. The company posted a quarterly loss of $43.7 million, or $1.50 a share, more than double the year-ago loss of $20.8 million, or $1.39 a share (when the…
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This Bizarre Hack is a Reminder To Protect Your Streaming Service Accounts
Making the rounds on Reddit is a confusing post from a supposed Instacart shopper. It’s a series of screenshots that show an exchange between the shopper and the account holder who placed the order. Then a third person claiming to be the legitimate account holder popped in and said to cancel the order. “It’s like…
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Star Wars Ahsoka is Here to Save Disney+. Watch the Teaser to Get Ready
There’s a lot riding on the new Star Wars series Ahsoka. Disney+ has had a rough run with some poorly received shows, and with a looming price hike coming, it’s getting harder to justify. In comes the fan favorite character with her own show. If you’re not familiar with Ahsoka Tano, you can check out…
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Netflix Rolls Out Games on TV and Computers in Limited Test — Find Out If You’re Part of It
Netflix has rolled out the ability to play some of its games on televisions — but only in select markets. The streaming giant said on Monday that its program to bring games to televisions will work for a small number of subscribers in Canada and the UK. In the coming weeks, it will launches games…
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Cable, Telecom Companies Push For Change to FCC’s Broadband Pricing Labels
A Federal Communications Commission order for cable and telecom internet service providers to show “nutrition label”-style disclosures on broadband pricing are too onerous and may actually confuse consumers, according to the NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. The NCTA, which represents the cable players, were joined by fellow cable group the ACA Connects and…
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The Boldest Star Trek Show is Must-Watch Television
Whenever I catch a new episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, I ask myself two questions: “What are the showrunners drinking?” and “Where do I get some myself?” Just take a look at the final four episodes of Strange New World’s just-concluded sophomore season to see the incredible mojo the showrunners are working with.…