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Apple App Store Boots a Popular App That Was Secretly a Pirate Streaming Service
Apple kicked out a pirate streaming app that had been masquerading as a fake vision-testing service for months, the second incident that called into question the review process for the App Store. The app, called Kimi, landed on the Apple App Store’s eighth spot for free entertainment apps and reached 46 overall for free apps,…
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Roku Ended 2023 With 80 Million Active Accounts as its Losses Narrowed
Roku on Thursday said it ended 2023 with 80 million active accounts, which amounted to 29.1 billion streaming hours. The company, which reported its fourth-quarter results on Thursday, said it added 4.2 million net new accounts in the fourth quarter. The company noted that its base of users is larger than the subscribers of the…
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Deal Alert! Get A Free Year of NBA League Pass Premium
UPDATE: Unfortunately, it looks like this promotion is no longer available. With NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis approaching, fans can take advantage of one of the biggest discounts on NBA League Pass. For a limited time, if you sign into NBA.com and vote for Jayson Tatum’s All-Star shoes in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, you…
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Justice Department Will Review Disney, FOX, and Warner’s Monster Sports Streaming JV
The sports streaming joint venture between Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery faces a potential regulatory hurdle. The U.S. Justice Department will review the deal to see if the service could harm consumers, as well as competitors and the sports leagues that work with the companies, according to Bloomberg. The review will begin once…
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T-Mobile Just Broke a 5G Upload Speed Record — Here’s When You’ll See the Benefits
T-Mobile on Thursday said its 5G wireless network delivered record-breaking upload speeds in a test of new technical capabilities. The Bellevue-based carrier said it was able to deliver upload speeds of 345 megabits per second, the fastest ever recorded in North America using mid-band or lower frequency spectrum. While the feat was achieved in just…
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Spectrum To Buy Up Another Small Cable TV Company
Spectrum is set to purchase a small cable TV company in Kentucky as it looks for ways to bolster its shrinking base of customers. On Tuesday, the city council voted in agreement to sell Bardstown Connect along with its customer base and infrastructure to Charter Communications, Spectrum’s parent company. No timeline has been set for…
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Deal Alert! Save $10 Per Month on Visible+ During Flash Sale (Today Only)
Yesterday may have been Valentine’s Day, but Visible has a sweetheart of a deal today. For today only, users who sign up for Visible+ will receive $10 off per month by using the promo code HAPPY. Simply enter the promo code HAPPY upon signing up and you’ll get the $10 discount every month while your…
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MLB.TV Has Some New Features For 2024
Major League Baseball’s Spring Training is in full swing, and fans can catch all the action on MLB.TV this year. The streaming service is available ahead of the 2024 regular season, and has some new features, programs, and live options. Spring training began this month and MLB.TV members can find every game with the All…
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Here’s How Much Data Verizon Handled During the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl serves as a good test of a wireless network. After all, tens of thousands of people are on their phones, live streaming, posting on Instagram, and sharing videos with their friends. Verizon on Monday said it handled 52.34 terabytes of data at the big game. To put that in perspective, that much…
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This City Council Unintentionally Approved an Illegal IPTV Service on Live Streamed Meeting
Mapleton, Utah’s city council unknowingly approved an illegal IPTV scheme for its residents and business owners to use during a regular meeting. This all went down a year ago, but TorrentFreak just uncovered the agenda from a council meeting on January 4, 2023 listing “Consideration of a Resolution for Xtreme High-Definition IPTV streaming subscription for…