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Walmart Reportedly in Talks to Take Over DVD & Blu-Ray Disc Business
As sales for DVDs and Blu-ray Discs plummet, Walmart may be considering taking over management of Studio Distribution Services (SDS), which handles the distribution of physical media. Walmart submitted a request for proposal for SDS, according to Media Play News. The move would help streamline the distribution of merchandise from studios to independent suppliers. Walmart…
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Zoom Says It Really Won’t Use Any Customer Content to Train AI
Zoom has backtracked all the way on its stance on how it will use artificial intelligence. The video conferencing company on Friday updated its terms of service to explicitly say that it will not use anything from your Zoom calls to train its AI system. “Following feedback, Zoom made the decision to update its Terms…
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Sharp Smart TVs Will be Powered by TiVo Starting Next Year
Sharp is bringing TiVo’s operating system to its next line of smart televisions. The companies signed a multi-year, multi-million unit deal to launch TiVo-powered TVs. Sharp aims to enhance audiences’ entertainment experience by offering customers more control when choosing content across live TV, news, sports, and films, according to TVTechnology. Nick Chen, Vice President of…
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Is USCellular the Answer to Dish’s 5G Problem?
Dish Wireless is stuck with $21 billion in debt and an obligation to spend even more to build out its 5G network. USCellluar, which is dealing with its own problems, may represent a way out. Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen appeared open to the idea of buying parts of USCellular, noting on an investor call on…
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ESPN is Improving Multicast, Letting You Watch 4 Games At Once
Good news for sports fans ESPN is improving its multicast feature that lets viewers watch up to four games simultaneously through the ESPN app. This feature was first launched back in 2017, but now ESPn is adding improved multicast on the Apple TV and Xbox. The pre-built Multicasts will feature a slate of high-profile live…
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Plex Adds 5 New Free Live TV Channels
Recently the live TV streaming service Plex reached a deal to expand its content lineup with the addition of five new free live channels. This comes as Plex last week added 27 new channels to help grow its lineup of free channels. Plex now offers more than 50,000 on-demand titles and hundreds of live channels.…
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Crackle Will Stream For Free The Roger Corman Universe of Movies
The RCU: Roger Corman Universe is coming to Crackle for free this Monday. The famed director, producer, and actor is known for mixing creative plots with his own unique style. Check out his newest film Virtually Heroes, as well as Corman Classics like Piranha and Sharktopus vs Whalewolf. The King of Cult’s filmography is filled…
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Deal Alert! Amazon’s Fire Max 11 Tablet is On Sale For $40 Off!
Amazon’s most powerful and largest tablet, the Fire Max 11, is on sale right now for $189.99, that’s $40 off the list price of $229.99. This new Fire Max 11 tablet has 14 hours of battery life, 125GB of storage, and a 2000 x 1200 resolution. It also has an 8 MP front and rear…
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YouTube Blocks Links in Shorts to Fight Scammers
YouTube Shorts has been the video site’s fastest area of growth. But it’s also become a nest for scams and spam. In response, YouTube parent Google will start blocking links in Shorts comments and descriptions. It started blocking clickable social media icons on Thursday. On August 31, Google will start blocking links in comments, descriptions…
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Peacock Strikes Deal To Bring Its Exclusive Sporting Events to Bars
Today NBCUniversal and EverPass Media have announced ad eal to bring sporting events that stream exclusively on Peacock to bars, restaurants, and other commercial establishments. The agreement comes as bars face a growing problem that many of the biggest sporting events are moving to streaming. Until recently, this meant they couldn’t legally air these games.…