The Web Netflix launches website revealing its weekly top ten most viewed titles A lot of hours were spent watching Red Notice By Rob Thubron , November 17, 2021, 5:14 AM
Gaming Nintendo Switch gets a somewhat limited Twitch app The Switch can't host streams, but watches them just fine By Daniel Sims , November 13, 2021, 8:12 AM
Industry Disney+ misses the mark due to slowing subscriber growth Disney+ expects to rebound in the holiday quarter with a strong content slate By Shawn Knight , November 11, 2021, 10:58 AM 12 comments
The Web Grab Disney+ for $1.99 as part of Disney Plus Day promotion Not quite a free trial, but pretty close By Shawn Knight , November 8, 2021, 10:03 AM
Mobile T-Mobile is giving subscribers a free year of Paramount+ Another free perk from T-Mobile By Shawn Knight , November 4, 2021, 11:18 AM
Tech Culture The Web A streamer called SquidGame has suffered abuse, hacks, and lost work because of the Netflix show Despite using the name for over a decade By Rob Thubron , November 4, 2021, 9:59 AM 15 comments
Gaming Sony patent allows viewers to remove players from games by voting or paying This doesn't sound like a great idea By Rob Thubron , October 21, 2021, 10:16 AM 11 comments
Security The Web Twitch reveals how it was hacked It blames a "malicious third party" By Rob Thubron , October 7, 2021, 5:19 AM
Industry Tech Culture South Korean woman's phone rings non-stop thanks to a phone number faux pas in Netflix series 'Squid Game' Phone numbers in movies are like baseball games in Nebraska cornfields: If you show it, they will call By Cal Jeffrey , October 6, 2021, 4:40 PM 11 comments
Industry ViacomCBS' new bundle pairs Paramount+ with Showtime starting at $9.99 a month Bundle and save By Shawn Knight , September 22, 2021, 10:16 AM
The Web Netflix is launching a free tier, but only in one country A US version seems doubtful By Rob Thubron , September 21, 2021, 10:47 AM
Electronics Roku counters Amazon with upgraded Roku Streaming Stick 4K and Streaming Stick 4K+ New Roku streaming sticks in time for the holidays By Shawn Knight , September 20, 2021, 9:44 AM
Industry Tech Culture Music industry revenues increased 27 percent in the first half of 2021, RIAA report finds Paid subscriptions account for the largest share of music revenues By Shawn Knight , September 13, 2021, 3:30 PM 7 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Twitch sues two alleged 'hate raid' organizers to expose their identities Harassers could be about to face real-world repercussions for their actions By Isaiah Mayersen , September 12, 2021, 11:04 AM 11 comments
Apple Apple reportedly decides against low-cost TV dongle, will instead double down on original content production Apple is also pouring more money into its Apple TV+ marketing budget By Shawn Knight , September 10, 2021, 1:12 PM
Electronics Amazon's new Fire TV Stick 4K Max adds Wi-Fi 6 and faster hardware, yours for under $55 Amazon's best streaming stick to date By Shawn Knight , September 9, 2021, 2:18 PM
Industry Amazon is reportedly building a platform for live audio concerts and performances Live audio streaming is really taking off By Shawn Knight , August 31, 2021, 11:56 AM
The Web Tech Culture Twitch content creators will boycott the streaming platform for 24 hours over 'hate raids' #ADayOffTwitch is a campaign aimed at forcing Amazon to do something about the proliferation of targeted trolling By Cal Jeffrey , August 23, 2021, 4:31 PM 18 comments
The Web Disney Plus now has 116 million subscribers, beating expectations "Your savior is here!" By Rob Thubron , August 13, 2021, 7:46 AM
Tech Culture The Web Netflix combats VPN region bypassing by blocking some residential IP addresses Some users are locked out of content even if they do not use a VPN or proxy By Cal Jeffrey , August 11, 2021, 3:48 PM 47 comments
Software Gaming Unity to acquire streaming company Parsec for $320M Parsec's game streaming technology has seen demand from development studios By Daniel Sims , August 11, 2021, 12:42 PM
Gaming Microsoft Microsoft adds xCloud streaming to Windows PCs via the Xbox app No longer limited to a browser By Rob Thubron , August 10, 2021, 6:47 AM
The Web Amazon's ad-supported IMDb TV streaming service finally gets Android and iOS mobile apps Another free source of movies and television on your mobile device By Shawn Knight , August 5, 2021, 12:16 PM
Industry Fandango rolls its streaming service into Vudu The new Vudu features over 200,000 movies and TV shows By Shawn Knight , August 4, 2021, 12:10 PM
Trivia The Web Before becoming the web's video juggernaut, what was the plan for YouTube? A P2P platform for video sharing, a dating service, or a web-based movie theater for indie films? By TechSpot Trivia , July 29, 2021, 6:14 AM