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Twitch restores former President Trump’s Twitch account
Twitch restored ex-President Donald Trump's ban on the Amazon-owned platform after a three year absence. c
Danny Gallagher07.20.2024
Spotify is launching a comment section for podcasts
Spotify is bridging the gap between podcasters and their listeners by launching a comment section for podcasts, which will start showing up on episodes today.
Mariella Moon07.09.2024
There's still time to get half off one year of Paramount+ with Showtime
A year subscription to Paramount+ with Showtime is available for $60.
Sarah Fielding07.01.2024
Paramount's strategy of purposeful digital rot doesn't even make sense
Paramount has been pulling down old show content from websites for channels like Comedy Central, CMT and TV Land.
Danny Gallagher06.28.2024
Roku launches a weekly pop culture quiz
Roku's Weekly Trivia quiz features 10 multiple choice questions.
Sarah Fielding06.25.2024
Paramount+ is raising prices again for all of the Tulsa King fans out there
Paramount+ is raising prices again for all of the Tulsa King stans out there. The option with Showtime will increase by $1 a month and the bare-bones essential plan will rise by $2.
Lawrence Bonk06.25.2024
Sweet, there’s going to be another season of Delicious in Dungeon
The studio behind the show said on social media this week that a season two is coming, and it’s already in production. Delicious in Dungeon's first season just wrapped up on Netflix, where it was released on a weekly schedule.
Cheyenne MacDonald06.17.2024
Spotify’s HiFi plan could finally arrive this year, but you may need to pay extra
Spotify's HiFi streaming option may finally be available
Kris Holt06.11.2024
Spotify will start showing you personalized banners and messages based on your listening habits
The "My Spotify" initiative will show users home page banners and personalized messages within the app that contain information about their listening habits.
Mariella Moon06.11.2024
Max just raised subscription prices again
Max is raising subscription prices again. The monthly ad-free plan has risen to $17, with every other plan also experiencing increases.
Lawrence Bonk06.05.2024
You might need to upgrade your Apple TV box to keep watching Netflix
Folks who are holding onto a second- or third-gen Apple TV will soon need to upgrade their device if they want to keep streaming Netflix through their set-top box.
Kris Holt06.04.2024
You can now watch Godzilla Minus One at home on Netflix
Netflix announced the surprise release today, coinciding with the film’s arrival for digital purchase and rental on VOD platforms including Prime Video and Apple TV. The black-and-white version will come to Netflix later this summer.
Cheyenne MacDonald06.02.2024
Twitch removes every member of its Safety Advisory Council
Twitch has terminated the contracts of all its Safety Advisory Council members.
Mariella Moon05.31.2024
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is better as a retro gaming device than a streamer
Every cheap streaming stick kind of sucks. I’ve been thinking about this since buying Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max a couple of months ago. But I'm not using it to stream TV and movies, like most people do. Instead, I’m using it to emulate old video games, which is forever the easiest path to my heart.
Jeff Dunn05.28.2024
Disney is laying off around 175 Pixar workers as it pulls back on original streaming shows
Disney is laying off around 175 employees as it scales back on original shows and movies for Disney+.
Kris Holt05.22.2024
Comcast's bundle of Netflix, Apple TV+ and Peacock Premium costs $15 per month
Comcast's bundle of Netflix, Apple TV+ and Peacock Premium will arrive next week. StreamSaver will cost $15 per month, which is $10 less than subscribing to the base version of each service separately.
Kris Holt05.22.2024Netflix is becoming an ad-tech company
Netflix has relied heavily on Microsoft for its ad-supported tier, but will now bring much of this work in-house.
Sarah Fielding05.16.2024
Netflix will stream its first NFL games on Christmas Day
Netflix is set to stream NFL games live for the first time after locking in a deal for a Christmas Day doubleheader.
Kris Holt05.16.2024
The first Dune: Prophecy teaser takes the action back by 10,000 years
Warner Bros. Discovery has reveled the first teaser trailer for Dune prequel series Dune: Prophecy and the first official images from The Last of Us season two.
Kris Holt05.15.2024