Spotify Lossless is an inconvenient improvement
Spotify Lossless is an inconvenient improvement If you listen to music the way a lot of people do these days – with a pair of wireless earbuds, from a Bluetooth speaker, or just blaring directly out of your phone – you will never notice a difference between Spotify’s high-quality 320Kbps streams and its lossless audio. […]
Amazon’s Thursday Night Football broadcasts add more AI to the NFL
Amazon's Thursday Night Football broadcasts add more AI to the NFL The AI-powered “Pocket Health” feature shows whether the quarterback is at risk. Amazon’s Prime Video is bringing more AI to the football field with new features designed to give viewers more insight into Thursday Night Football games, as highlighted earlier by Deadline. One feature, […]
It’s time to change your Plex password again
It's time to change your Plex password again The Plex media streaming platform has been breached in what looks to be a repeat of a 2022 incident that saw authentication data and encrypted passwords compromised. The company is urging users to change their password, enable two-factor authentication, and sign out of any connected devices that might already […]
Sports streaming hub Streameast ‘shut down’ in sting
Sports streaming hub Streameast 'shut down' in sting Sports streaming hub Streameast ‘shut down’ in sting Some Streameast sites still appear to be live. Streameast, one of the largest sports piracy platforms in the world, has been shut down according to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), an antipiracy group that counts NBC Universal, […]
How to supercharge Netflix’s shopping mall plans
How to supercharge Netflix's shopping mall plans How to supercharge Netflix’s shopping mall plans This week, Netflix shared a few more details about its budding location business: The company will open its very first Netflix House in Philadelphia on November 11th, with a second location set to open in Dallas on December 11th. Both locations […]
YouTube TV could lose Fox channels this week
YouTube TV could lose Fox channels this week With the start of the NFL season looming, it’s also a window where many TV contracts are up for renewal, and on Monday evening, YouTube TV and Fox sent out alerts indicating that their contract could come to an end as soon as August 27th, at 5PM […]
Apple TV Plus is getting more expensive and will cost $12.99 per month
Apple TV Plus is getting more expensive and will cost $12.99 per month Apple is raising the price of its streaming service. The company announced on Thursday that its $9.99 per month subscription will now cost $12.99 each month, marking a $3 price increase, as reported earlier by 9to5Mac and Variety. The price increase will […]
ESPN’s streaming launch brings a TikTok-like feed and AI commentary
ESPN's streaming launch brings a TikTok-like feed and AI commentary ESPN’s streaming launch brings a TikTok-like feed and AI commentary ESPN is showing off its overhauled app ahead of the launch of its live sports streaming service. On Wednesday, ESPN detailed all of the new features coming to the ESPN app, including a TikTok-style vertical […]
YouTube tells creators they can drop more F-bombs
YouTube tells creators they can drop more F-bombs YouTube videos with strong profanity in the first seven seconds (words like “fuck”) are now eligible for full monetization, according to a video from Conor, YouTube’s head of monetization policy experience. Previously, these kinds of videos were only eligible for “limited ad revenue.” Changes to YouTube’s inappropriate […]
YouTube will identify and restrict minors’ accounts with AI
YouTube will identify and restrict minors' accounts with AI YouTube will identify and restrict minors’ accounts with AI YouTube will soon begin using AI-powered age estimation technology to figure out which users are under the age of 18. Starting August 13th, YouTube will detect underage users in the US based on their activity and the […]