Author: Philip Palermo
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Hulu’s Price Hike, Amazon’s New Fire TV Gear, and More!
This week, Hulu announced pending price increases for its on-demand streaming plans. Meanwhile, Amazon unveiled a new line of Fire TV gear, including an upgraded Fire TV Stick 4K. We also learned about live TV streaming services bolstering their libraries with new add-on channels. And fuboTV now has an official app on VIZIO’s SmartCast platform.…
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Video: Here’s How You Can Save Money on Streaming
This week, we gathered together our favorite tips and tricks for saving money on your favorite streaming services. From trimming your overall lineup to switching to annual pricing — we explore several ways to pare down those streaming expenses. And even if you’ve already enabled penny-pinching mode, this week’s video might uncover some new ideas…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Locast Suspends Operations, Seinfeld Lands On Netflix, and More
It was a roller coaster of a week for streaming service Locast. Meanwhile, we learned when Seinfeld would arrive on Netflix, and Disney launched Star+ in several Latin America markets. Elsewhere, HBO Max made an appearance on Vizio’s SmartCast smart TV platform, and we’re prepping for a whole lot of football. Here’s what happened in…
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Video: The State of Smart TVs in 2021
In case you missed it, this week we spent some time exploring the world of smart TVs. In the video embedded below, we discuss the pros and cons to owning a smart TV, including why you shouldn’t feel locked in to a particular platform. In particular, we take a look at some of the biggest…
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Hulu Starts Adding HDR Support for Select Shows and Movies
It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like Hulu is finally starting to add high-dynamic range video (HDR) support to certain shows and movies within its streaming lineup. The news comes via a recent update on the company’s support pages that adds in mention of HDR support in specific circumstances. “Users can currently…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Netflix’s First Fan Event, Peacock’s First Year, and More
This week, Netflix unveiled its first fan event, where the streaming service will share details on a variety of upcoming releases. Meanwhile, Peacock celebrated its first birthday, and Tubi teamed up with Fox Sports to offer more sports programming on its free streaming platform. Elsewhere, Hulu has a new hit on its hands with Nine…
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Roku Greenlights Second Season of Most Dangerous Game
Roku’s push into original, exclusive content continues with an order for a second season of Most Dangerous Game, one of several shows the company acquired from the now-defunct Quibi streaming service. Season one of the show, based on Richard Connell’s famous short story, earned itself a pair of Emmy nominations in the Short Form Comedy…
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Video: Your Favorite Under-The-Radar Free Streaming Services
Our readers and viewers shared their top free streaming services during our recent Summer Survey, but what about some of the slightly lesser-known options out there? In this week’s video, we explore several free streaming options that you may or may not have heard of just yet. If you’re looking to diversify your free streaming…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Spectrum Returns to Roku, DISH and Sinclair Buy Some Time, and More
This week, Roku and Charter Communications made amends following a dispute that lasted several months. Meanwhile, DISH and Sinclair are working to keep over a hundred channels in DISH’s lineup. Netflix and Roku could be working to revive recently canceled shows, and Prime Video users have some fun new avatars to choose from. Here’s what…
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Apple’s Watch Party-Like SharePlay Feature Won’t Make iOS 15’s Fall Launch
Apple’s SharePlay, a feature that enables Watch Party-like interactions on the supported devices, won’t be ready in time for iOS 15’s launch this fall. The company shared the news via an update on its developer site, and adding that it expects the feature to arrive via a post-launch update later in the year. Announced back…