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Displaying all articles tagged:
Streaming
games
Jan. 8, 2025
Watching Sports Now Requires a Spreadsheet and a Fortune
The decline of cable has made life increasingly complicated — and more expensive — for the devoted fan.
By
Will Leitch
living history
Dec. 2, 2024
When ESPN Was a Bunch of ‘Rebels Without a Clue’
At the 45th anniversary reunion with the pioneers who changed both sports and television.
By
B.J. Schecter
screen time
Oct. 1, 2024
The Return of the TV Channel
Disney+ and Peacock are the latest streamers to bring back good old-fashioned TV channels.
By
John Herrman
screen time
Dec. 6, 2023
Is Your Phone the Reason You Feel Broke?
The smartphone economy is booming — and it also feels awful.
By
John Herrman
screen time
Oct. 31, 2022
The Streaming Era Pauses for an Ad Break
How Netflix — and everyone else — learned to love commercials again.
By
John Herrman
streaming
Jan. 16, 2020
8tracks’ David Porter Explains How the Streaming Industry Has Changed
A lot has shifted, but venture-capital aspirations and royalty rates remain as lofty as ever.
By
Brian Feldman
tech boot camp
Nov. 15, 2019
How to Kick Former Friends Off Your Streaming Accounts
Password mooching is an epidemic. Luckily, you have the power to stop it.
By
Brian Feldman
buyer’s market
Nov. 13, 2019
Disney+: Don’t Call It Unbundling. Call It Rebundling.
Think of Disney’s growing family of streaming apps like you did your old cable package, with the option for various add-ons.
By
Josh Barro
tech boot camp
Nov. 11, 2019
How to Build Your Own Personal Streaming Service
With streaming overload on the horizon, it might just be easier to build your own digital media library.
By
Brian Feldman
streaming
Aug. 1, 2019
Twitch Star Ninja Quits Twitch for Microsoft Money
One of Fortnite’s biggest celebrities is jumping ship and joining forces with Microsoft instead.
By
Brian Feldman
shiver me timbers
June 26, 2019
Piracy Is Back
There are too many streaming services. Something’s gotta give.
By
Brian Feldman
streaming
May 31, 2019
Spotify Is Testing a Social Listening Feature
The new functionality hearkens back to the days of Turntable.fm.
By
Brian Feldman
yell world
Mar. 20, 2019
Why Everyone Is Yelling at Their Phones for Fun
Thanks to screen-recording features on iOS and social media platforms, the game you play by yelling at your phone has had a surprise resurgence.
By
Brian Feldman
video games
Mar. 19, 2019
The Best Thing About Google’s New Gaming Platform Is Also the Worst
Google’s game-streaming platform’s close ties to YouTube could create a feedback loop that bodes ill for game developers and fans.
By
Brian Feldman
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Dec. 6, 2017
Amazon Prime Video Finally Arrives on Apple TV
It’s so heartwarming when two massive companies can get along.
By
Jake Swearingen
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Dec. 4, 2017
One Way to Avoid Copyright Holders: Pretend It’s a Video Game
One Twitch streamer found an ingenious work-around.
By
Brian Feldman
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Aug. 9, 2017
The World’s Hottest Video Game Is Home to the Best Pranks Online
It’s called stream honking.
By
Brian Feldman
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June 7, 2017
How to Watch Former FBI Director James Comey Testify Before the Senate
Get yourself a livestream link and tune in.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Feb. 16, 2017
What’s Stopping Apple From Making the Apple TV Great
Why “pretty good” isn’t good enough for Apple if it wants to take over the living room.
By
Jake Swearingen
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Nov. 18, 2016
The Death of What.cd and the End of Music Torrenting
The days of firing up a BitTorrent client to grab an album are over and done with.
By
Jake Swearingen
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Sept. 16, 2016
One Problem With Live Football on Twitter: Is It Actually Live?
Precognitive tweets from fans spoiled last night’s NFL experiment.
By
Brian Feldman
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Sept. 13, 2016
Fans Are Trying to Pay Nelly’s Back Taxes by Playing His Music 287 Million Times
If we all pull together, we can save Nelly from the IRS.
By
Brian Feldman
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Sept. 6, 2016
Netflix Glitch Recommends Slasher Flicks to Rom-Com Fans
According to Netflix,
V for Vendetta
is about sports and
The Lovely Bones
is a comedy.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
July 22, 2016
Billion-Dollar Video-Game-Streaming Industry Has Its First Big Payola Scandal
Counter-Strike
pros were secretly in league with the gambling sites they promoted.
By
Brian Feldman
June 8, 2015
Why Spotify Should Be Very, Very Afraid of Apple Music
A company with $178 billion in cash can do things other competitors in this crowded space can’t.
By
Annie Lowrey
the future is coming
Feb. 22, 2011
Phase One of Amazon’s Plan to Destroy Netflix Is Now Complete
Amazon is starting to offer unlimited video streaming.
By
Nitasha Tiku