Roku launches new Home Screen design for all TVs
Roku just unveiled what it’s calling its biggest Home Screen redesign in over a decade, and it launches today. Here are the details. Starting today in the US, Roku is rolling out a brand new Home Screen across Roku TVs and streaming devices. The Home Screen will be automatically updated, and more countries…
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Plex Lifetime Pass Explodes From $249 to $749 - Try Jellyfin Instead!
Plex announces borderline offensive Lifetime Pass price hike It'll soon cost more than a decade's worth of annual passes. Plex’s Lifetime Plex Pass, which offers access to premium Plex features for as long as the service continues to operate, is drastically increasing in price. The lifetime plan is increasing from $249.99 to $749.99…
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Still Using Your Chromecast? Google Says It Will Live On Amid Fears
Despite reports that circulated earlier this week, Google is not cutting security updates for almost all of its Chromecast lineup. It also chalked up compatibility issues that surfaced earlier this month to a technical error. Google has pushed back against reports that it was axing security updates for the vast majority of…
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One Of ABC's Biggest Cop Shows Ever Was Boycotted By Dozens Of Stations Before It Ever Aired
Plenty of TV shows have drawn the ire of protest groups, but the protests normally start after the shows hit the air. That wasn't the case for "NYPD Blue," which was almost derailed months before the pilot episode aired. In the '90s, broadcast networks were losing viewers to cable television, partly because cable…
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Streaming Services Most Likely to Shut Down in 2026
*The streaming wars are entering a new phase, and not everyone survives. As major players aggressively absorb weaker competitors, the industry is shedding independent platforms at a pace not seen before. Here are the five most at risk. Sling TV sits at the top of the danger list. In Q1 2026, the combined…
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My Google TV kept crashing and lagging — until I changed one hidden setting
I never realized how much difference a single change could make. It’s common to come across complaints about the performance of Google TV devices, with some people justifiably arguing that Google TV feels broken. But despite the sometimes sluggish performance and weird quirks, I’ve always preferred using a Google TV box to my…
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Here’s everything new Apple TV has coming in May
Here’s everything new coming to Apple TV in May. Apple TV has a strong lineup of top-tier shows currently airing, but May will bring several more brand new series, plus the first film directed by John Travolta, and more. The F1 2026 season is well under way, but May 3 is significant…
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Apple TV's Most Overlooked Sci-Fi Series Is 'Terminator Meets Resident Alien'
Streaming platform Apple TV has rapidly become the king of excellent sci-fi TV shows. from the experimental Foundation to the dystopian Silo, as the platform has, so far, avoided canceling excellent sci-fi series before they have the chance to grow an audience. This is great news for some of the best hidden…
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5 CHEAP GADGETS CORD CUTTERS WILL WANT TO HAVE IN THEIR HOMES
There was a time in history where cable TV was king — families would gather together in front of the screen, friends would wait for that weekly TV show to drop, and we would get our news from the same guys every night. In recent times, there are a lot more convenient…
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Netflix Faces Subscriber Backlash and Cancellation Threats Over Price Hikes
Netflix Inc. is currently navigating a wave of digital resistance. As subscribers voice their frustration over escalating membership costs and frequent price adjustments. The backlash comes amid reports that the streaming giant is set to benefit from a substantial financial windfall. As reported by Detik Finance, the company has reportedly secured nearly $3…
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Amazon confirms all future Fire TV Sticks will run Vega OS — No more Android or sideloading on new models
A report came out yesterday citing multiple trusted sources saying that all future Fire TV Sticks would run Vega OS instead of Amazon’s Android-based Fire OS. It turns out, Amazon stated this to be true months ago, but nobody noticed. Ars Technica has spotted that Amazon’s Fire TV developer page was updated…
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Still the Best: The Roku Ultra 4K TV Streaming Box
The Roku Ultra 4K is still the queen of TV streaming devices. And this queen’s got a sense of personality. There’s a lot to remember when you’re setting up a new TV to stream 4K movies, shows, and documentaries. Your TV has to be 4K-capable, sure. And your internet connection needs to be…
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Cord-cutters are $5 away from canceling streaming services
A new survey from Deloitte shows that streaming services may want to start considering less traditional pricing models. To say that streaming prices have increased with nearly no reprieve in recent years likely wouldn’t be new information to most cord-cutters. Customers of nearly every top subscription streaming service have seen their rates increase…
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Best IPTV USA Subscription Service Providers 2026 (Tested & Verified)
If you are tired of paying over $150 a month for traditional US cable subscriptions, only to deal with endless commercial breaks and restricted sports blackouts, you are not alone. Millions of Americans are cutting the cord in 2026, transitioning to IPTV. However, the IPTV market in the USA is currently a minefield.…
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Why and How to Set Up a NAS Server
I’VE BEEN TOYING with the idea of setting up my own network-attached storage (NAS) server for a long while, but I figured it would be a hassle. Lured by the idea of automatic backups and centralized content sharing that are detached from big tech’s increasingly untrustworthy servers, and further motivated by the creep…
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5 Cheap Gadgets That Belong In Every Cord Cutter's Home
While most of the modern world feels like it's caught up with the cable cord-cutting trend, not everyone has gotten on board — but maybe they should. Recently, we covered the essential apps every cord-cutter needs, so we thought it was high time we put together a list of gadgets that fit into a house…
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Subscriptions Will Survive in Exactly Two Places
How the Architecture of Extraction Became the Architecture of Everything — and Why It’s Starting to Break. The Hum You Stopped Noticing There is a particular sound every vending machine makes. A low, mechanical drone — steady, patient, indifferent. It doesn’t start when you walk up. It doesn’t stop when you walk away.…
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Everyone is Stealing Cable TV
Stealing cable has evolved: the new face of TV piracy. Walk the rows of the farmers market in a small, nondescript Texas town about an hour away from Austin, and you might stumble across something unexpected: In between booths selling fresh, local pickles and pies, there's a table piled high with generic-looking streaming…
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5 reasons physical media still beats streaming
It's fair to say that streaming has completely revolutionized the way that many of us consume media. While streaming offers convenience, there are some key reasons why owning physical media is still superior. Streaming removals and rights churn When Netflix was the only real player in town, you didn't have to worry…
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The best streaming devices for 2026
From sticks to dongles to set-top boxes, there are media streaming devices for every budget. With the dominance of smart TVs, streaming sticks and boxes may seem redundant — but if your smart set is slow or has a frustrating user interface, a streaming device will let you bypass your TV’s built-in OS…
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Free The Airwaves: Why Local TV Should Be Streamable For Everyone
In the Boston area today, a growing number of viewers can open an app and watch local ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, and independent broadcast TV stations live — without a cable subscription, without a streaming bundle, and without paying a monthly fee. The service, called LocalTV+, is operated by a Massachusetts nonprofit…
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5 Essential TV Apps Every Cable Cutter Needs To Install
Smart TVs are a wise purchase for most people, but picking the right apps is important for anyone ditching cable TV. Here are five apps that we like. Smart TVs and their many apps have flung the door wide open for anyone interested in cutting the cord to their cable service, especially now…
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Every Roku Remote You Can Buy, Ranked From Worst To Best
Roku streaming devices and smart TVs make up one of the most popular streaming ecosystems on the market. Whether you're thinking about buying a Roku Streaming Stick to add Netflix and Hulu to an older TV, or you want to grab a 65-inch Roku Pro Series 4K TV, there's a Roku device for…
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Why Paramount Skydance believes it has edge over Netflix in race to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount Skydance believes it finally has the upper hand in its race against Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery – partly because it believes the Netflix deal is unraveling on its own, On The Money has learned. The owner of Paramount and CBS’s brain trust – whose bosses David and Larry Ellison on…
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Verizon cracks down on internet customers violating key rule
Verizon is giving customers a rude awakening amid a growing problem. Verizon, one of the largest phone carriers in the U.S., is currently seeing increased demand for its 5G home internet service amid a growing consumer trend that is raising eyebrows across the telecom industry. During the third quarter of this year, Verizon’s…
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