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Plex is adding reviews for TV shows and movies
The streamer Plex is adding reviews for TV shows and movies. This puts the app in competition with Letterboxed and TV Time, among others.
Lawrence Bonk10.09.2024
Watch the trailer for Squid Game 2
The show's second season arrives on December 26.
Sarah Fielding10.01.2024
Songs from Adele and others are returning to YouTube as SESAC agrees to a new deal
Songs from popular artists have begun to disappear from YouTube as the platform’s deal with the performing rights organization SESAC approaches its expiration date.
Cheyenne MacDonald09.30.2024
What we’re listening to: Harlequin (or LG 6.5), Rack and more
In What We're Listening To, Engadget writers and editors discuss some of the recent music releases we've had on repeat lately. This installment has everything from jazz standards to The Jesus Lizard.
Engadget09.29.2024
Spotify is up and running again after a brief outage
In an update on X, Spotify indicated that everything should be back to normal after issues on Sunday made the app and web player temporarily unusable.
Cheyenne MacDonald09.29.2024
Disney+ account sharing crackdown starts today in the US
Disney+ is getting a Paid Sharing feature intended to curb password sharing among its streaming subscribers.
Anna Washenko09.25.2024
Apple TV will make three classic Peanuts specials free to stream
All three Peanuts holiday specials will be streaming for free on Apple TV.
Danny Gallagher09.25.2024
Warner Bros. Discovery teams up with Google to generate captions using AI
Warner Bros. Discovery is using Google Cloud AI tech to generate captions for its programming.
Kris Holt09.24.2024
Roku says its new Ultra streaming box is 30 percent faster
The 2024 Roku Ultra is the latest update to the streaming player, announced today at the company's developer conference.
Anna Washenko09.24.2024
Google TV Streamer goes on sale today with home panel, sports page and more
As part of its Google TV Streamer launch today, Google is bringing key features from that device to TVs from Hisense, TCL and others.
Steve Dent09.23.2024
Twitch will do a better job of telling rulebreakers why their accounts were suspended
Twitch provided some platform updates during its TwitchCon San Diego opening ceremony. Coming soon: more clarity over the reason for a suspension, shared chat for Stream Together sessions and simultaneous vertical and horizontal streams.
Kris Holt09.20.2024
Netflix teases the next seasons of Avatar, Squid Game and Arcane at Geeked Week
Netflix has shown teasers and announced streaming dates for various upcoming shows at Geeked Week.
Mariella Moon09.19.2024
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, highlighting its power in Hollywood
Amazon's growing foothold in the entertainment industry is impossible to ignore. The company is joining the Motion Picture Association, Hollywood's top lobbying group, as its seventh member.
Kris Holt09.19.2024
ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV as it finally reaches a deal with Disney
After a two-week blackout, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels are back on DirecTV. The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV announced Saturday that they are in the process of finalizing a new contract.
Cheyenne MacDonald09.14.2024
Peacock Premium is only $5 for four months for a limited time
NBC is offering a discount on its Peacock Premium streaming service until September 6.
Anna Washenko09.05.2024
Alleged fraudster got $10 million in royalties using robots to stream AI-made music
A man is facing fraud charges after being accused of uploading hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs to streaming services and using bots to play them billions of times. Michael Smith is said to have received over $10 million in royalties through the scheme.
Kris Holt09.05.2024
Roku’s new feature will turn your TV into a fancy art delivery system
Roku is rolling out a new feature called Backdrops that displays a custom playlist of artworks and photos.
Danny Gallagher09.04.2024
Netflix is working on an animated Twilight TV show based on Midnight Sun
An animated series adaptation of Midnight Sun is currently in development at Netflix. Published in 2020, Midnight Sun tells the same events of the original Twilight novel from Edward Cullen's perspective.
Anna Washenko09.04.2024
The X TV app is out now and yes, it really sucks
The new X TV app available for some Android TVs is in beta and it's just a shell of its social media wasteland.
Danny Gallagher09.04.2024
The world’s largest TV and movie piracy streaming ring is dead
The Fmovies illegal streaming empire has been shut down by a joint effort between Vietnamese police and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment.
Danny Gallagher08.29.2024