Making television easy again. By Phillip Swann
Disney+ this week plans to add 15 new TV shows and movies to its streaming service, including six originals. The new titles will include the season finale of Be Our Chef, a Disney+ original cooking competition show featuring two families who must make some taste treats for Disney theme parks; episode 131 of Disney Family
Q. I was looking to watch Cinemax Go on my phone, but I can’t find it on iTunes anywhere. What happened to it? Did they get rid of it? — George, Boise, Idaho. George, before I answer, a little background on Cinemax Go. Cinemax Go, which is actually named MAX Go, is a free streaming
Updated, June 1, 9:30 a.m. ET DIRECTV can no longer carry ABC’s ‘out-of-market’ channel under a new law, but it has signed last-minute deals with CBS, NBC, Fox and the CW to continue offering its programming to certain rural residents, RV owners and others who can’t get their local network affiliates through the satcaster. For
DIRECTV could lose five network affiliates and two CW stations next week due to a fee fight with their owner, Lilly Broadcasting. Lilly has posted a viewer alert at its station web sites that says DIRECTV subscribers could lose the channels beginning on June 10. The channels affected in the dispute include: WSEE-TV (CBS affiliate
Amazon this week (May 31-June 6) plans to add 38 new TV shows and movies to its Prime streaming lineup, including one original program. The new titles will include Gina Brillon: The Floor Is Lava, an Amazon original comedy stand-up special starring the aforementioned; The Natural (pictured above), the 1984 baseball drama starring Robert Redford
Hulu this week (May 31-June 6) plans to add 71 new TV shows and movies to its subscription Video on Demand service, including an original documentary and a critically-acclaimed movie. The new titles will include We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, a Hulu original documentary about a hip-hop improvisational group founded by Hamilton star and producer
Netflix this week (May 31 to June 6) plans to add 44 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup, including nine originals. The new titles will include season four of 13 Reasons Why, the Netflix original drama about teen mental illness from executive producer Selena Gomez; Lady Bird, the comedy/drama starring Laurie Metcalf
Q. I heard that you can now watch Quibi on TV if you have AirPlay. But how do you do that? Is it too complicated? — Jessie, Reno, Nevada. Jessie, you can use AirPlay to watch Quibi on TV. But before I explain how, let me offer some background on Quibi for readers who are
Q. I think Blu-ray discs have a better picture than streaming. By far! But I sometimes get error messages when I put a disc in or it might eject for no reason at all. Do you know why this happens and how it can be fixed, if it can? Loyal reader. — Burke, New Bern,
Q. I read that Comcast now has HBO Max, but I can’t find it. How do I watch it on Comcast? Is it really on Comcast? — Penny, Deale, Maryland. Penny, the answer is yes and no, which may sound complicated. And, guess what, it is complicated because HBO Max is a bit complicated. Let
Updated, May 29 1 p.m. ET AT&T has reached a multi-year deal with Fox to allow DIRECTV to offer the network’s programming to RV owners, truckers, and “other subscribers” for whom the satcaster does not provide local channels, according to an AT&T statement. See June 1 update on this story. The statement from AT&T is
Amazon next month (June 2020) plans to add 53 new TV shows and movies to its Prime streaming lineup, including three new originals. The new titles will include Knives Out (pictured above), the acclaimed 2019 murder mystery film starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson and Michael Shannon in a cast of