Live Streaming: Why Do We Pay For An Inferior Product?
News Analysis Last week, I was watching a Kansas City Royals-Cleveland Indians game on MLB.TV when suddenly the stream began buffering in the fourth inning. Until then, [...]
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Should Live Streaming Come With a Warning Label?
News Analysis Showtime’s online presentation of Saturday night’s Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight was another disaster for live streaming with numerous fans [...]
NBC’s Seeso Won’t Have the Last Laugh
NBC’s Seeso, the online service for comedy fans, is an early casualty of the increasingly competitive streaming business. “We’re writing to let you know that later [...]
Can I Stream Netflix With a Hotspot And Unlimited Data Plan?
Q. I know you have been skeptical of people using a Hotspot to stream Netflix on a Smart TV instead of using an Internet service from a cable or telephone company. But what [...]
Amazon to Debut 4 Original Series In March
Amazon is planning to add 23 new TV shows and movies to its Amazon Prime streaming lineup in March, including four original series and two original movies. The new Amazon [...]
DIRECTV Now Adds Starz
DIRECTV Now has added two new Starz channels — Starz and Starz Kids & Family. The live streaming service included Starz Encore in its $70-a-month [...]
MLB: More Teams Will Live Stream Games In 2017
Commission Rob Manfred says the league is close to agreements with NESN and Root Sports to offer in-market live streaming of Major League Baseball games this season, [...]
DIRECTV Now Tries to Woo Back Angry Customers
AT&T says DIRECTV Now had more than 200,000 paying customers at the end of December, one month after its debut. However, due to the live streaming service’s [...]
FX’s The People vs. O.J. Simpson Debuts Today On Netflix
FX’s The People vs. O.J. Simpson, which some critics called the best TV show of 2016, debuts today on Netflix’s streaming service. The show, a docudrama about the [...]
Netflix Adds 31 Streaming Titles Today
Netflix today is adding 31 new movies and TV shows to its streaming lineup. The new title list features Disney’s Finding Dory; the classic horror film, Blair Witch [...]