Making television easy again. By Phillip Swann
The AT&T-owned HBO Max is scheduled to debut next week, but as of this morning, the new streaming service will not be available on arguably the two leading streaming devices, Roku and Amazon’s Fire TV. John Stankey, AT&T’s CEO, acknowledged last week at an industry conference that HBO Max would likely not be available on
Q. I have an Amazon Fire TV streaming stick, but it keeps getting a blank screen when I turn it on. It will sometimes then show a picture, but then it will go back to a blank screen. Do you have any suggestions on how to fix this? I don’t want to get a new
Amazon this week (April 26-May 2) plans to add 47 new TV shows and movies to its Prime streaming lineup, including one original. The new titles will include Upload (pictured above), an Amazon original sci-fi comedy from Greg Daniels (The Office) about a society where you can upload yourself into an imaginary (maybe) heaven. The
Amazon next month (May 2020) plans to add 62 new TV shows and movies to its Prime streaming lineup, including seven originals. The new titles will include Seberg, an Amazon original movie starring Kristen Stewart as the real-life French actress, Jean Seberg (Breathless), whose career was damaged in the 1960s after she engaged in taboo-breaking
Q. I read your article about watching Netflix without using the Internet. Can this be done with Amazon Prime? — Tammy, Macon, Georgia. Tammy, you’re right. Netflix allows you to watch many shows without having to connect to the Internet, which is a very good thing these days. With so many family members at home
Q. Do I need an Amazon Prime membership to watch Amazon Prime Video programming? I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon, but I don’t want to pay for the Prime membership. But I would like to watch video from Amazon since I have an account with them. — Sherry, Toledo, Ohio. Sherry, you’ll be
Q. I’m in a bit of a quandary. Our family is forced home because of the Coronavirus and we have two TVs for three people – Mama, Daddy and our son, who’s 12. We want to get a TV for him to help occupy his time while we wait this out, but I am not
Amazon this week (March 29-April 4) plans to add 64 new TV shows and movies to its Prime streaming lineup, including two originals. The new titles will include Tales From the Loop (pictured above), an Amazon original dramatic series based on the fictional art book by Simon Stålenhag which follows several people as they try
Amazon next month (April 2020) plans to add 72 new TV shows and movies to its Prime streaming lineup, including six Amazon originals, and 21 James Bond movies in 4K. The new titles will include season six of Bosch, the Amazon original crime drama which stars Titus Wellliver as a homicide detective in Los Angeles.
Q. I read that Amazon Prime is getting about 20 New York Yankees games this season. I think that’s very cool, but can anyone watch them or will there be blackouts here and there? — Eddie, Milwaukee. Eddie, as you know, Amazon, a part-owner of the Yes Network, will offer 21 New York Yankee games
Amazon this week (March 1-7) plans to add 34 new TV shows and movies to its Prime streaming lineup, including one original. The new titles will include Zerozerozero (pictured above), an Amazon original series in 4K HDR about a cocaine smuggling ring. The drama, which premiered last month on Italian television, stars Andrea Riseborough as
Q. I read your story about saving money on our monthly TV bills. Do you have any advice like that on how to save money while buying a new TV? I’m in the market for one and will probably go to the store this weekend. — Erin, Tempe, Arizona. Erin, buying a new TV is