Category: streaming

Microsoft reminds everyone about Project xCloud with a live demo

[ad_1] As the host played Forza Horizon 4 streaming from one of Microsoft’s datacenters to a phone it certainly looked similar to the usual console experience. With a standard controller connected to the phone via Bluetooth, it still played as intended, but we’ll need some time on the sticks to see how latency and picture […]

NCAA March Madness Live streams on Oculus Go

[ad_1] You can also expect a Google Cloud-powered matchup suggestion tool that can personalize your bracket based on stats, o the point where it can auto-pick the bracket if you’d like. You’ll also see a dash of augmented reality with an opportunity to look at the bracket in AR on iOS devices. The multi-game Fast […]

Tidal adds high-fidelity audio to its iOS app

[ad_1] Master audio is still only available for certain tracks, and its worth is ultimately dictated by the hardware you use to listen. This won’t improve the sound of your favorite indie artist. It’s good to have choices, though, and it could make Tidal more compelling if you’re reluctant to sacrifice quality for the convenience […]

Roku could add AirPlay 2 support soon

[ad_1] If the two sides come to an agreement, AirPlay 2 compatibility will likely arrive on Roku devices through a software update, but it’s not yet clear which models will support it. It seems Roku smart TVs, such as those from TCL and RCA, will enable AirPlay 2 as well. With Apple preparing to announce […]

NBC’s free news streaming service will fully launch in May

[ad_1] Some of the material you see will be original, but Oppenheim added that News Now will pull material from the “other corners” of NBCUniversal, including E News and sports. The service will be entering a competitive field. ABC News Live is the most obvious rival due to its relatively recent launch, but there’s also […]

Steven Spielberg denies campaign to stop Netflix from winning Oscars

[ad_1] Spielberg hasn’t really said anything, according to Katzenberg. The industry figure also denied that Spielberg was heading to the Academy governing board meeting in April with an agenda to thwart streaming movies. Provided the remarks accurately reflect of Spielberg’s intentions, they suggest that Netflix, Amazon and others won’t have to worry about their chances […]

buying into the Yankees Network

[ad_1] As Disney completes its acquisition of Fox there’s more than just the Marvel universe at stake. One condition of the purchase is that it will sell off Fox’s portfolio of regional sports networks, and as rumors late last year suggested, one interested party is Amazon. Reports from the New York Times and other outlets […]

The battle to make the end of ‘Game of Thrones’

[ad_1] ‘Game of Thrones’ first look: Inside the brutal battle to make season 8James Hibberd,Entertainment Weekly HBO’s insanely popular epic concludes in April, but the battle to film the battles, and to keep them from being leaked ahead of time, was a constant struggle for the crew. Entertainment Weekly goes behind the scenes of the […]

Disney’s streaming service will include its entire movie library

[ad_1] “The service, which I mentioned earlier is going to launch later in the year, is going to combine what we call library product, movies, and television, with a lot of original product as well, movies and television. And at some point fairly soon after launch it will house the entire Disney motion picture library, […]

Music streaming services are fighting a big royalties increase

[ad_1] Early last year, the CRB approved a rate hike that would increase royalties by 43.8 percent over a five-year period. The decision wasn’t officially published until this February, at which time a 30-day window for appeals opened, and it looks like the major players are not going to keep quiet. Well, all but one. […]