Streaming & OTT

19+ hour, 52+ min ago   (17+ words) In their fight to win the war for our attention, streamers are re-creating cable from first principles....

1+ day, 49+ min ago   (1288+ words) For many cord cutters, streaming was supposed to be the escape from the endless commercial breaks found on cable and traditional TV. Now, viewers are dealing with ads inside more streaming services, higher prices for ad-free tiers, and even advertising…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (682+ words) Google Play Pass costs €4.99 a month or €29.99 a year in Ireland, which works out to roughly €2.50 a month if you commit annually, according to a 2026 Play Pass pricing guide that lists Ireland among the supported markets at these rates. That…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (211+ words) JioHotstar is introducing its Play Along feature for the first time with Star Plus’ upcoming game show ‘India Ke Top 1% The Anil Kapoor Show’. The feature will allow viewers to play the game from home and get a chance to…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (287+ words) Lifehacker Let's make this the year of only having subscriptions that add to our lives Best overall digital subscription of 2026: Apple One While there's no single digital service that everyone will like, Apple One comes close Anyone with an iPhone…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1036+ words) When a video stream starts buffering, the first thing most people check is their internet speed. If they have 100 Mbps, 300 Mbps, or even 1 Gbps, they assume buffering shouldn't happen. That's not necessarily true. Video streaming is a chain of systems:…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (273+ words) The pay-per-view TV company, which falls under Multichoice and was recently acquired by French media giant Canal+, introduced the new structure on Thursday, 17 September. Packages are priced from R99 per month, with the biggest draw card being a dedicated sports package....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (757+ words) Rep. Darrell Issa’s H.R. 10364 targets platforms with 100,000-plus US users, drawing fire over overblocking risks seen across Europe A new House bill would give federal courts the power to order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPN services to block designated foreign…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (406+ words) Comcast and Charter Spectrum have collectively lost more than 15 million traditional pay-television subscribers over the past decade, a contraction that has redrawn the map of American home entertainment and confirmed the long-running shift away from bundled linear cable. This comes…...

3+ day, 42+ min ago   (206+ words) Sep 17, 2026 — 11:57 AM ET YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is one of its biggest strengths. Regardless of the topic you’re exploring, the platform does a good job of surfacing more relevant content to watch next. Lately, though, those recommendations appear to be getting…...