Collaborate Disseminate
Despite investing billions in new streaming services, media giants have failed to dethrone old favorites, according to Nielsen data. The 21-year-old legal drama “NCIS” tops the list, with viewers streaming 11.4 million episodes per week. Netflix domina… Continue reading Nine of the 10 Most-Watched Streaming Programs Are Reruns
“Subscribers of both Disney+ and Hulu can now access Hulu content through the Disney+ app,” reports the Los Angeles Times, “as the Burbank media and entertainment giant launched its one-app integration of the two streaming services Wednesday…”
The m… Continue reading After Losing Billions, Disney+ Tries Integrating Hulu Into Its App
“It was three years of my, life you?” a 93-year-old William Shatner tells the Guardian when asked about playing Captain Kirk on the original Star Trek series from 1967 to 1969:
It gladdens him to see how much joy the series has brought its many fans, … Continue reading 93-Year-Old William Shatner Discusses ‘Star Trek’, Space, Mortality, and Captain Kirk’s Death
“My favorite kind of science fiction involves stories rooted in real science…” writes NPR’s reviewer. “[T]here is something special about seeing characters wrestle with concepts closer to our current understanding of how the universe works.”
The Ve… Continue reading Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ Draws Mixed Reviews, Sparks Anger in China
We are always fascinated when someone can take something and extend it in a clever way without changing the original thing. In the computer world, that’s old hat. New computers …read more Continue reading The Long Strange Trip to US Color TV
Roku users are revolting after their TVs are bricked by the company, we learn how to make money through conspiracy videos on TikTok, and just how much is your car snooping on your driving?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest editi… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #363: Stuck streaming sticks, TikTok conspiracies, and spying cars
Streaming company Roku has revealed that over 15,000 customers’ accounts were hacked using stolen login credentials from unrelated data breaches.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hackers target Roku: 15,000 accounts compromised in data breach
Streamers narrowly avoided getting shut out at the 2024 Oscars: Netflix came away with just one trophy and Apple left empty-handed, after they garnered a total of 32 nominations. From a report: Netflix collected its one win for Wes Anderson’s “The Wond… Continue reading Oscars 2024: Netflix Wins Just One Award and Apple Shut Out After Streamers Combine for 32 Nominations
These days, paying for TV programming is a fact of life. You pay your cable company or some streaming service and the only question is do you want Apple TV …read more Continue reading Retro Gadgets: Pay TV in the 1960s
Samsung’s 2024 OLED TV lineup will feature both QD-OLED and WOLED panels, making it harder for consumers to distinguish between the two technologies. The company announced three new series without specifying the panel types, but reports suggest that ev… Continue reading Samsung Making It Harder To Know What Type of OLED TV You’re Getting