New to Roku? Check these 8 settings before streaming
Roku streaming sticks are known for their easy of use; just plug the player in your TV’s rear HDMI port, connect the USB power cable, and start binging. But as plug-and-play as Roku devices can…
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Stream for free: 8 best streaming services with free trials
Why pay for Max, Hulu, Peacock, and other streaming services when you can give them a try for free? Many of the big streaming services will let you sample their wares for a limited time—generally…
Disney’s free streaming ‘perks’ are just insulting
Disney is in a bind. The company is struggling to keep its streaming subscriber numbers up after years of price hikes, but it also wants to spend less money producing new content that might draw…
Spectrum’s ‘free’ streaming services aren’t worth the cost of cable
Spectrum would like you to believe that it’s actually competing with cord-cutting now. While the largest cable provider in the U.S. hasn’t lowered prices, it has been over the past year bundling popular streaming services…
ESPN’s new streaming service is a ripoff—and that’s the point
Last week, ESPN put a price tag on the standalone streaming service it’s launching in the fall, and it’s not cheap. ESPN’s streaming service will cost $30 per month, with an option to bundle Hulu…
Roku to acquire the budget streaming service Frndly TV
Roku, the streaming hardware manufacturer and operator of the free Roku Channel, has announced its intention to acquire the budget-priced streaming service Frndly TV, which offers TV entertainment live and on demand. Frndly TV, launched…
Patreon challenges Twitch with its own 24/7 live streaming feature
Twitch has long been the king of live streaming, unfazed by the likes of YouTube Live, Kick, and Mixer (RIP). But there’s a new challenger on the block in Patreon, which will start allowing its…
Google’s ‘Free TV’ button is everything wrong with streaming remotes
Anyone who owns a Roku streaming player is familiar with the Roku remote, the one with the four “shortcut” buttons in the bottom third of the device. The buttons are marked with a revolving door…
MLB.TV is how all baseball streaming should work
As a Yankees fan living in Cincinnati who also sort of roots for the Reds, I have a unique window into two baseball streaming worlds. One is run by MLB.TV, whose out-of-market coverage lets me…
NHL streaming options: Untangling the 2024-2025 mess
We’re less than couple of weeks from the start of hockey season, and the streaming situation looks just as complicated as baseball was over the summer. As pay TV subscriptions decline and the regional sports…