Onn Google TV streaming stick is dirt cheap, WiiM Amp outdoes the Sonos Amp, GeForce Now supports PC Game Pass, and YouTube Playables is here.
Entertainment 2.0 #631 – Aggressive Controller User
Entertainment 2.0 #630 – Streaming Shrinkflation
Max is removing features. Fire TV gets more ads. Apple TV+ raises prices. Spotify includes audiobook streaming. The Meta Quest 3 is fantastic, and the Steam Deck OLED improves a great system.
Entertainment 2.0 #629 – Video Industry Changes with Gavin Campbell
Charter switches to streaming, Best Buy is dropping physical media, and YouTube and Netflix vie to dominate the streaming space.
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Max expands its offerings, Sonos uses a new generation of its portable Move speaker to raise prices again, and are you ready for console games on your new iPhone? Josh is traveling this week, but…
Emby is resurrecting Windows Media Center. Tablo has a new OTA DVR. CNN tries streaming again. Marshall brings Bluetooth LE audio to their newest earbuds. Sony announces the PlayStation Portal.
Amazon Music Unlimited gets pricier for Prime members, Microsoft makes cloud gaming concessions for the UK, and the Xbox 360 store is shutting down.
Disney Plus and Hulu raise prices. YouTube adds 1080p enhanced and multiview streaming Younify makes it easier to find your shows, and Patreon comes to Spotify.
Netflix and Xbox are killing services, Peacock, YouTube, and Spotify are increasing rates. Xbox Live Gold gets rebranded.
Microsoft’s fight with the FTC is over, clearing the path to negotiations with the UK’s CMA. Netflix simplified account switching. Plex lays off 20% more of their staff. Tidal switches to FLAC while…
The Spotify HiFi price may not be competitive, the Netflix crackdown is working, Xbox prices are increasing, and Meta introduced a VR game subscription service.
Apple Vision Pro augmented reality headset was announced right after Meta Quest 3. Western Digital now sells Xbox expansion cards. 8BitDo has a new fighting stick for Xbox.
Netflix is cracking down on password sharing, Comcast is streaming live TV, YouTube added 30-second unskippable ads, and Sony announced Project Q handheld.
Netflix kills its DVD business while boosting its ad-supported tier. UK's CMA blocked the Activision Blizzard acquisition.
