FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 plus the 2031 edition that could be played in the U.S. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament. The value was not given, though international competitions … Read more
NBC’s Peacock streaming service implemented a major price hike for new subscribers this week — days before the hotly anticipated 2024 Summer Olympics are set to begin. On Thursday, the Comcast-owned streamer began charging new subscribers $7.99 for Peacock’s standard ad-supported tier, called “Premium.” That’s a 33% increase compared to its old price of $5.99 … Read more
Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends In 2013, Google debuted a small gadget called Chromecast. The device let you stream audio and video from your smartphone, tablet, or computer to your TV. At the time, when smart TVs were still a rarity, it was a far more affordable way to do TV streaming than dedicated streaming … Read more
Disney CEO Bob Iger is making big bets on Taylor Swift, “Fortnite,” and football — investments he claims will fuel “significant growth” as the Mouse House scrambles to recover from years of lackluster results. Iger on Wednesday made a series of sweeping announcements after Disney reported lower-than-anticipated quarterly revenue of $23.5 billion in an attempt … Read more
It’s not every day that a video of a cat goes viral. OK, it’s not every day that a video of a cat goes viral and marks a historical milestone for space exploration. But that’s what happened when NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications experiment beamed an ultra-high definition streaming video back to Earth on Dec. 11 from 31 million kilometers … Read more
