March 29, 2024

Web and Technology News

NBCUniversal’s Peacock will let you watch four live streams at once for 2024 Paris Olympics

Today, during NBCUniversal’s annual technology conference, One24, the company revealed a slew of features coming to its streaming service Peacock ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics in July. The most notable feature to launch on Peacock is multiview, whic…

Amazon brings new AI-driven features to Thursday Night Football

As Amazon’s Prime Video gears up for its second year as the exclusive rights holder to NFL’s Thursday Night Football (TNF), the streaming service hopes to give fans a more enhanced viewing experience with a slew of new AI-driven features. During a demo with Prime Video executives, TechCrunch learned about the AI elements coming to […]

NFL Sunday Ticket gets student plans, flexible billing, live chat and more

YouTube is bringing Sunday Ticket subscribers six new updates ahead of the NFL season, including student plans, monthly payment plans, live chat/polls, real-time NFL highlights in YouTube Shorts, multiview and the “Key Plays” feature, which tracks the most important plays in the game. The student discount is the most notable since fans — particularly DirecTV […]

YouTube offers new NFL Sunday Ticket deal for Verizon customers

Verizon and YouTube announced Wednesday a new NFL Sunday Ticket offering for new Verizon mobile and home internet customers. Starting July 27, new Verizon customers who sign up for eligible home internet (Fios 1 Gig, Fios 2 Gig, 5G Home Plus and LTE Home Plus) or mobile services will get one free season of NFL […]

Netflix’s first live sporting event arrives in November, confirms CEO

It appears that Netflix really does believe Formula 1 and pro golf are compatible. The streaming service confirmed yesterday that a live celebrity golf tournament is coming to Netflix in November, marking the first time the streamer explores live sports. The Wall Street Journal first reported the live sporting event last month. “You’ve read some […]

Roku announces its first live sports deal

Roku announced its first live sports rights package on Tuesday, marking a notable move for the streaming service as it steps into the highly competitive world of live sports streaming. Roku and CBS Sports struck a deal to become exclusive U.S. media partners for Formula E, the motorsport championship series for electric racing cars. Starting […]

Roku announces its first live sports deal by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Netflix reportedly plans first live sports event with celebrities playing golf

Netflix could be planning to livestream a sporting event, which would feature professional golfers and Formula 1 drivers participating in a celebrity golf tournament. The potential move would mark the streamer’s first venture into live sports. The report comes from the Wall Street Journal, which wrote that the event would likely premiere in the fall […]

Netflix reportedly plans first live sports event with celebrities playing golf by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube TV brings the Tennis Channel back three years after removing it

YouTube TV added seven new channels to its lineup on Thursday, which includes the Tennis Channel, Magnolia Network, T2, CHARGE!, TBD, Tr3s Channel and Hogar de HGTV Channel. In particular, many subscribers will be happy about the addition of the Tennis Channel since it was removed from the streaming service in 2020. The news comes […]

YouTube TV brings the Tennis Channel back three years after removing it by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Roku launches new sports hub dedicated to women’s sporting events

Roku is giving sports fans what they want—better access to women’s live sports. The company announced Wednesday the launch of Women’s Sports Zone, a new centralized hub that makes it easier for users to search, discover and stream women’s sports programming, from live games, matches and events to on-demand and free content. Women’s Sports Zone […]

Roku launches new sports hub dedicated to women’s sporting events by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube TV nabs its first-ever Technical Emmy win for ‘Views’ feature

YouTube TV just won its first-ever Technical Emmy award for its “Views” suite of features, which let users access sports highlights, key plays, player stats and game scores. At the 74th annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards last night, YouTube TV was declared the winner for the category “AI-ML Curation of Sports Highlights.” “Thank you […]

YouTube TV nabs its first-ever Technical Emmy win for ‘Views’ feature by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Here’s how to stream Major League Baseball games in 2023

Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season is back this week, with Opening Day beginning on Thursday, March 30. MLB Opening Day 2023 will be one to watch since all 30 teams play their first game of the regular season on the same day– the first time since 1968 when such an event occurred. With so […]

Here’s how to stream Major League Baseball games in 2023 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Here’s how to stream Major League Baseball games in 2023

Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season is back this week, with Opening Day beginning on Thursday, March 30. MLB Opening Day 2023 will be one to watch since all 30 teams play their first game of the regular season on the same day– the first time since 1968 when such an event occurred. With so […]

Here’s how to stream Major League Baseball games in 2023 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Live sports streaming service Fubo adds MLB.TV after YouTube TV drops MLB Network

With Major League Baseball Opening Day starting next week, on March 30, Fubo announced today that it is adding MLB.TV to its lineup in the coming days. The out-of-market package will be available as an add-on for $24.99 per month. The live TV streaming service already offers MLB Network, MLB Strike Zone, as well as […]

Live sports streaming service Fubo adds MLB.TV after YouTube TV drops MLB Network by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Apple TV+ drops its free offering for ‘Friday Night Baseball,’ expands games to 45+ countries

Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced today new updates to its “Friday Night Baseball” offering. The games are now available to Apple TV+ subscribers in 60 countries, up from the original 13. However, the first 12 weeks of games this year will no longer be free for everyone and will require an Apple TV+ […]

Apple TV+ drops its free offering for ‘Friday Night Baseball,’ expands games to 45+ countries by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Here’s how to stream March Madness 2023

We hope you’ve filled out your brackets by now because the madness is officially here. Last night kicked off NCAA Selection Sunday, where the full March Madness schedules were finalized for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Fans that want to watch all the men’s basketball games can subscribe to live TV streaming services […]

Here’s how to stream March Madness 2023 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Apple TV users can now watch Major League Soccer matches with MLS Season Pass

Today, Apple launched MLS Season Pass in over 100 territories, giving soccer fans access to all MLS matches, Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, and Leagues Cup, as well as original programming. Notably, there are no blackouts, so subscribers get to watch matches in or out of market. The 2023 MLS season begins on February 25. […]

Apple TV users can now watch Major League Soccer matches with MLS Season Pass by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

HBO Max subscribers can now livestream U.S. national soccer games

HBO Max makes history tonight with its first-ever domestic live sporting event. Starting at 10 p.m. ET, U.S. subscribers can watch the U.S. Women’s Soccer National Team take on the New Zealand team, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup co-host. The streamer will also air the follow-up match between the U.S. and New Zealand on […]

HBO Max subscribers can now livestream U.S. national soccer games by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon launches ‘Sports Talk’ on Prime Video to give sports fans 12 hours of live daily content

Today, Amazon Prime Video announced the launch of “Sports Talk,” a live daily programming block dedicated to 12 hours of sports-talk content. Broadcasting Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET on Prime Video, viewers in the U.S. can access seven new shows on Sports Talk without a Prime membership. It will also be available […]

Amazon launches ‘Sports Talk’ on Prime Video to give sports fans 12 hours of live daily content by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Netflix is not yet considering live sports — but here’s why it should

There’s no denying that including live sports content will ultimately be a boon to streaming services. However, last week, when Netflix executives were asked about live sports after the company reported a disappointing first-quarter net loss of 200,000 subscribers, Ted Sarandos pretty much rejected the possibility that the streamer would use live sports to generate […]

Netflix is not yet considering live sports — but here’s why it should

There’s no denying that including live sports content will ultimately be a boon to streaming services. However, last week, when Netflix executives were asked about live sports after the company reported a disappointing first-quarter net loss of 200,000 subscribers, Ted Sarandos pretty much rejected the possibility that the streamer would use live sports to generate […]

Apple and Major League Baseball to livestream 12 weeks of Friday night games for free

Earlier this month, Apple announced its first live sports deal with Major League Baseball to bring a number of games and other MLB content to the Apple TV+ service for the 2022 season. Today, Apple unveiled the first 12 weeks of its “Friday Night Baseball” doubleheader schedule, which it now says will be freely available […]

ESPN’s app gets SharePlay support for co-viewing live sports over FaceTime

A few months after making the feature available to Disney+ users, Disney is now rolling out Apple’s SharePlay co-viewing experience for FaceTime to its ESPN app’s users. The feature will allow U.S. users who are either ESPN+ streaming service subscribers or logging in with their TV Everywhere credentials to co-view live sports and ESPN+ original […]

ESPN’s app gets SharePlay support for co-viewing live sports over FaceTime

A few months after making the feature available to Disney+ users, Disney is now rolling out Apple’s SharePlay co-viewing experience for FaceTime to its ESPN app’s users. The feature will allow U.S. users who are either ESPN+ streaming service subscribers or logging in with their TV Everywhere credentials to co-view live sports and ESPN+ original […]