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Comcast Stream

Comcast’s Stream Internet TV service emerges as a Sling TV competitor, but there’s a catch

Comcast is launching a new Internet TV service called Stream that costs less than Sling TV at $15 per month, but it's only available to Xfinity customers.
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Google’s Chromecast dongle gets a dongle of its own in its new Ethernet adapter

The good news is a new accessory adds wired ethernet support to Google's Chromecast. The bad news? It's sold out already.
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Comedy Central’s Key and Peele, Daily Show, and more land on the Roku

Roku users can now stream Comedy Central. The channel has been made available for users of the device.

You can run but not hide: Roku to begin rolling out interactive ads on certain channels

Roku is teaming up with video advertising provider Innovid to try to get us to pay more attention to ads. How? By adding interactivity.
PlayStation Vue

Sony announces a media player for PS4, improvements to PlayStation Vue

Sony announced the addition of a la carte pricing to PlayStation Vue, but also a long-awaited feature on PS4: a media player.
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You can now watch Sony’s PlayStation Vue on your iPad, but there’s a catch

After launching in New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, Sony's PlayStation Vue television streaming service is now available on the iPad
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Roku and PlayStation Vue score Showtime’s standalone service, negate Apple’s exclusive

Showtime's just-announced standalone subscription streaming service will be available through Roku players starting in July
Chromecast

Chromecast is about to get a host of fun new features

Google announced new APIs at its 2015 I/O developer conference that improve the hardware's video playback and gaming capabilities.
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HBO Now breaks free of Apple’s lockdown, comes to Android TV and Chromecast

At the I/O 2015 developer conference today, Google quickly announced HBO Now is coming to Android TV and Chromecast.
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Sling TV comes to Android with 50 percent off Nexus Player purchases from Google

Sling TV's live TV streaming service adds Android TV support, including a deal with Google to discount Nexus Player purchases for customers who sign up.
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Catch every putt at the 2015 Players Championship with our online streaming guide

The 42nd edition of The Players Championship tees off this week, and we've put together this streaming guide for catching every putt, birdie, and sand trap.
Roku Sharp Deal

Roku has found another TV partner in Sharp

Roku and Sharp have revealed two TVs that have Roku built directly into them. A 43 in and 50 inch model are available, exclusively at Best Buy.
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Sling TV adds Spanish language sports and movie channel packs to the fold

Sling TV has announced two new packages that add Spanish-language sports, movies and telenovelas to its $20 per month core package.
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Move over, Intel: The Innovateck-T0264W PC stick has already got you beat

Intel's Compute Stick, which just released this week to universal disappointment, is already facing competition, thanks to Innovatek's T-0264W Stick PC.
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Catch every inning of the 2015 MLB season with our online streaming guide

With the 2015 MLB season in full swing, we know you don't want to miss a single pitch. Here's our guide to the best places for streaming MLB games online.
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Verizon gives potential cord cutters a better deal with custom FiOS TV package

The latest update to Verizon's FiOS TV sees it acting more like Sling TV, with a base pack of channels and a series of channel packs on top.
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HBO is now live on Sling TV

The premium channel has come to Dish Networks streaming service with live and on-demand access for a $15 fee in addition to Sling TV's $20 base package.

CBS All Access comes to Roku, including live broadcasts in 14 markets

The CBS All Access standalone streaming option is now available through Roku devices.
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Sling TV slips during final four, springs back too little too late

Sling TV failed its first stress test during the NCAA Semifinals this weekend, serving up stuttered streams and blank screens during the big games.
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Drop that remote! You can talk to the Roku 3

Both the Roku 3 and Roku 2 have received hardware updates, making each of them an even better buy than they already were.
Dish Sling

Sling TV goes international with 200 new channels in 18 languages

Web streaming TV service Sling TV goes international, aligning with global TV service Sling International (formerly known as DishWorld).
PlayStation Vue

Deja-Vue: PlayStation Vue is everything you love to hate about cable TV in a game console

We go hands-on with PlayStation Vue, Sony's new Web TV service, which offers lots of cable channels and cable-like prices.
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Cable shmable: HBO will land on Sling TV in time for Game of Thrones

Dish's new pioneering Web TV service adds HBO this month making it a serious threat to the competition, including HBO's own standalone app, HBO Now.
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Sling TV users finding various programs blocked on A&E and other networks

Users of Sling TV's a la carte streaming television service are finding various programs blocked on Lifetime, A&E, and other networks due to rights issues.
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Sling TV now runs $1 per channel as A&E, Lifetime, History and H2 go live (Update)

Dish's Web TV service Sling TV adds A&E, Lifetime, History, and H2 to its swelling core channel pack today.
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Trends with Benefits: A Vue you don’t want, RIP Internet Explorer, clowning Caleb

Elon Musk thinks driving will soon be illegal, PlayStation Vue takes on Big Cable, and the over/under TP debate is definitely not over.
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Sony’s Playstation Vue Web TV service rolls out in select cities starting at $50 (Update)

Sony plans to begin rolling out its Vue TV subscription service to select markets today, with pricing starting at $50, and moving up to $70.
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Now you can control Chromecast with your TV remote, play tennis Wii-style

Upgrades to the Chromecast allow users to play/pause certain apps on Chromecast with a TV remote, leverage Android devices as a motion controllers.
From Dusk till Dawn: The Series

What to watch on TV this week: 30 for 30, Conan, and more

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Enjoy SXSW from your living room with new SXSW On streaming video service

SXSW On, the festival's free streaming video platform on Roku, YouTube and SXSW.com, allows you to watch the music and tech conference from your couch.
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Mohu’s Channels manages to marry OTA and OTT, but it needs a little more TLC

Mohu's Channels devices is built on a solid concept, but it lacks a bit in its execution.
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What to watch on TV this week: The Walking Dead, NBA on TNT, and more

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Walking Dead, Mad Men, Portlandia now available on Sling TV with addition of AMC, IFC

Following a recent deal inked with AMC network, Sling TV added AMC and IFC to the Basic Live TV pack today, along with a new "Hollywood Extra" movie pack.
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Get your amateur video binge on: Vimeo adds Chromecast support for iOS

You can now cast Vimeo videos to the big screen using a Google Chromecast