Tag: mass media
The 10 most popular streaming services, ranked by subscriber count
Let’s start this with a caveat or two: If you’re going to compare streaming services merely by the number of subscribers they have, it’s not exactly a fair fight. Not all services are available in the same places. Nor does the number of subscribers really address the “worth” of a streaming service. Or whether it’s easy to use, or if the apps are any good. Or, for that matter, if a given streaming service has what you want to watch,
Tablo 4th gen review: making free TV as easy as can be
Tablo OTA tuner/DVR
MSRP $99.00
“The latest Tablo box is the best choice for watching free, over-the-air TV.”
Pros
- Slimmer than previous models
- No extra subscription costs
- Easy setup
- Wired or wireless
- 12GB of storage included
Cons
- Not available on Apple TV, smart TVs
Streaming is the undisputed future of video. Full stop. But there still is a place for old-fashioned, over-the-air video. That is, free TV. Yes, it’s ancient. (There’s a good chance if you’re younger than 50 that
LG’s wireless M-Series TV tech is the future we need
While LG has a solid track record of bringing its innovative tech to market so folks can actually buy it, a lot of what we see at CES is vaporware. This stuff is exciting to see amid the mayhem of the world’s biggest tech show, but then, all too often — poof — it’s gone, never to be seen again. That being the case, I tend to hold my excitement at bay until a product
Watch 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame Ceremony live stream
Before the NFL season starts next month, a select group of players and coaches will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, August 5. The 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony caps off a special week of events, including the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns.
There are 362 members enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. However, that number will
Drone video shows off large new X sign on top of Twitter HQ
Soon after Elon Musk tweeted a drone video showing a new white light in the shape of an X atop the company’s headquarters in San Francisco on Friday, the Associated Press (AP) reported that the city had decided to launch in investigation over concerns that the sign’s installation may have broken rules.
The X logo is replacing the iconic Twitter bird as Musk continues efforts to rebrand the social media platform that he acquired in October.
Placing a sign of
The far right’s victory is not assured
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Most Americans who have heard of the John Birch Society associate it with the political fringe—and rightly so. Founded in 1958 by a small band of anti–New Deal businessmen, the society rejected virtually the entire post–World War II, U.S.-led international order. Birchers urged the United States to
It’s Not Misinformation. It’s Amplified Propaganda.
One Sunday morning in July of last year, a message from an anonymous account appeared on “Bernie or Vest,” a Discord chat server for fans of Senator Bernie Sanders. It contained an image of Shahid Buttar, the San Francisco activist challenging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the 2020 congressional runoff, and offered explicit instructions for how to elevate the hashtag #PelosiMustGo to the nationwide Trending list on Twitter. “Shahid Says…,” read the large print, “Draft some tweets with #PelosiMustGo—don’t