Category: services

For Disney, it’s all about ‘quality over quantity’ with Disney+

[ad_1] Of course, since Disney’s announcement in 2017 that it would launch its own streaming service, Disney+ was immediately billed as a Netflix rival — which is understandable considering how dominant Netflix has been in that business over the past few years. But Paull sees it differently. “I don’t really think about it in that […]

Hands on with Disney+ 4K and HDR streaming

[ad_1] 4 streams at a time, plus 4K and HDR for everyone.A first look at Disney+ Just last week, Disney announced Disney+ will have apps for iOS, Apple TV, Android and Xbox One, along with previously known devices such as the PlayStation 4 and Roku. Edgar Alvarez spent some time with the Apple TV app […]

Ewan McGregor will play Obi-Wan Kenobi again in a new ‘Star Wars’ show

[ad_1] For Star Wars fans the Disney+ news revealed tonight included a peek at The Mandalorian, a release window for the next season of the Clone Wars, and the surprise return of a familiar face: Ewan McGregor. The actor will reprise his role of Obi-Wan Kenobi from the prequel trilogy in a new show streaming […]

‘Clone Wars’ returns on Disney+ in February

[ad_1] While a lot of the exclusive content Disney has lined up for Disney+ will be available for launch, Clone Wars fans will have a few more months to wait. Today at the D23 Expo we learned that the next season of the animated show will be available for streaming in February 2020. Meanwhile, Disney […]

Watch the first trailer for Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian’

[ad_1] Disney has revealed the first trailer for its long-awaited Star Wars original series, The Mandalorian. At the D23 Expo, creator Jon Favreau took the stage to reveal footage of the upcoming show, which will debut exclusively on Disney+ November 12th, the day the streaming service is set to launch. In the trailer you can […]

A first look at Disney+

[ad_1] Disney isn't holding anything back at its D23 Expo. The company kicked off the event on Thursday with a couple of major reveals, including that of its new Avenger Campus theme park and a Disney+ docu-series that will focus on the people behind its mo… [ad_2] Source link

Disney+ confirms ‘Ms. Marvel,’ ‘She-Hulk’ TV shows in the works

[ad_1] At its D23 event this weekend, Disney is revealing a lot more about its plans for the Disney+ streaming service and has confirmed several new Marvel TV shows that are on the way. In addition to ones we’d heard about like The Falcon and Winter Soldier, Loki, Wandavision, Hawkeye and What If…?, MCU head […]

US book publishers sue Audible over AI-powered transcription

[ad_1] At the center of the case is the Captions feature the Amazon-owned company announced last month. The feature uses machine learning to allow Audible users to transcribe an audiobook into text. Since it announced Captions, Audible has positioned the feature as a student aid. However, the company also plans to make it available to […]

Netflix test brings human-curated ‘Collections’ to streaming

[ad_1] The company is only testing the feature in its iOS app so far, and stressed that there’s no guarantee Collections will be widely available. They “may or may not become permanent features,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch. Netflix’s disc-based service already has a similar Collections feature, although it clearly doesn’t have the instant gratification of […]

YouTube pulls hundreds of channels tied to Hong Kong influence campaign

[ad_1] On Monday, both Twitter and Facebook announced they’d blocked accounts from China that were involved in disinformation attempts around protests in Hong Kong. Now YouTube revealed it has disabled 210 channels this week that “behaved in a coordinated manner while uploading videos related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.” Google Security’s Shane Huntley […]