[ad_1] A third show could make Disney+ particularly Star Wars-centric in its early days, and suggests that Disney’s talk of slowing down the pace of releases only really applies to theaters. It’s not shocking that Disney might go this route, though. Much like CBS’ approach to Star Trek, Disney is determined to attract early subscribers […]
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WarnerMedia may stream show debuts before they reach TV
[ad_1] WarnerMedia, which owns HBO, TNT, TBS, CNN, Adult Swim and other channels, plans to launch its streaming service in 2020, with a beta version scheduled for later this year. It’s unclear which shows will get a streaming debut. The vast number of shows that now fall under WarnerMedia’s umbrella include TBS’s The Detour and […]
Spotify tests a version of Stories for artists
[ad_1] Storyline is in testing for some Android and iOS users as we write this, although Spotify wouldn’t tell TechCrunch if or when the feature might be widely available. The company is “always testing” new experiences, a spokesperson said. You’re most likely to see attached to songs from pop artists like Billie Eilish, MAX and […]
Crowdfunded ‘Outer Wilds’ drops Steam for Epic Store exclusivity
[ad_1] Not surprisingly, some backers are upset. The timed exclusive has been likened to a “bait and switch” or even false advertising — players expected a Steam release and now won’t get it until months later at best. Some have said they’ll seek refunds, while others are more concerned about the implications of releasing the […]
CBS All Access will stream ‘Twilight Zone’ in black and white
[ad_1] It’s not often that streaming services are willing to release new versions of their shows to cater to fans, but CBS All Access is willing to make an exception. It’s launching a black-and-white version of Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone on May 30th to cater to fans who wished the show harkened back to […]
Tinder preps ‘Lite’ version of its dating app for data-limited areas
[ad_1] As with other lightweight apps and scaled-back operating systems like Android Go, this is really about maintaining growth that might otherwise taper off. Although Tinder is still growing at a solid pace (its paid subscribers jumped 38 percent year-over-year in early 2019), it knows those numbers won’t last forever. A Tinder Lite app would […]
Netflix launches ‘top ten most-watched’ lists in the UK
[ad_1] A few weeks ago, Netflix mentioned it would experiment with releasing “weekly top 10 lists” across various categories, and the first test has gone out on social media. For now it’s only releasing data tied to UK viewers, but for Netflix, which has famously kept information about viewers closely-held, it’s an interesting first step. […]
A BMW outage made Apple CarPlay unusable
[ad_1] Perhaps adding to driver frustration is that BMW has made no public statement about the ConnectedDrive outage or given an idea of when it will be fixed. A spokesman from BMW UK confirmed to Engadget that it experienced several outages to ConnectedDrive services in recent weeks, and has solved the problem for most of […]
Mozilla explains why all Firefox add-ons broke at once
[ad_1] The company already explained that the mass disablement of add-ons was due to the expiration of a signing certificate as it pushed updates and scrambled to fix the issue over a weekend. Now, we have a lot more detail about how the certificate was able to expire, and why it affected people at different […]
Google’s Android app-shrinking tool rolls out to all developers
[ad_1] The feature comes with new delivery options: on-demand, which installs features only as they’re needed or in the background; and conditional, which controls which parts of an app to install based on the user’s country, device features or minimum SDK version. Instant experiences are now fully supported, too, so you only need to upload […]