Massive IPTV piracy network with 22 million users shut down by Europol and Italian police
The pan-European cybergang was making €250 million/month by reselling popular streaming platforms
Cybercriminals are using Spotify to spread spam and pirated software
They utilize search engine optimization techniques
Microsoft unlocks Xbox cloud streaming of games you own
50 games are available now, with many more on the way
Nearly half of young Norwegians are fine with piracy to save money, survey shows
High costs cited as the main reason for piracy acceptance
Angry viewer sues Netflix over streaming issues during Tyson vs Paul fight
Florida man strikes back
Sony adds cloud streaming to the PlayStation Portal – with a caveat
You'll have to subscribe for the privilege
Disney CEO accidentally reveals how many Disney+ subscribers are on the ad-supported tier
It's probably more than you think
Steam Link app update adds AV1 codec, HDR support, and more for enhanced streaming
Broader Android compatibility and better streaming options
Spotify rockets past 640 million users, on track to achieve first full year of profitability
Spotify continues to lead the streaming music industry
Streamer faces $7.5 million lawsuit from Nintendo over alleged piracy, leaking unreleased games
Jesse Keighin taunted Nintendo with defiant responses to legal actions
Nvidia adds 100-hour monthly playtime cap on GeForce Now; $10 tier gains 1440p and ultrawide support
A money-saving move from Nvidia, which generated $96.3 billion in yearly revenue
Steam Game Recording feature rolls out for all users
Steam Game Recording is now officially available to all users, allowing PC, Mac, and Steam Deck players to record and share audio and video from their games. Additionally, this Steam update is the first to discontinue support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Netflix may be rethinking its AAA gaming push, closes SoCal gaming studio
Top devs depart after no games ever saw the light
Streaming has transformed TVs into a data-driven surveillance system
How connected TV tracks your habits across screens and beyond
Max taps Google's AI for enhanced closed captions
AI-generated closed captions will be faster and cheaper to produce
YouTube Premium is hiking prices across Europe, Asia, and South America
US prices remain unchanged, at least for now
Google TV Streamer receives praise from reviewers as a Chromecast replacement
The Google TV Streamer, with its new SoC, more RAM and Ethernet port, offers a significant hardware upgrade compared to the old Chromecast. Reviewers are calling it the best streamer on the market for most users.
Man charged with streaming his AI-generated music billions of times using bots, generating $12 million
Crime does pay, until you're caught
What just happened? In what appears to be a devious use of generative AI and bots, a man has been accused of conning music services out of $12 million by uploading AI-generated music tracks and using an army of over 1,000 bots to repeatedly stream them. Unfortunately for the man in question, he's been arrested for his actions and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Elon Musk expands X with new TV app for living room streaming
Shots fired at YouTube, but will it work?
Mercedes-Benz vehicles will soon stream PC games from the cloud
In-car gaming will be available only when the vehicle is parked
Chick-fil-A's next move is a video streaming service, apparently
A elaborate marketing or advertising play?
Star Wars: The Acolyte has been canceled after one season
Disappointing the 50 people who liked it
What just happened? In what must be the least surprising news of the year so far, Disney+ has canceled its latest Star Wars series, The Acolyte, after just one season. The show's critic score on Rotten Tomatoes is a respectable 78%, but viewers tended to hate the series, hence its average audience score of 18%. Viewing figures have fallen since its debut, resulting in what is believed to be the least-viewed Star Wars finale ever.
Streaming spending hits record high as Max dominates US downloads and revenue
Netflix and Disney+ are lagging behind Max
In brief: There's been a backlash against streaming apps in recent years as the likes of Netflix and Disney+ raise prices and clamp down on password sharing. However, a new report shows that the negativity isn't impacting the apps' popularity or income: more than half of every dollar spent in the entertainment app category each quarter now goes to streaming.
Disney seeks to dismiss wrongful death case over streaming service's trial TOS
Widower is only seeking $50,000 or about one one-thousandth of Disney's estimated daily revenue