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Users Can Now Pay For Hulu With Venmo Accounts
Partnerships / Acquisitions // December 06, 2018

Hulu users have a brand-new way to pay, the company announced on Thursday (Dec. 6). Hulu and Venmo have teamed up to provide Venmo’s payment services to the streaming platform. “At Hulu, we want to bring our viewers choice and flexibility in as many ways...

Netflix Trials Mobile-Only Subscription
Subscriptions // November 14, 2018

Netflix, the leading streaming content service company, is gearing up to test a cheaper version of its service in select markets in an effort to increase sales. Bloomberg, citing Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings, reported that while Netflix hasn’t committed to lowering its prices, Hastings...

Why Amazon Wants An Emmy
Amazon // September 16, 2017

Emmys weekend is upon us, meaning for the 69th year in a row, millions of Americans will sit in front of their TVs or streaming devices to watch television’s annual tribute to itself. Television has come an extremely long way in the United States since its...

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Hackers Exploit Google Chromecast Bug

January 03, 2019
Despite being warned years ago about a bug in its Chromecast media streaming stick, Google has yet to fix it and hackers are still taking advantage. According to reports, that “Hacker Giraffe” recently figured out how to use the bug — dubbed “CastHack” — to manipulate Chromecast into playing any YouTube video, eventually taking over thousands of […]

Users Can Now Pay For Hulu With Venmo Accounts

December 06, 2018
Hulu users have a brand-new way to pay, the company announced on Thursday (Dec. 6). Hulu and Venmo have teamed up to provide Venmo’s payment services to the streaming platform....

Netflix Trials Mobile-Only Subscription

November 14, 2018
Netflix, the leading streaming content service company, is gearing up to test a cheaper version of its service in select markets in an effort to increase sales. Bloomberg, citing Chief...