Global News for You – Top News – Current News
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. This week, JJ Watt finally had enough. The former NFL star, who played for the Houston Texans for close to a decade, took to X to declare that he was…
When my household quit cable four years ago and I lost access to Seattle Mariners games on TV, I started streaming the radio broadcast on the Google Home speaker in my kitchen. Honestly? Baseball on the radio rules. You get to walk around and do stuff to the pleasant background sounds of the crowd. Sometimes…
Dhruv Vikram in a still from ‘Bison Kaalamaadan’ | Photo Credit: Think Music India/YouTube The makers of Bison Kaalamaadan, acclaimed Tamil filmmaker Mari Selvaraj’s upcoming film starring Dhruv Vikram, unveiled the film’s trailer on Monday (October 13). Produced by Pa Ranjith’s Neelam Studios in association with Applause Entertainment, the film is set to release in…
Dhruv Vikram in a still from ‘Bison Kaalaamadan’ | Photo Credit: Think Music India/YouTube The makers of Bison Kaalaamadan, acclaimed Tamil filmmaker Mari Selvaraj’s upcoming film starring Dhruv Vikram, unveiled the film’s trailer on Monday (October 13). Produced by Pa Ranjith’s Neelam Studios in association with Applause Entertainment, the film is set to release in…
They didn’t reveal the dollars involved, but a press release mentions that it includes an agreement for some full TV shows, clips, and highlights on regular YouTube, as well as confirming the relaunch of NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) after it shut down four years ago. “We’ve secured long-term access to our full portfolio of broadcast…
It feels like we’ve reached total saturation when it comes to streaming services, but apparently people are happy to sign up for one (or two) more services if they include live sports. According to Antenna, a firm that tracks the streaming industry, the new ESPN service and Fox One signed up about a million new…
ACE announced in a statement that it worked alongside Egyptian authorities to shut down the “notorious” platform, and The Athletic reports that after a year-long investigation Egyptian law enforcement carried out a sting on August 24th which disrupted the platform’s streaming infrastructure. ACE claims that Streameast drew more than 1.6 billion visits across 80 domains…
At launch, Fubo Sports will include local broadcast stations owned-and-operated by ABC, CBS and FOX plus additional affiliates in select markets as well as ACC Network, Big 10 Network, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, Fox News, FS1, FS2, Fubo Sports Network, ION, NFL Network, SEC Network and Tennis Channel with some network 4K…
Authorities have abandoned efforts to recover the body of German Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier, who died in a mountaineering accident in Pakistan this week. Dahlmeier was confirmed dead on Wednesday, having been hit by falling rocks while climbing at an altitude of 5,700 metres (18,700 feet) on Laila Peak in the Karakoram range. Attempts to…
Malta will host the eighth edition of Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) in 2027 with more than 1,000 athletes aged 14 to 18 from 74 nations and territories will compete in eight sports, the governing body of the multi-sport event said on Thursday. The exact dates of the CYG was not announced by Commonwealth Sport but…
