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Streamflation: why streaming prices keep rising, and what viewers can do
Why streaming prices keep rising, from sports rights to the push for profit, ad tiers and password-sharing rules, and what viewers can do.
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Amazon is blocking piracy apps on Fire TV, including sideloaded ones. Here’s how it works
Amazon Fire TV devices will block apps flagged as piracy apps, even sideloaded ones. How the process works, the role of ACE, and what still works.
ExplainerPlatforms
FAST channels explained: how free ad-supported streaming TV works
What FAST channels are, how they are built and paid for, where to find them legally, and how free ad-supported streaming TV differs from AVOD.
GuideGuides
How to record live TV: cloud DVR, home DVR and media server options compared
Ways to record live TV legally, from cloud DVR and operator boxes to antenna DVRs, network tuners and home media servers, with pros and cons.
ExplainerApps
M3U playlists and XMLTV guides explained: how IPTV apps build a channel list
What M3U playlists contain, what tags like tvg-id and group-title do, how XMLTV guides are built and how apps match the two into a working guide.
ExplainerApps
M3U playlists and XMLTV guides explained: how IPTV apps build a channel list
What M3U playlists contain, what tags like tvg-id and group-title do, how XMLTV guides are built and how apps match the two into a working guide.
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Streaming app crashing or not opening on your smart TV? Try these fixes
Streaming app crashing, freezing or not opening on your smart TV? Cold restarts, updates, cache clears, HDCP checks and resets, in the right order.
TroubleshootingTroubleshooting
Streaming app crashing or not opening on your smart TV? Try these fixes
Streaming app crashing, freezing or not opening on your smart TV? Cold restarts, updates, cache clears, HDCP checks and resets, in the right order.
GuideDevices
Streaming device buying guide: what to look for in a stick or box
This streaming device buying guide covers apps, codecs, HDR, Ethernet, updates and remotes, plus why uncertified Android boxes are risky.
AnalysisIndustry
The hidden costs of illegal IPTV: malware, fraud and compromised devices
What the FBI and US Justice Department have said about malware, fraud and compromised devices linked to illegal IPTV, and how to protect yourself.
ExplainerTechnology
What is IPTV? How internet protocol television actually works
What is IPTV? How live TV is encoded, packaged and delivered over IP networks, how it differs from streaming, and what legitimate IPTV looks like.
AnalysisTrends
Why watching sports now takes so many subscriptions
Sports streaming is split across many services. Why following sport takes several subscriptions, what recent changes show, and how fans can plan.