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Sling TV subscribers can now watch Showtime content for an extra $10 a month

As part of a new deal, Showtime and thousands of on-demand titles are available to be added to Sling TV channel packages.
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The GIF that keeps on GIFing: Vevo now has a GIF maker for music videos

Vevo's new feature allowing users to make GIFs of music videos is available but will not work with its entire library of videos.
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Amazon's 'Comrade Detective' sees plenty of 'A'-listers doing voiceover work

Amazon Prime Video's Comrade Detective is a Romanian comedy with voiceover work from Chaning Tatum, Mahershala Ali and more A-list actors.
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It’s like being in the studio: Tidal now streaming songs at master recording quality

with its Tidal Masters initiative, Tidal becomes the first subscription-based music streaming service to provide master-quality audio.
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Out with elephants and in with apps: Ringling Bros. is reinventing the circus

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey are using video projection mapping, a dedicated mobile app, and spotlight tracking for a new "Out Of This World" show.
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2017 is the biggest year ever for CES in more ways than one

This year's CES featured thousands of major brands and startups and ended up being the convention's biggest year ever.
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How to get Google Play Music’s New Release Radio station without a Samsung phone

The new Google Play Music feature New Release Radio is described as exclusive to Samsung phones, but there's a way to get it on any phone.
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No longer mobile-only, Pandora Premium features come to the web

The Pandora Premium on-demand subscription service is now available on the web, including Search & Play, My Music, and smart playlist features.
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Nike takes big step into connected tech by testing it in limited-edition sneakers

The limited-edition AF1 NikeConnect QS NYC are the first sneakers that Nike is testing its NFC technology inside.
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What if corporations ruled the world? Syfy's Incorporated gives four nightmare scenarios

SyFy's new show Incorporated explores a world where the corporation you work for controls every part of your life. Here are four of the show's scariest scenarios.
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CryptoCelebs: Famous people who’ve bought the cryptocurrency craze

The last few years has seen some of the most popular people in the world use their immense celebrity to endorse cryptocurrencies in a variety of ways.
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Guns N’ Roses alum Matt Sorum rocks beyond blockchain to fight labels, YouTube

Former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum spoke with Digital Trends about his upcoming, salacious autobiography, as well as Artbit, the crypto platform he's behind.
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Hulu now lets you watch HBO and Cinemax, for an extra price

HBO made its library of films and TV shows available on Hulu. For $15 per month, subscribers can watch shows like Game of Thrones, on-demand.
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How to take a screenshot in VR with the Samsung Gear VR

Here is a simple step-by-step process on how to take a screenshot in VR with the Samsung Gear VR.
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Screenshots don’t quite do VR justice, but here’s how to do it on the HTC Vive

Our guide on how to take a screenshot on the HTC Vive in virtual reality.
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VR and pose: How to take a screenshot in VR with the Oculus Rift

Digital Trends has compiled a step-by-step guide on how to take a screenshot in VR with the Oculus Rift.
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The filmmakers behind ESPN’s This Magic Moment talk Shaq, ’90s NBA, social media

The directors for ESPN's documentary on the 90's Orlando Magic, "This Magic Moment", discuss how social media would have been in the NBA in the 1990's.
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ESPN is coming to Viceland — and vice versa — in new programming deal

ESPN and Vice have partnered to produce and distribute content from each other's libraries, including ESPN's 30 for 30 series and Vice World of Sports.
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ESPN is now in the business of binge-able content thanks to O.J. Simpson

ESPN's exec Lori Lebas explains how O.J.: Made in America helped ESPN learn to create TV that's more binge-able.
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ESPN gearing up to air 10 episodes of the 2016 Drone Racing League season this fall

ESPN partnered with Drone Racing League to air its first season of drone racing on ESPN2 this fall as 10, one-hour episodes.
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Viacom joins T-Mobile’s unlaunched TV service for home and mobile

T-Mobile, which in late 2017 promised a new TV service to compete with cable and satellite, now says that the service will include a mobile offering, and that Viacom has signed-on as a channel partner. The deal gives the as-yet unfinished service access to Comedy Central, MTV, Paramount and other key channels.
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Disney increases Fox bid in response to Comcast challenge

Disney agreed to acquire many of the movie and television assets from 21st Century Fox in December 2017, but for a second time, Comcast has announced its own offer for Fox, challenging Disney's deal ahead of a shareholder meeting and before it's subjected to regulatory review.
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Nike Store in Paris lets customers test sneaker colors using augmented reality

A Nike Store in Paris unveiled a new in-store machine which allows customers to test custom colors on sneakers using augmented reality.
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How to build a modern movie studio through connections and social media

Next-gen media companies will mesh film and ads and branded content into one must-see stream. And Miller/Datri Entertainment, a brand-new film studio and content creation company, leads the charge. We asked co-founders Colby Reed Miller and James Edmund Datri what it all means.
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The Glitch Mob spent a year making a VR experience as otherwordly as their music

EDM group The Glitch Mob has a virtual reality experience accompanying their No. 1 Dance/Electric album "See Without Eyes." In an interview, bandmember Justin Boreta delved into that, and the inner workings of the group's spaceship-style stage design known as The Blade 2.0.
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Reeling from the latest ‘Handmaid’s Tale’? We spoke with the woman who wrote it

Episode 10 of the second season of The Handmaid's Tale might be the darkest so far for the award-winning Hulu series, and we spoke with writer Yahlin Chang about what went into 'The Last Ceremony' and what it means for June and the rest of the show's cast of characters.
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Who needs a studio or label? LANY hit it big singing into a blanket

Indie-pop trio LANY went from unknown musicians Billboard charters shortly after anonymously uploading their music to Soundcloud in 2014. Now, the band has their sights set on becoming arena-rock legends and doing it without depending on streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music.
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Jimmy O. Yang on replacing Erlich, becoming the Urkel of ‘Silicon Valley’

Jimmy Yang plays Jian Yang from HBO's hit comedy series Silicon Valley following his emigration to America at the age of 13. Yang explains his expanded role, becoming the bad guy, and how working on the tech-centric series hasn't made him any more concerned about technology's privacy concerns.
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Two Feet recorded a song, put it on Soundcloud, and woke up famous

Two Feet is an alternative rock artist who hit it big when his breakthrough song scored 4 million streams on Soundcloud in a matter of hours. The 25 year old discusses how it felt to have his life change in a day, why musicians don't need to go music school, and Spotify's monopoly.
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Founder of Red Bull Radio talks streaming service morality and the future of radio

Many Ameri, founder of 24/7 online radio station, Red Bull Radio, speaks on Red Bull's stance on Apple Music and Spotify's removal of artists from playlists, why long-form content still matters in an age of short attention spans, and how the future of radio is podcasts.
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Watch: IBM uses artificial intelligence to make music with Phony Ppl

We brought IBM's AI music composition program Watson Beat to R&B group Phony PPL to see if actual musicians could find a cool way to use it.
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Inside the tech behind Marvel Universe Live’s ‘Age of Heroes’ stunt show

Marvel Universe Live: Age of Heroes features Black Panther, Spiderman, Doctor Strange, and more Marvel favorites in a live action stunt show.
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Luke Cage’s showrunner treats every season like a hip-hop concept album

Season 2 of Luke Cage premieres June 22 on Netflix. Creator and showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker tells us where Luke Cage fits in Marvel's cinematic universe, the intricacies of blackness as a superpower, and why he's hoping the second season "breaks Netflix" all over again.
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Don’t miss a moment! Here’s how to stream today’s British royal wedding

What's more fun than a wedding? A royal wedding! On May 19, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will get married, and although they might have forgotten to invite you, you can still watch the festivities online. Here's how to watch the royal wedding, and why you should even care in the first place.
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Kendrick Lamar’s using AR to sell pairs of the new Cortez Kenny on tour

During Top Dawg Entertainment's nationwide Championship Tour, fans will get the chance to purchase Kendrick Lamar's new Cortez Kenny sneakers using Nike's SNKRS app -- but only if they're at the show. Fans who don't attend will have an opportunity to buy the sneakers via the app at a later time.
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How Syd Bennett launched an R&B career with old MacBooks and a microphone

Digital Trends spoke with Syd Bennett, lead singer of R&B group The Internet, about the do-it-yourself recording process she's used to become a star.
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A Steph Curry 3-pointer unlocks Under Armour’s new trivia game app

Steph IQ, Under Armour's new trivia game app, is activated by the first 3-pointer The Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry makes in each game of the 2018 NBA Playoffs. Fans will be able to win Curry's sneakers and more by answering multiple choice questions about basketball.
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Adrian Younge makes music for everything from orchestras to Netflix’s ‘Luke Cage’

In speaking with musician Adrian Younge, you instantly realize his DNA is probably made up of musical notes. He proudly eschews modern digital recording techniques in favor of more time-consuming analog ones. Along with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, he created the rapturous score for the Netflix series Luke Cage.