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Netflix built an army of servers to stream TV—now it’s powering games

Fast Company Tech

Now, Netflix is ready to take this tech beyond movies and TV shows: The company has begun to develop its own cloud gaming infrastructure, with servers that could eventually allow any Netflix member to play complex games on their smart TVs without an expensive game console. and Canada. That will come in the coming years.

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How Fox Sports will use virtual fans created in Unreal Engine to fill empty stadiums in MLB broadcasts

The Verge

Starting this weekend, the network will not only be piping in fake fan audio, but it’ll also be filling the stands with digitally rendered fans for its MLB broadcasts, starting with this Saturday’s Yankees-Nationals game. “We We believe the crowd and seeing people in seats is part of a broadcast.”.

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NCAA March Madness 2025 livestream: How to watch the men’s and women’s First Four games

Fast Company Tech

Heres what you need to know heading into the First Four games and how to tune in. How can I watch or stream the First Four March Madness games? For the first mens game, St. truTV) For the first womens game, Iowa State and Princeton will battle it out on Wednesday at 7 p.m. North Carolina: 9:10 p.m. Mary’s: 6:40 p.m.

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Roku is running interactive pop-up ads during live TV broadcasts

TechSpot

It appears that streaming TV provider Roku may be testing pop-up ads with live broadcast customers. Over the weekend, a user on the r/cordcutters subreddit reported that Roku served him an ad overlay during a live NFL game. He was not happy.

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The first NBA broadcast rendered with volumetric video puts basketball in the uncanny valley

The Verge

Tonight the Brooklyn Nets and the Dallas Mavericks game is notable for reasons other than the basketball genius of Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic, it’s the first opportunity for us to watch a full game broadcast live with new technology. Image: ESPN/NBA. They are in fact now in Brooklyn. We regret the error.

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The 2020 Tokyo Games will be the first in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos

Digital Trends

The 2020 Tokyo Games will be historic in many ways, but for those watching from home, they'll be the first to be broadcast in Dolby's Vision and Atmos formats.

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Facebook Gaming will now allow partnered streamers to play copyrighted music

The Verge

Today, Facebook Gaming is set to allow its partnered streamers to play copyrighted, popular music in the background of their live stream s — which means they’ve seemingly solved the copyright problem that’s plagued live-streaming (and basically the entire internet) since the beginning.

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