Special Broadcasting Service

polygon | April 01, 2020

Epic Games believes its Houseparty chat application is the victim of a coordinated smear campaign, and will pay $1 million to anyone who can provide proof of that allegation.It’s a remarkable, public pushback from a company that has, since it launched the Epic Games Store at the end of 2018, been accused of harvesting users’ data, or installing spyware on their devices. The unfounded allegations usually insinuate that China-based Tencent, a 40 percent owner in Epic, is behind it all....

Logitech | July 28, 2020

Logitech has announced a wireless version of its 2019 Pro X gaming headset called the Pro X Lightspeed. It’s almost identical to the wired version, complete with the same aluminum and steel design, but there are a few key differences. Going wireless isn’t even the biggest perk; it’s actually the USB-C charging. No other wireless gaming headsets that charge via USB-C come to mind, so in this regard, the Pro X Lightspeed in a league of its own....

Quartz | April 09, 2020

The Disney+ streaming service has more than 50 million global subscribers five months after launching, Disney announced yesterday. It had 29 million subscribers as of early February.“This bodes well for our continued expansion,” Disney’s streaming head, Kevin Mayer, said in a statement.That is an understatement. The total puts Disney well ahead of both its own projections and also analyst forecasts. The company told investors last year it was hoping Disney+ would reach between ...

Disney | March 19, 2020

ESPN parent company Disney said it is seeing increased user consumption and advertiser interest in its entertainment properties while the US sports industry remains at a standstill due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. A day after ESPN senior executive Burke Magnus addressed the sports media giant’s current programming strategy, Rita Ferro, president of Disney advertising sales, posted an open letter describing the company’s ongoing efforts with both brands and leagues.“Across ...