It’s not TV, it’s HBO. No, sorry, it’s HBO Go. And additionally HBO Now. But now it’s HBO Max, besides wait, now it’s not HBO in any respect? It’s simply Max? Actually, I’m being informed it’s as soon as once more HBO Max. Thank you for becoming a member of us on this wild and completely nonsensical branding journey. Please maintain watching The White Lotus.
On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay, David, and The Verge’s Jake Kastrenakes begin the present with some private information earlier than digging into Warner Bros. Discovery’s choice to rename its streaming service once more this week, re-embracing the HBO model after eschewing it only some years in the past. (Now that we give it some thought, perhaps we must always have seen this coming from an organization that couldn’t give you a greater mixed identify than “Warner Bros. Discovery.”) The hosts additionally speak about the remainder of the information in a busy week in streaming, from ESPN’s upcoming service to the plan for Fox One.
After that, it’s time to speak devices. Apple’s next-generation CarPlay, now known as CarPlay Ultra, is lastly right here, however it’s by no means what we anticipated. Google revealed the colourful, bouncy way forward for Android, and we actually prefer it — however we’re undecided who’s really going to get to see it. Ahead of Google I/O subsequent week, we now have loads of questions on what’s subsequent for Google’s telephone plans, and for Gemini usually.
Finally, within the lightning spherical, it’s time for one more version of Brendan Carr is a Dummy. We additionally discuss concerning the unusual, uncanny way forward for sponsored content material — and why “the Oscar goes to… Coca-Cola!” is a sentence we would must prepare to listen to. And we focus on the brand new Airbnb, and whether or not the corporate’s pivot to experiences and companies will really repay.
If you need to know extra about all the things we focus on on this episode, listed below are some hyperlinks to get you began, starting with streaming:
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