It’s not TV, it’s HBO. No, sorry, it’s HBO Go. And likewise HBO Now. However now it’s HBO Max, besides wait, now it’s not HBO in any respect? It’s simply Max? Truly, I’m being advised it’s as soon as once more HBO Max. Thanks for becoming a member of us on this wild and completely nonsensical branding journey. Please hold 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 resolution to rename its streaming service once more this week, re-embracing the HBO model after eschewing it just a few 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 discuss 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 referred to as CarPlay Extremely, 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 unsure who’s truly going to get to see it. Forward of Google I/O subsequent week, we now have loads of questions on what’s subsequent for Google’s cellphone plans, and for Gemini usually.
Lastly, 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’d have to prepare to listen to. And we focus on the brand new Airbnb, and whether or not the corporate’s pivot to experiences and providers will truly repay.
If you wish 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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