Article on Polish tech news site on how Streamyard screwed over our tiny not-for-profit (and, no doubt others) by automatically upgrading us to a plan at twice the price.

https://kontrabanda.net/r/aral-balkan-streamyard-kontrowersje/

Just cancelled our Streamyard subscription and deleted our account.

The asshats automatically switched us to a plan that was 2× the price (from ~$44 to ~$88) with a single email’s notice and no authorisation on our part and when there was a new plan that almost exactly matched our current one with almost exactly the same features.

By the time I clocked on, they’d already charged us for several months so I wrote to them explaining that what they did was wrong and asking them to refund us the difference in the plan costs and place us on the plan that was almost the carbon copy of the one we were originally on.

They refused. And admitted no wrongdoing.

Finally, they offered a one month refund.

So I accepted. And now that it’s safely in our account, I just cancelled our subscription and deleted the account. I have a very fucking short fuse for asshole unethical American startups thinking they’re so bloody smart for fucking you over.

Anyway, beware of Streamyard. Not sure if they’ll pull the same shit again but I’m sure they’ll pull some other shit some other time.

*It's a modern miracle really, so why does this feel so grim, wonky and far-fetched to me. #lectures #timezones #streamingvideo

https://flic.kr/p/2qonzbt

Black Friday 2023 Digital Deals (download & stream videos, music, games, eBooks and more) #Audiobooks, #Bargains, #BlackFriday, #BlackFriday2023, #DigitalMedia, #Ebooks, #Hulu, #Streaming, #StreamingVideo, #Subscriptions

https://liliputing.com/black-friday-2023-digital-deals-download-stream-videos-music-games-ebooks-and-more/

YouTube is rolling out a bunch of new features for its mobile, TV, and desktop apps, including tap-for-2X fast forwarding, lock your screen to avoid accidental taps interrupting playback, search for a song by humming or singing, and more. https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-new-features-2023/ #YouTube #Google #StreamingVideo

New Yorker: The Transcendent Thrill of Watching the Tour de France https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-transcendent-thrill-of-watching-the-tour-de-france #NewYorker #News/AnnalsofaWarmingPlanet #News/DailyComment #StreamingVideo #ClimateChange #TourdeFrance #Peacock #Sports

Goodbye HBO, hello Max. Warner brothers is merging HBO Max & Discovery+ into a combined service called Max that launches May 23 for the same price as the current HBO Max... unless you pay extra for 4K & up to 4 simultaneous streams. https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/hbo-max-renamed-max-pricing-launch-date-1235532179/

Google TV expands its free live TV streaming capabilities with channels from Tubi, Plex, and Haystack News, in addition to Pluto TV (which was already available), bringing the number of free channels to over 800. https://blog.google/products/google-tv/google-tv-free-channels/

@hoergen
https://social.tchncs.de/@kaffeeringe/109263720477056413
kaffeeringe@social.tchncs.de - Cool! #Owncast Livestream-Server können jetzt auch Teil des Fediverse werden. Nachdem ich meine Denkblockade überwunden habe, war das Update sehr einfach und mit 2 Klicks ist @livestream jetzt im Fediverse!
Den @webmontagkiel heute Abend werde ich darüber noch nicht streamen. Aber ich zieh dort demnächst mal dauerhaft hin um. https://owncast.online/news/20220305-welcome-to-the-fediverse/
#streamingvideo #owncast