Streaming 4 March 2026 - 6 May 2026

Disney Earnings Beat: Disney Stock Jumps as Josh D’Amaro Puts Disney+ and Parks at the Center
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Disney Earnings Beat: Disney Stock Jumps as Josh D’Amaro Puts Disney+ and Parks at the Center

BURBANK, California, May 6, 2026, 06:05 PDT Disney topped analyst expectations on both earnings and revenue Wednesday, giving shares a lift of more than 4% in premarket trading. The company logged adjusted earnings of $1.57 per share with revenue reaching $25.2 billion for the quarter that closed March 28—outperforming LSEG data forecasts of $1.49 and $24.78 billion, Reuters reported. Streaming gains and robust park spending helped anchor new CEO Josh D’Amaro’s opening moves.
May 6, 2026
Amazon’s New Fire TV Stick Warning Is Bad News for Sideloading Fans
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Amazon’s New Fire TV Stick Warning Is Bad News for Sideloading Fans

Amazon.com Inc.’s newest Fire TV Stick HD makes it clear: there’s now a warning up front telling buyers sideloading—adding apps from outside Amazon’s own store—is off the table. That’s a sharp pivot away from the stick’s Android roots, which had drawn in users eager to tweak their setup. Sure, sideloading never got a spotlight, but for previous models, it was just something people did. Amazon’s $34.99 streaming stick is now up for preorder and will start shipping April 29. With the launch, everyday Fire TV buyers—not just developers or early testers—get access to Amazon’s updated software. The refreshed stick is about 30% slimmer than the last HD model, supports Wi-Fi 6 plus Bluetooth 5.3, and delivers the newest Alexa+ features
April 19, 2026
Amazon’s New Fire TV Stick HD Signals the End of Android — and Sideloading — on Fire TV Sticks
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Amazon’s New Fire TV Stick HD Signals the End of Android — and Sideloading — on Fire TV Sticks

Amazon is steering its Fire TV Stick range in a different direction. Developers were told that upcoming Fire TV Sticks will drop the long-used Android-based Fire OS in favor of Vega OS, Amazon’s own operating system. That means the new Fire TV Stick HD isn’t just a thinner $34.99 streamer—it marks another move away from Android on the company’s stick lineup. This change hits power users especially hard—sideloading, or putting apps on devices without the official app store, is now blocked. Amazon now gets more control: apps, security, the whole living-room storefront, all under its watch. But for users looking to load whatever they want onto a cheap stick behind their TV, the options just got slimmer.
April 18, 2026
Amazon’s $35 Fire TV Stick HD Gets Slimmer as Ember Artline TV Preorders Open
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Amazon’s $35 Fire TV Stick HD Gets Slimmer as Ember Artline TV Preorders Open

Seattle — April 15, 2026, 10:12 PDT. Amazon introduced a slimmer Fire TV Stick HD on Wednesday, setting its price at $34.99 and opening preorders for its first Ember Artline TVs. The company’s latest streaming stick will ship later this month. Ember Artline models, targeting the wall-art TV segment, start at $899.99 and are scheduled to begin shipping to customers in the U.S. and Canada on April 22.
April 15, 2026