But as many of us have discovered the unpleasant way, it’s rarely that simple. Depending on which streaming service you choose, or even the program you decide to watch, volume levels can vary drastically. Even over the course of a single program, you might need to reach for the remote several times to keep the sound from getting too loud, especially if you’re dealing with sleeping children, sensitive spouses, or nearby neighbors.

While inconsistent sound levels are hardly a new issue in the audio/video world, streaming services seem to have exacerbated the problem by putting so many different companies in charge of the experience.

The good news is that the industry is taking some steps toward solving the problem, and in the meantime, you can employ some tricks on your own to make volume levels more manageable. Read the full column on TechHive.

The company does say that if you sign up by June at the current price of $6 per month, you’ll keep local channel access unless you cancel, but it’s also planning to beef up the premium version with more content, including additional sporting events and live channels.

The most interesting thing to me about ViacomCBS’s streaming strategy is that it’s less beholden to cable bundles for its most valuable sports programming. Unlike ESPN+, which doesn’t carry ESPN’s biggest sporting events, or Peacock, which doesn’t have NBC’s regional sports or nationally-televised events, CBS doesn’t have a popular sports channel to prop up. Instead, its biggest events air on CBS proper, which is already part of All Access now. As ViacomCBS adds even more sports coverage to Paramount+, it could have big implications for the unbundling of sports.

Netflix’s new auto-download option: Netflix is adding a new feature for mobile devices that can automatically download movies and shows you might like. While Netflix’s current Smart Downloads feature can already pull down episodes of shows you’re currently watching, the new feature, called “Downloads For You,” will also download movies or shows you haven’t seen yet. The idea is to give you some new things to watch when you’re stuck without internet access.

Downloads For You isn’t enabled by default, and for now it’s Android-only. To use it, head to the Downloads tab in the Netflix mobile app, toggle the Downloads for You option, and choose how much storage space the app should fill with videos. Netflix says it’ll start testing iOS support soon.

More AT&T TV changes: AT&T is giving its DVR a boost for live TV streaming subscribers. If you were getting 500 hours of storage before—either with an on-contract plan or as a $10 per month upgrade for contract-free plans—you now have unlimited storage instead. AT&T is also letting subscribers watch on up to 20 devices at home, up from the previous three-device limit. (There is some fine print involved: With any given TV series, you can only store up to 30 episodes, and certain channels remain limited to three streams at a time.)

It’s not all good news, though. As The Streamable reports, AT&T is planning to raise prices by $10 per month for all of its legacy plans, once offered under the “DirecTV Now” Name. It’s unclear when that price hike will go into effect.

Amazon’s Fire TV Blaster is also on sale for $20, which is $15 off the regular price. If you already have a Fire TV device and an Amazon Echo speaker, the Blaster adds hands-free control over your TV’s volume, power, and HDMI inputs. It’s basically a way to get the Fire TV Cube’s features without getting a whole new streaming device.