Streaming services news

A little over half a year after the feature was introduced on Android, Netflix is launching ’smart downloads’ on iOS

Amazon and FuboTV are both bringing new features to Apple TV

On YouTube Kids, parents can create profiles, block content, and view playback history.

Over 1000 classic & contemporary movies for for $11 per month.

Movies Anywhere is here to take over

Apple TV delivers the highest streaming picture quality, according to Conviva

Sony has one. Microsoft and Google will soon enter the arena. And now Apple?

A public beta will start in early February.

Bird Box has been watched by over 80 million households in the first four weeks

That compares to Roku's 27 million user base but questions remain

Most other regions will not be affected – at least not at this time.

Freedive is a free, ad-supported service that is available on Amazon FireTV.

Alpha & Venom will be some of the IMAX Enhanced movies to come to UHD Blu-ray, FandangoNow & RakutenTV

iTunes, Airplay 2 & HomeKit will come to TVs soon – but no single TV will get all three.

Samsung 2019 TVs will gain support for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa voice commands

In a surprise announcement, Apple and Samsung have announced that iTunes and Airplay 2 are coming to Samsung Smart TV

It does not work with some of the most popular devices such as Apple TV, Chromecast and FireTV Stick

Netflix is now one of the most prolific Hollywood film studios.

Hollywood’s campaign against motion smoothing is gaining momentum and Netflix is now joining the movement

Amazon’s high-profile TV show will return on January 18, 2019

Apple has confirmed a "multiyear" deal with studio A24 covering multiple films

A new 'Criterion Channel' streaming service will take over from spring 2019.

Nintendo is suspending access to online and streaming services on the original Wii

Part of that plan involves investing in more original content for Hulu

Disney has also greenlit a second Star War series & a Marvel production based on Loki

More popular than smartphone, tablet & PC combined.

TV viewers are also experiencing fewer problems & higher streaming quality - with Apple TV leading the pack

In a notable about-face, Netflix is abandoning its day-and-date film release strategy

Via a compatible smart speaker. Previous TV models will not be updated

Nvidia Shield now also supports Dolby Atmos pass-through from Amazon Prime Video

HbbTV is a hybrid system for delivery of broadcast and streaming video through Smart TVs & set-top boxes