Streaming services news

Here are our experiences with Now on Apple TV, iPhone/iPad, and in the web browser. We also examine picture quality. Is this a real competitor to Netflix?

Sony’s Android TVs, LG’s new webOS TVs & all Roku TVs from Hisense, Insignia & TCL are the first ones with the "Netflix Recommended" logo

HBO Now has arrived on Apple TV and iOS. The streaming service costs $14.99 per month for the entire catalogue, but the first month is free

For the first time, all six Star Wars movies will be available globally in “Digital HD” through online movie stores beginning Friday April 10th

A new, updated Apple TV is expected to finally arrive this summer. However, it will not support 4K video, a new report claims

Netflix has convinced Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Toshiba, and Vestel to put a Netflix button on the remote control of TVs sold in Europe

4K is not new on YouTube and 48/60fps was recently added for HD. YouTube is now combining the two for beautiful video streaming

“This content is not available in your country”. The EU Commission wants to abolish geoblocking to let you stream video and music everywhere

Fire TV Stick will launch on April 15 in the UK. The dongle offers services such as Netflix, iPlayer & Amazon Prime. Early birds can get it for Ł19

Netflix has today launched its service in Australia and New Zealand. Prices start at AU $8.99 per month. 4K streaming will cost $14.99

Sony’s PlayStation Vue is now online in 3 cities; New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, starting at $50. Available on PS3, PS4 and soon iPad

The new TV service is rumored to be unveiled at WWDC in June and launch in September. It will cost about $30-40 dollars per month

HBO Now will cost $15 per month and be exclusively available on Apple TV. Apple will also lower the price for Apple TV to $69

HBO's stand-alone streaming service will reportedly come to Apple TV this April for $15 dollars per month. HBO without cable TV!

"One of the worst declines we have seen since we launched coverage of these companies". Netflix, Amazon etc. are taking share

Several owners of Samsung Smart TVs have begun noticing ads ever 10-30 minute while watching locally-stored movies & home videos

After talks with TV providers have failed, Apple has returned to the negotiating table and is apparently trying to cut out the middle man

Chromecast was the top selling streaming device in US for 2014. Users have pressed the “cast” button more than 1 billion times

YouTube ditches Flash. This will improve picture quality to better HD and even 4K, as well as improve the YouTube experience significantly

Article series on trends. Ultra HD is not just about more pixels, but better pixels. In 2015, the industry will take the first step

Android TV looks like the most interesting TV platform right now, combining TV, apps and games. Here is an overview of all the Android TV announcements and products

Netflix is planning to expand from about 50 countries today to 200 in the next 2 years. Netflix will add 320 hours of original content in 2015

Like Netflix, Amazon will start producing original movies for theatres and streaming. Unlike Netflix, movies will not debut simultaneously

Article series on trends. We look at TV operating systems - or software - and how 2015 will mark the first year in the battle of TV operating systems

LG and its webOS platform is the first TV partner, but GoPro has grander ambitions for 4K and live streaming in the near future

We met Netflix at CES 2015 for a talk about 4K, HDR (high dynamic range), and future picture improvements, including color gamuts and HFR

Dolby Vision is better picture quality through HDR. The Lego Movie, Edge of Tomorrow, and Into the Storm will be available in Q1 2015

Android TV will be available in all of Sony’s Ultra HD TV and some Full HD TVs. Here are our hands-on impressions along with a video

In 2014, no TVs supported VP9. That will change in 2015, where Samsung, Sony, LG, Sharp & Philips TVs will be capable of streaming YouTube in 4K

Within a few months, you will start seeing a Netflix logo on TVs. It will be rolled out in the US starting in March on TVs with a great user experience