Streaming services news

It starts on October 16th. Some movies will also run in cinemas. Netflix’s move into movies can change the rules of the industry

HBO is not talking numbers but one analyst estimates that HBO Now has close to 1 million subscribers after two months

Amazon has made good on its promise. The first TV series in HDR is now available to watch in HDR for owners of Samsung SUHD TVs

We have THX certified TVs & now we have "Netflix Recommended" TVs. But there is actually value in the stamp of approval

'Life of Pi', 'Kingsman: The Secret Service', 'The Maze Runner' and 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' will be released in 4K HDR

YouTube continues to improve picture quality. It is now possible to watch videos in incredible 8K resolution - 7680x4320 pixels

Fire TV is now the best-selling streamer box Roku is second, Chromecast third, and Apple TV fourth

The streaming giant has confirmed that it will launch its service in Italy and Spain this October. Update: Portugal, too

Showtime's stand-alone streaming service will launch July 12th on Apple TV and other Apple devices. Free 30 day trial

Google has just announced that the HBO Now streaming service is coming to Chromecast and Android TV next month

Lenovo Cast is a small device that you can connect to your TV, allowing you to mirror your smartphone or tablet screen onto the TV

Netflix wants to make "internet TV" better. The new web interface is faster & will bring the experience more in line with Netflix’s TV & tablet apps

M-Go will start offering movies in 4K with HDR (high dynamic range) later this year. M-Go promises a wide selection of titles at launch

20th Century Fox has decided to release versions of all its new movies, including some catalogue titles, in Ultra HD and HDR

Mirror reports that negotiations are ongoing and that the team is planning to name it House of Cars; a reference to Netflix's House of Cards

Apple has added seven new channels on Apple TV, ahead of the rumored hardware update of the media streamer box at WWDC

Not big Hollywood productions but smaller projects in collaboration with YouTube stars and Dreamworks-owned AwesomenessTV

Netflix and HBO Now are not as substitutes, says the company. Netflix now has 62m subscribers. A new TV UI is coming later this year

Netflix, Silverback Film, and WWF will bring the sequel called Our Planet to life in stunning 4K resolution. 8 episodes coming in 2019

Amazon will start streaming movies and TV series in glorious HDR later this year. First originals, later movies from other studios

More than 25 billion hours of video have been streamed using the new VP9 codec that brings picture quality improvements to everyone

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