Streaming services news

Apple is offering 6 different 10-movie bundles for $10 each to celebrate that it has been ten years since iTunes Movies was first launched

Android TV has system-level support for all three relevant HDR formats; Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG. This could help bring HDR to more video apps & TVs

The YouTube app on Sony’s internet-enabled 2012 TVs has been acting up for some time so Sony has decided to remove it, effective as of September 30

Sony has announced that ULTRA will get 48-hour rentals & free 10-minute previews. It will also be supported on Intel PCs beginning in Q1 2017

Roku will introduce no less than five new media players this fall, including its first box with support for HDR. New naming scheme, too

Dolby Vision is one of the key HDR (high dynamic range) formats and in this FAQ we will explain what you need to know about Dolby Labs’ approach to HDR

A revamped YouTube app is rolling out across Smart TVs, streamer boxes, game consoles & Chromecast. Apple TV, however, will not receive the new app

The update to enable Netflix in HDR was released for LG's 2015 OLED earlier this week and is confirmed to work on EF9500 (EF950V) and EG920V

The Huntsman: Winter’s War, Lucy, Oblivion and Lone Survivor are now available for stremaing in Dolby Vision on Vudu. Some also with Atmos sound

Unlike Netflix, Amazon, HBO and others Hulu has for years offered the option to watch some of its content catalog for free with ads. No more

Microsoft promised to support 4K streaming from services such as Netflix. Good news! The latest update of the Netflix app also adds support for HDR

Chromecast’s promised Fast Play feature will make videos load on the TV instantaneously. It should have been here already but has been delayed until later this year

Google is introducing "Family Library" a way to share movies, TV shows, books and apps with family. It will roll over to 12 countries over the next few day

Here you will find all review scores for media boxes (streamers, game console, more) that we have reviewed. The list will automatically update

The new Star Trek series will premiere in January 2017 and Netflix will be the exclusive home in 188 countries (USA & Canada excluded). Netflix will also get the 727 existing episodes

A Flixtape is like a mixtape, but for video on Netflix. The idea is to offer the viewer an easy way to create playlists that can be shared with friends and family via social media

After launching on Apple TV and Chromecast in April, the $9/mo Starz subscription service is now expanding to the popular Roku players and Roku TVs

Amazon Video has started offering TV series and Hollywood movies in Dolby Vision HDR. The second season of Bosch is available at no additional cost

After one and a half year, Netflix has finally given in. Netflix’s movies and TV series will start showing up in universal search results on Android TV devices

You can live stream rocket launches and enjoy the views from the ISS. There is also a back catalog of documentaries and reports on space

Sony’s online TV service, PlayStation Vue, has expanded to Roku boxes and TVs. It is also coming to Android phones and tablets next week

Netflix has been slow to embrace picture-in-picture it but with the latest update it has added full support. It works with recent iPads

This time, the Netflix Hack Day produced a new VR app for HTC Vive, QuietCast for Chromecast, a customizable "Tetris" user interface, and other concepts

Way back in 2012, Netflix and Disney signed a deal to make Netflix the "exclusive pay TV home" for all Disney, Pixar, Marvel & Lucasfilm movies in the US. That starts in September 2016

Netflix is testing a new user interface where viewers are presented with five "Now Playing" tiles as soon as the app loads. It has been integrated with "auto play"

The Amazon Fire TV box will soon receive a software update that adds new useful voice commands for Alexa as well 4K support in the YouTube app

Two notable apps have launched on Android TV. WatchESPN offers access to sports whereas Starz offers access to a catalogue of TV series/movies

The British public service operator BBC is reportedly planning to launch a subscription video service to compete with Netflix and Amazon

With GameFly you can stream games such as Tomb Raider and Batman: Arkham Origins over the internet. Now live on Philips' 2015 and 2016 Android TVs

Next year, you could be watching live TV on YouTube and Hulu. Prices are rumored to start at $35-40 dollars for a bundle