Streaming services news

Netflix will soon reach the 100m subscriber milestone. In 2017, Netflix will spend $6b on content and $1b on tech. There are several big films planned for 2017

Apple is planning to make original TV series and potentially even movies, and offer it through Apple Music by the end of 2017, according to WSJ

It took 9 months but it's finally here. Owners of 2015 Samsung TVs in the US are now finally able to enjoy Netflix in HDR

The internet giant has teamed up with three entry-level TV brands - Seiki, Westinghouse and Element - to integrated the Fire TV platform into TVs

Apple has been steadily adding partners for the universal search feature on Apple TV. Apple’s tvOS has topped 50 apps in the US plus local partners in other regions

The Amazon Prime Video app is now available internationally on Sony 2015 and 2016 Sony Android TVs

Amazon has a decent catalog of TV series in 4K/HDR but at the moment only 'The Grand Tour' is available in international markets. More 4K/HDR content will follow later

Amazon is ready to take on Netflix with shows such as 'The Grand Tour' and 'The Man in the High Castle'. The price for the first 6 months is €2.99 / $2.99 per month

tvOS 10.1 includes the new 'TV' app that is designed to give you a full overview of all available content in one unified interface

Google Daydream now has VR apps from Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and Next VR as well as games such as LEGO and Need for Speed

The coming update to the ‘Movies & TV’ app adds support for 4K UHD, allowing you to "purchase and rent UHD videos" on Windows 10 and Xbox One S

BBC has started testing Planet Earth II in glorious 4K and HDR video quality. To do that BBC is using the third HDR format, HLG

From 90 days to 14 days. That is what some of the biggest Hollywood studios are considering agreeing to and let Apple rent out the latest movies on iTunes much faster than today

One month ago, YouTube added support for HDR and as promised Samsung has released an update to enable YouTube HDR on its 2016 "SUHD" & UHD TVs

More than 125 movies in 4K quality are now available to buy or rent on ‘Google Play Movies & TV’. But only for customers in the US and Canada initially

Netflix is introducing a refreshed user interface to make the TV experience less static. You will soon start seeing “video previews” when you browse the catalog

‘Google Play Movies & TV’ is now available as an app for Samsung Smart TV. However, only owners of the most recent 2016 models can join the fun

VP9 is a free alternative to the costly HEVC format. Netflix says that by using VP9 for mobile streaming it can save up to 36% in bandwidth

Hulu launches 4K Ultra HD via streaming on PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One S. It will start by offering 4 original TV series and 20 James Bond movies

You can now experience live-streaming in up to 4K and 360-degree quality. YouTube wants to showcase the technology by live-streaming the Game Awards 2016

Netflix has been very hesitant to roll out a download feature. The new download feature works on Android and Apple iOS devices.

AT&T's new 'Direct Now' streaming channel service starts at $35 dollars per month. It will be available on Apple TV, Chromecast, FireTV etc

Google has started adding movies in 4K quality on Google Play Movies ahead of the official launch. There is currently a handful of titles that sell for $25 dollars each

Google’s Play streaming service for movies has expanded to 10 more regions, mainly countries in the Middle East but also Vietnam

But only if you have a PC with the new 7th generation Intel processors, the Windows 10 operating system and the Microsoft Edge browser

Twitter's livestreaming video app has only been available on a few TV devices but is now expanding to Android TVs and boxes

PlayStation Vue - Sony’s cord-cutting TV service - recently expanded to Android TV and the web. It is now also available on Apple TV4

Netflix’s main competitor, Amazon, will start expanding its video streaming globally in December with the launch of ’The Grand Tour’

Google has pushed the button for HDR video on YouTube. You can enjoy HDR video on the new Chromecast Ultra and soon 2016 Samsung TVs

Customers in the US can stream the entire Netflix catalog on "millions of X1" set-top boxes from Comcast. The X1 remote control works with voice search