Streaming services news

Later this year, Sony will launch the "Ultra" app on its 4K TVs. Through Ultra users in the US can buy 4K movies from Sony Pictures & other studios

YouTube already supports 4K, HFR, and even 8K. The streaming giant will start supporting HDR (high dynamic range) later this year

Earlier this year, industry players had to stop and consider its plans for using HEVC because licensing costs exploded. A new deal makes it significantly cheaper to use HEVC

Netflix calls the new approach "per title encode optimization". With this method it can reduce bandwidth but also dedicate more bitrate to complex scenes

BBC’s popular iPlayer is now available on Apple TV. You can watch live channels and browse through the archive

The app has a new design and adds support for Airplay, which makes it possible to see your rented and purchased movies on Apple TV

Apple has been working on bringing an internet TV service to the Apple TV. Those plans are now on hold, according to two sources

From 16 to 31 TV series. In addition, Netflix will create 10 feature films, 10 stand-up shows, 12 documentaries & 30 kids’ shows

Unsurprisingly, Netflix leads the pack with Amazon Video in second. HBO Now is a fast climber

Vimeo has started rolling out support for 4K streaming. The company is also switching to adaptive streaming

YouTube has plans to offer full-lenght movies and TV series through its new YouTube Red subscription service, according to WSJ

Smithsonian has launched one of the first nature streaming services in 4K resolution with its new “Smithsonian Earth”

Amazon has now seemingly confirmed that Amazon Prime Video is coming to Apple TV "within a few weeks"

PlayStation Vue is now available on Amazon Fire TV (and Stick). It will be available on Chromecast soon. Sony is also lowering prices

Amazon Video has been available on Roku’s boxes in the US for years but not in the UK. That changes today

If you want to own shows like Doctor Who, Sherlock & Top Gear, and enjoy them whenever you have time you can now buy them from the BBC Store

Plex is now available for free in the App Store of the new Apple TV. Plex is calling it "beautiful" and one of their most feature-rich apps to date

Netflix says that it has been the "most watched movie on Netflix, in every country we operate in". In the US alone, more than 3 million have seen it

Vudu is now offering movies in 4K resolution - at least if you own the new Roku 4. Vudu is also offering Dolby Vision HDR & Dolby Atmos

With YouTube Red you can enjoy YouTube without ads, get access to exclusive content and access extra features for $10 dollars a month

ITU, which helped define the Ultra HD standard, has proposed a new open standard named "immersive sound" that will “transform the listening experience”

Netflix has already taken the TV industry by storm and they are hoping to do the same for movies

"To continue adding more TV shows and movies". The standard plan with HD picture quality will increase from $8.99 to $9.99 per month.

After launching on Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Android TV, HBO’s stand-alone streaming service, HBO Now, has arrived on Roku’s platform

HBO Now, Showtime, CBS All Access, Disney Movies Anywhere, Epix, WWE and UFC are now available as apps on Android TV

Nvidia likes to call it "Netflix for games". For $8 dollars per month you have access to a library of semi-recent games and you can try it free for 3 months.

Google has launched two new Chromecasts. The first one, Chromecast, is for video on the TV. The second one, Chromecast Audio, is for speakers

Milk Video - "The Next Big Thing in Video" - was a viral video aggregation service that was launched after Samsung failed to establish a competitor to Apple's iTunes

Virtual Reality is still in its infancy but several major players are ready to support Oculus’ plans. Here is what to expect at launch

HBO’s Game of Throne won 12 statuettes, including for best drama series. HBO’s Veep won for best comedy series.