Streaming services news

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

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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

You will still get Amazon’s video streaming service with your Prime subscription but you can now also subscribe to Amazon Prime Video as a stand-alone service

HBO Now has launched on Xbox One, Xbox 360 & Samsung’s Smart TVs. Xbox owners can watch the new Game of Thrones episode for free

Each TV manufacturer will have to enable Netflix's HDR streaming through software updates and Panasonic has now issued an update for the 2016 models

Netflix has detailed its plans for HDR and Dolby Vision. It will offer 100 hours of HDR content by August and over 150 hours this year. See what's coming

The grace period ends next month where an estimated 17 million US subscribers will be moved up from $7.99 to $9.99. Price increase for Europe in August

UHD Blu-ray players combine 4K resolution, wide color gamut and HDR to take the viewing experience to new heights. What do you want to know?

Netflix will stream BBC’s new Top Gear show with Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc internationally, the company has confirmed

Sony owners in the US already have access to Netflix's HDR. Today, Sony will release a software update for Europe. Will apply to both 2015 and 2016 TVs

Netflix is now streaming in HDR10 and Dolby Vision. Marco Polo is the first TV series to be available in HDR. Daredevil will follow soon

Starz has launched a new stand-alone streaming service for $9 per month. The Starz app is available on Apple TV, Chromecast & mobile devices