Streaming services news

Netflix is now taking the program global and has raised the bar for performance. So far only LG and Sony’s 2016 TVs have been received the “recommendation”.

Netflix will reportedly spend $90m to make "Bright" starring Will Smith. The movie will premiere in cinemas and globally on Netflix on the same day

For $50 per title. Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Martin Scorsese and J.J. Abrams support the project

The “cord-cutting” service allows you to enjoy TV content streamed over the internet on your PlayStation console or Fire TV.

Amazon will soon join Netflix and Vudu in offering Dolby Vision quality. LG's "Super UHD TVs" will be the first to support Amazon’s streams

Netflix has begun restricting access. Paypal has joined Netflix in the fight. Meanwhile, the EU is working to ban the industry practice of "geoblocking"

Disney has decided to release it through online services such as iTunes before it hits Blu-ray & DVD. UHD Blu-ray is not mentioned with a word

GameFly, the cloud gaming service, will launch on LG’s webOS Smart TVs. With a monthly subscription you will get access to a catalog of games

By year’s end Netflix's catalogue should offer 600 hours of 4K content. The company is in no rush to create VR content

A video showing you the new "Smart home" app, YouTube in 4K, a new Ambilight feature, Amazon Video app, improved gaming performance & more

Love Nature offers the world’s largest catalog of wildlife & nature documentary films. It is now available in 32 countries. The first month is free

The 8.0 release adds support for post-play on iPhone, 3D Touch, iPad Pro, Arabic, and more. But still no picture-in-picture

A "hybrid set-top box" that combines linear TV channels with the world of streaming and apps, built on Roku OS. The first partner is Sky UK

Amazon Video nearly doubled outside of the US. Amazon also claims that the Fire TV media player continues to be the “best-selling media player”

The company will support both the HDR10 & Dolby Vision formats. The official debut will happen with the new seasons of Marco Polo & Daredevil

Expect lots of new shows and new seasons of popular series such as House of Cards, Orange is the New Black & Daredevil. See the full list inside

If you are using an "unblock" service to access Netflix’s catalog in a different region you might soon be out of luck. Over the coming weeks, Netflix will make changes

Over 1 million Roku TVs, excluding Roku boxes, were sold last year alone, and this spring the first 4K Roku TVs will arrive

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”