Streaming services news

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

We caught Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer, to discuss why a new alliance wants to create new video formats. He also told us that HDR from Netflix will not happen in 2015

A new version with new design, improved WiFi, "Fast Play", "Chromecast Audio", and Spotify will launch later this month

The new Fire TV supports 4K Ultra HD, Alexa voice control, is 75% more powerful, and is available for $99.99. A new Fire TV Stick with a voice remote was also announced.

Video from the International Space Station, timelapses & footage from historical missions in glorious 4K. Via streaming and satellite TV

This is the new Apple TV with App Store, Siri, tvOS and much more. "The future of TV is apps," says Tim Cook, Apple's CEO

UHDA wants to define a "premium" or "quality" specification for TVs and services that will separate the wheat from the chaff. We spoke with two members at IFA

JU6800 is a 6 series TV but it still incorporates the quantum dot technology of the much more expensive SUHD TVs

LG and 5 partners demonstrates 4K HDR content via streaming and broadcast, including HbbTV 2.0, satellite, DVB-T2 and set-top box

Owners of LG’s HDR OLED TVs andSony’s HDR LCD TVs can now stream in 4K HDR from Amazon Prime Video

Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix are joining forces to develop a free next-gen video format

Google is currently rolling out VP9 but is already working on VP10 with a aim to cut 4K video bandwidth requirements in half again

You might be surprised but live streaming of games is getting big. Google has launched YouTube Gaming

HDR is now also available on the streaming service on the UK, Germany, and Austria.

HBO Now is expanding and the app is now available on Amazon’s Fire TV box and the Fire TV stick

Stream games like you would stream movies on Netflix. GameFly has just launched on Samsung’s Smart TVs in 21 countries

Netflix has increased the price of its HD plan by 10%. Existing users will continue to pay the old price for one year

Signs are starting to emerge that “cord shaving” has become “cord cutting”. And the trend is accelerating

The music executive believes that Apple Music's curation could work for TV. A hint of things to come?

You can now enjoy the streaming service on your TV via Chromecast

This year will mark "peak linear TV" globally. Viewers are moving to streaming services

The company has now confirmed that it is entering Asia, more specifically Japan, next month. And more countries in Q4

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back. The new auto show will start streaming on Amazon next year

Movies and TV series automatically start playing in the background once you click on a title. The update is rolling out now

The internet will reach 2 zettabytes per year by 2019, corresponding to 250 billion DVDs. Video will account for 80%, estimates Cisco

HBO Now is available to enjoy on Android devices & Fire tablets. Coming soon to Chromecast, Android TV & Fire TV

New York Post claims to know that negotiations have entered the last stages. Apple hopes to launch this fall

This will allow you to push YouTube, Vimeo and other services from the Mac wirelessly to the TV via Apple TV

Showtime is now available for $10.99 per month on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, and Roku as well as through other services

It starts on October 16th. Some movies will also run in cinemas. Netflix’s move into movies can change the rules of the industry