Streaming services news

Sony’s PlayStation Vue is now online in 3 cities; New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, starting at $50. Available on PS3, PS4 and soon iPad

The new TV service is rumored to be unveiled at WWDC in June and launch in September. It will cost about $30-40 dollars per month

HBO Now will cost $15 per month and be exclusively available on Apple TV. Apple will also lower the price for Apple TV to $69

HBO's stand-alone streaming service will reportedly come to Apple TV this April for $15 dollars per month. HBO without cable TV!

"One of the worst declines we have seen since we launched coverage of these companies". Netflix, Amazon etc. are taking share

Several owners of Samsung Smart TVs have begun noticing ads ever 10-30 minute while watching locally-stored movies & home videos

After talks with TV providers have failed, Apple has returned to the negotiating table and is apparently trying to cut out the middle man

Chromecast was the top selling streaming device in US for 2014. Users have pressed the “cast” button more than 1 billion times

YouTube ditches Flash. This will improve picture quality to better HD and even 4K, as well as improve the YouTube experience significantly

Article series on trends. Ultra HD is not just about more pixels, but better pixels. In 2015, the industry will take the first step

Android TV looks like the most interesting TV platform right now, combining TV, apps and games. Here is an overview of all the Android TV announcements and products

Netflix is planning to expand from about 50 countries today to 200 in the next 2 years. Netflix will add 320 hours of original content in 2015

Like Netflix, Amazon will start producing original movies for theatres and streaming. Unlike Netflix, movies will not debut simultaneously

Article series on trends. We look at TV operating systems - or software - and how 2015 will mark the first year in the battle of TV operating systems

LG and its webOS platform is the first TV partner, but GoPro has grander ambitions for 4K and live streaming in the near future

We met Netflix at CES 2015 for a talk about 4K, HDR (high dynamic range), and future picture improvements, including color gamuts and HFR

Dolby Vision is better picture quality through HDR. The Lego Movie, Edge of Tomorrow, and Into the Storm will be available in Q1 2015

Android TV will be available in all of Sony’s Ultra HD TV and some Full HD TVs. Here are our hands-on impressions along with a video

In 2014, no TVs supported VP9. That will change in 2015, where Samsung, Sony, LG, Sharp & Philips TVs will be capable of streaming YouTube in 4K

Within a few months, you will start seeing a Netflix logo on TVs. It will be rolled out in the US starting in March on TVs with a great user experience

Netflix added 4K streaming last year and this year it will be adding HDR (high dynamic range) to its 4K streaming for stunning picture quality

The Interview has made more money online than in cinemas, proving that there is another way than Hollywood’s "release windows" model

Only a few TV series are available in 4K and the higher resolution is only available on 2014 Samsung Smart TVs but more is coming in 2015

The Amazon Fire TV box has a new app. HBO Go has just been added with full integration of Fire TV’s voice search. Coming to Fire TV Stick later

Netflix hopes to be available in everywhere in the world before 2020. The goal is to release 20 original TV series every year

Android TV will start appearing in Sony, Sharp & Philips TVs from spring 2015. We now know how Google wants to integrate TV channels

YouTube on Apple TV has received a graphical & functional update. The bad news? Video advertising. Three other apps were also added

Amazon promised to start streaming in 4K this year and has now made good on that promise, joining Netflix in the roll-out of the next step in TV

Vimeo has started offering videos in stunning 4K resolution – but only as downloads right now. 4K streaming will be added later

BBC iPlayer is now available on the Xbox One in the UK. The iPlayer offers access to all the popular shows such as Doctor Who and Top Gear.