Streaming services news

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.

Chromecast surpassed Apple TV in sales in the first three quarters of 2014 - but Roku is still leading the pack. Fire TV entered the top-4

In 15 years or so you will no longer watch TV channels. Reed Hastings compares broadcast TV to the horse, which was good until the car came

Amazon is said to launch a new "ad-supported" video streaming service early next year to lure away subscribers from Netflix

The HBO Go app has arrived on Xbox One, letting HBO cable subscribers enjoy some of the best TV series ever created

Netflix has confirmed that it will launch in Australia and New Zealand in March 2015. Expect local content and lots of Netflix originals

The update was released in the US last month, and today Europeans get will be able to stream Netflix in 4K on the Panasonic AX800

M-Go has announced a new 4K movie service that is exclusive for Samsung’s Smart TV. M-Go offer 4K movies that you can either buy or rent

Sony wants to replace your cable TV box with a PS4. The new PlayStation Vue service is a cloud-TV service for PlayStation, iPad and more

Unlike Netflix, Amazon will offer 4K content at no extra cost. Amazon’s 4K push has been slightly delayed but will still launch this year

No countries have been confirmed, but rumors suggest Netflix is looking at Australia, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Poland & Czech Republic

Netflix added HD to iOS in 2013, but so far 1080p has only been available on iPad. With the latest update, 1080p also comes to iPhone 6 Plus

Obama supports net neutrality. Internet providers should not be allow to throttle or block streaming services. Netflix is fighting the same war

Subscribers are leaving classic pay TV providers at an increasing rate in the US, as streaming services are becoming more popular