SlashGear for iPad and iPhone
RSS Feed

‘HBO’ Stories

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 6, 2012

, Apr 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Friday, everyone. Before you start preparing for the holiday weekend, coloring eggs, and all that, let's check in on what made news today. For starters, PlayStation Orbis processing specs leak. Of course, the Orbis (or PS4) is still a ways away, kind of like Google's augmented reality glasses. Yeah, Google Project Glass is still years away. Here's a Google thing that isn't off in the horizon, though - Google's Floor Plan Marker app to crowdsource indoor mapping. Read The Full Story

Comcast says HBO GO on XBox ‘next week’

, Apr 6th 2012 Discuss [3]

It's time to get your HBO content on, Xbox 360 users, courtesy of Comcast and Xbox live - HBO GO is ready to get started next week according to Comcast public relations. This update to the HBO GO library will be coming to Xbox LIVE in addition to a number of ways that you're already able to get the content via Xfinity TV. These ways include the iPad, iPhone, and Android phones and tablets as well - and now the Xbox 360 finally! HBOgo.com as well as XfinityTV.com are also delivering, Video-on-demand as well as linear TV as well! Read The Full Story

Netflix CEO says he wants to watch HBO Go

, Apr 1st 2012 Discuss [6]

In what seems like an unusual turn of events at first glance, the head of Netflix is taking to social media to talk about wanting to access HBO Go, not as a competing company executive but as a normal guy who just likes good entertainment. It's a very weird thing to see Hastings post on Facebook, since he has been very vocal about saying that HBO is Netflix's biggest competitor. But then again, his Facebook post is actually more focused on criticizing Comcast. Read The Full Story

Xbox Live adds Comcast, HBO, MLB, beats Apple iTV to the living room

, Mar 27th 2012 Discuss [1]

Microsoft has released today as promised an update for Xbox Live that adds Comcast Xfinity, MLB.tv, and HBO Go content to the Xbox 360 console. The Xbox's abundance of content paired with streamlined navigation, centralized search, and Kinect-powered voice and gesture control shows Google TV how it's supposed to be done and scoffs at the much rumored and yet to be seen Apple iTV. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s Xbox Live will add Comcast and HBO Go tomorrow

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [2]

Attention, Xbox 360 owners - you'll be prompted to download an Xbox Live update tomorrow. And if your home cable provider is Comcast, and/or you happen to be a fan of the many original shows on HBO, it'll be an update worth downloading. Both content providing companies will be adding their stamp to the growing catalog of Xbox Live streaming video content when the new firmware update is rolled out. Read The Full Story

DirecTV iPad app update adds streaming on demand

, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

DirecTV has rolled out a new app for the iPad that gives users the ability to stream movies on demand, from anywhere that has a data connection. The app gives users unfiltered access to titles from HBO and Showtime, along with some original DirecTV programming as well as other pay TV networks. The new app also integrates social connectivity, allowing users to share what they're watching. Read The Full Story

HBO blocks Apple TV iCloud ambitions

, Mar 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

To go with the Apple TV update announced yesterday, 1080p content is coming to the iCloud movie service. Apple is also allowing people who upgrade to the new Apple TV re-download movies that they purchased on older units. Presumably, if that movie is available in 1080p they can grab the new resolution. However, it appears there's a caveat to the ability to re-download. Read The Full Story

Netflix CEO wants to be part of your cable provider

, Feb 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Usually when you read a high-concept article about Netflix and what its impact is to the entire telecommunications industry, the streaming giant is depicted as a threat to traditional cable providers. But Netflix CEO Reed Hastings doesn't see it that way. He envisions a world where Netflix and pay TV providers can live together, and in fact, they could even be part of the same service some day. So far, the cable companies haven't exactly been that excited. Read The Full Story

HBO Go Xbox 360 app coming on April 1

, Feb 28th 2012 Discuss [6]

Hopefully this isn't an April Fool's joke, but HBO has announced that it will bring its streaming video service to the Xbox 360 in just a little more than a month. This would be the latest extension for the platform, which has already launched on set-top boxes like the Roku as well as Android and the iPhone/iPad. Of course, the service only works if customers have an existing HBO subscription with a participating provider. Read The Full Story

Netflix adds The Weinstein Company to its streaming roster

, Feb 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Netflix has just added yet another content partner to its ever expanding list of digitally streaming video content. This time around it's The Weinstein Company, known mostly for its high-brow documentaries and dramas. Among the more recent titles in Weinstein's arsenal are Sarah's Key, The Intouchables, W.E., Coriolanus, Bully, and a flick that's getting a lot of Oscar buzz, The Artist. That's just a sampling of what the new content deal will bring to Netflix. Read The Full Story

Netflix picks up new original series from “Weeds” creator

, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

Jenji Kohan, the creator of the popular and successful premium cable TV series Weeds has created a new comedy show, but instead of turning to a traditional TV network, the new series will be going to Netflix. It is a major step forward for the leading video streaming service as it tries to position itself as more than just a provider of everyone else's content. Netflix has been trying to mount a serious content competition with HBO. Read The Full Story
Pages: Prev 1 2