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Amazon original series won’t follow Netflix release model

, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Amazon recently picked Alpha House as one of its new original series coming to the company's Instant Video streaming service. However, unlike Netflix, Amazon won't be releasing the entire season all at once. It's not certain what release model Amazon will use, but the company has said that it will indeed be a "different model." Read The Full Story

Netflix Families teaches users about streaming, recommends family flicks

, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Netflix made a huge impact with the younger crowd when it introduced "Just for Kids," a dedicated section of Netflix that recommends TV shows and movies for young children to watch on a Saturday afternoon. However, Netflix wants to bring the whole family together for movie night, and that's why they have launched Netflix Families. Read The Full Story

Pandora outs HTML5 site for TVs, consoles and STBs

, Jun 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

In an effort to bring its music-streaming service to as many platforms as possible, Pandora launched an HTML5 website geared toward televisions, gaming consoles, and set-top boxes. Pandora says that the new site is "optimized for a 10-foot experience," making it ideal for streaming music in the living room. Read The Full Story

Netflix dominates TV show streaming, Hulu and Amazon catching up

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [1]

It's pretty obvious that Netflix uses a lot of bandwidth, and it accounts for nearly a third of all internet traffic. Furthermore, when it comes to streaming TV shows, Netflix takes up 89% of it, with Hulu and Amazon's Prime Instant Video trailing behind. However, the two are slowly catching up to Netflix. Read The Full Story

Yahoo Hulu acquisition rumored for $800m bid

, May 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

After we recently heard about the possibility of Yahoo buying out Hulu, more information is surfacing revealing that Yahoo is said to be paying somewhere between $600 million and $800 million for the streaming service. This range is based on different options that Yahoo has laid out for Hulu, including the length of licenses and how much control content creators will still have. Read The Full Story

Weekend Watching: Arrested Development returns Sunday

, May 24th 2013 Discuss [2]

It's back, ladies and gents. Season 4 of Arrested Development will be releasing on Sunday, May 26 only on Netflix. Be sure to cancel all of your Sunday plans and get all your chores done on Saturday, because Sunday will be a busy day. Each episode of the new show will run around 30 minutes long and be entirely commercial free. Read The Full Story

Netflix to double original content next year

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [2]

While we're aware that Netflix is planning to up its game when it comes to original programming, we were never really given a solid number or when it would all occur. However, Netflix's Ted Sarandos says that original content on Netflix will double in 2014 compared to this year, meaning we'll get more House of Cards, as well as a few new shows tacked on. Read The Full Story

YouTube expands Live Streaming feature to more accounts

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

YouTube began experimenting with live streaming a few years ago, offering it to show a few big events as they happened. In 2010, the feature was expanded a tad to a few networks, with plans to expand it again in the future. It has been a slow process, but the offering is being expanded again, this time to a wider range of users who have "eligible accounts." Along with the expansion is a tool to give users a thumbs up or down about whether they qualify. Read The Full Story

Google Play Music All Access takes on Spotify with music streaming

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

We heard rumors during the calm of the storm last night before Google I/O, and now it’s official. Google today announced what they’re calling Google Play Music All Access, which is the company’s own take on music streaming, and they look to take on Spotify and Rdio, which are the two main heavyweights in this category.

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Watch ABC app for iOS aims to fight back Aereo

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [1]

It's been rumored for a couple months that ABC would be releasing a live-streaming mobile app where users could watch live television on their mobile devices, and it seems that ABC is coming through with such an app. The television network launched Watch ABC for iOS today, and it's aiming to change how viewers watch TV, as well as attempting to get Aereo off their back. Read The Full Story

Aereo coming to Atlanta next month

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [2]

Aereo is planning to expand its streaming television service to a third city come next month. Atlanta residents will get the opportunity to take advantage of Aereo's streaming broadcast TV plans starting on June 17. This comes after Aereo launched in New York, as well as the scheduled launch in Boston, which is set to take happen tomorrow. Read The Full Story

Netflix retains lead in streaming video, YouTube in second

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [5]

With YouTube hitting over one billion monthly users back in March, one would assume that the streaming video website leads the way in the category, but it's actually Netflix that's number one in streaming video. Netflix has accounted for a third of all internet traffic for the past three years, and today's latest ratings keep the streak going. Read The Full Story
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