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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

Apple TV iOS 5.4 beta includes iTunes Radio, Conference Room mode

, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [2]

With the announcement of iOS 7 last week, Apple showed off a handful of new features coming to the new mobile OS later this fall, including Control Center and an entirely new design that aims to be a flatter design than past iterations. While Apple TV was left out of the discussion during the event, it seems Apple will be including some of the new features with the latest Apple TV beta. Read The Full Story

Xiaomi TV photos suggest low-cost smartphone-connected sets appearing soon

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [2]

There's a 47-inch television sitting in a factory somewhere in China that's about to be revealed to the mainland, and if it succeeds with its smartphone-connected plan of action, the United States may very well be next on its list of places to visit. What we're seeing here is a set of photos taken on a factory floor in China courtesy of microblogger "Only_Engage", the first of which was spotted by Engadget last week, of a television created by the China-based brand Xiaomi. This machine has not yet been officially announced by the company - a company that's been relatively successful thus far in creating low-cost Android devices and an Android-based set-top box for televisions of all kinds. Read The Full Story

Time Warner tipped to keep TV offline with incentives to content groups

, Jun 12th 2013 Discuss [3]

If you planned on getting your fair share of your favorite television show courtesy of the folks at Time Warner this upcoming entertainment season, you'd better guess again. According to sources speaking with Bloomberg - the anonymous type - Time Warner is offering incentives to media companies to keep their content away from the web. Strange as that might seem, they've suggested that keeping video content out of the libraries of Intel Corp and Apple are said to be just part of the equation. Read The Full Story

ESPN 3D shutting down this year due to lack of 3D adoption

, Jun 12th 2013 Discuss [2]

Sports television network ESPN will be shutting down its 3D channel by the end of the this year. The sports network says that they're yanking the cord on ESPN 3D due to the lack of adoption of the technology, which is sure to be a blow to the company's working their hearts out on 3D television sets. 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

Kingnovel K-R42-1 Android TV box appears to continue Google TV split

, Jun 2nd 2013 Discuss [1]

This week the folks at Kingnovel have released a device by the name of K-R42-1, a so-called "Android TV box" made to utilize the mobile operating system on your big-screen television machine. What's odd about this machine - and similar television boxes running Android - is the fact that Google makes their own "Google TV" platform that also works with Android at its base. The differences between this machine's Android and Google TV's Android are slight. Read The Full Story

Hulu Plus living room experience update hits Samsung and Roku first, Wii second

, May 31st 2013 Discuss [3]

The Hulu Plus living room experience has had a user interface update today, bringing Hulu's Seattle-born vision for non-desktop streaming video to various devices. This update has brought on a new vision for the streaming video platform, now working with in-app Hulu Plus signup, Hulu Kids - an extension of the Hulu Kids child-friendly selection of programs available to web-based users, and simplified controls all-around. Read The Full Story

Xbox One E3 event won’t focus on TV

, May 31st 2013 Discuss [6]

Microsoft talked about the television capabilities of the Xbox One during the console's unveiling last week, and there weren't that many games shown off, putting fear into many Xbox loyalists that Microsoft was focusing more television and home entertainment rather than the console's main purpose. However, when the company discusses the Xbox One at E3, TV talk will be off the table. Read The Full Story

Roku looks outside the box as funds are pushed towards TV integration

, May 31st 2013 Discuss [6]

Roku is a high-selling little set top box that brings a variety of content platforms, such as Netflix and Vudu, to its users' televisions, giving them smart TV-like functionality sans actually being a smart TV. On April 10, Roku announced that it had sold 5 million players, and now the company's CEO has spoken with The Hollywood Reporter, sharing his vision of the company's future. Read The Full Story
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