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Popcorn Time: Windows and Mac versions get minor updates as iOS gets a major promise
Popcorn Time: Windows and Mac versions get minor updates as iOS gets a major promise
The team behind Popcorn Time has made a few changes to their Mac and Windows versions of the software and made a strong promise for the upcoming iOS update. 23 Dec 2014 - 3 comments
HBO could launch standalone streaming service in April, as CTO resigns
HBO could launch standalone streaming service in April, as CTO resigns
According to a new report, HBO will release its standalone streaming service in April, right alongside the premiere of the new season of Game of Thrones. 10 Dec 2014
Billboard to add streaming music, digital download services to its calculation for rankings
Billboard to add streaming music, digital download services to its calculation for rankings
Billboard has announced that it will begin counting plays from streaming services when calculating its namesake music rankings. 20 Nov 2014 - 2 comments
Netflix streaming headed to Australia, New Zealand in March
Netflix streaming headed to Australia, New Zealand in March
Netflix has confirmed two more nations will be receiving the streaming service in the coming months. 19 Nov 2014
Popcorn Time 2.4 beta for Android takes experience to new level with offline playback
Popcorn Time 2.4 beta for Android takes experience to new level with offline playback
The Popcorn Time team has announced a new killer feature for the software: Offline viewership. 19 Nov 2014 - 8 comments
YouTube Music Key now available in beta
YouTube Music Key now available in beta
Announced months ago, Google's YouTube music subscription service YouTube Music Key is now available in beta. 14 Nov 2014
Spotify has paid out $2 billion to labels, songwriters
Spotify has paid out $2 billion to labels, songwriters
Last week, pop artist Taylor Swift made headlines when she removed all her music from popular streaming service Spotify, stating that the best way for fans to listen is to buy the CD or download the album. 11 Nov 2014 - 5 comments
Aereo lays off more employees but has still not shuttered
Aereo lays off more employees but has still not shuttered
Aereo has announced that 43 more employees have been laid off, this time from their Boston office which will shut down this week. 07 Nov 2014 - 1 comment
Say hello to the Amazon Fire TV Stick
Say hello to the Amazon Fire TV Stick
Amazon has announced the newest addition to their streaming lineup of devices: The Fire TV Stick. 28 Oct 2014
Netflix to get some new 'Friends' in 2015
Netflix to get some new 'Friends' in 2015
According to Netflix, streaming subscribers will soon have access to every episode of Friends. 16 Oct 2014 - 8 comments
HBO finally going standalone, will no longer require cable subscription
HBO finally going standalone, will no longer require cable subscription
Time Warner, parent company of HBO, has confirmed that the popular movie and show channel will offered as a standalone web-only streaming service starting next year, allowing cable cutters to get access without needing a cable/satellite TV subscripti 16 Oct 2014 - 7 comments
Google goes for the Amazon Fire TV's jugular with new Nexus Player
Google goes for the Amazon Fire TV's jugular with new Nexus Player
Google kept the hits coming today after announcing their new flagship tablet and smartphone, introducing a streaming set-top box that aims right at the heart of Amazon's Fire TV. 16 Oct 2014
Plex is now officially available for Microsoft Xbox One
Plex is now officially available for Microsoft Xbox One
Plex has announced the official release of its Plex for Xbox One, the first updated personal media app for the next-gen consoles. 08 Oct 2014 - 1 comment
Netflix and Adam Sandler sign deal for four exclusive feature length films
Netflix and Adam Sandler sign deal for four exclusive feature length films
Earlier this week, Netflix announced that it had signed a deal with Adam Sandler for four feature length films that will be available first on the streaming service, skipping a theatrical release. 06 Oct 2014 - 4 comments
Failed streaming service Redbox Instant to shut down on Tuesday
Failed streaming service Redbox Instant to shut down on Tuesday
Redbox Instant, the streaming service built as a joint venture by Verizon and Redbox, is going the way of the dodo. 06 Oct 2014 - 2 comments
Netflix buys rights to stream 'Gotham' before it has even aired on TV
Netflix buys rights to stream 'Gotham' before it has even aired on TV
Netflix has set a new precedent in the streaming industry, signing a streaming deal for a broadcast series that has not even yet aired on TV. 03 Sep 2014 - 7 comments
Amazon to purchase video game live footage service Twitch for almost a billion
Amazon to purchase video game live footage service Twitch for almost a billion
Amazon has acquired video game live streaming video service Twitch.tv for $970 million, following an earlier rumor that the company was looking to pay up to one billion. 26 Aug 2014
Torrent indexer Isohunt releases movie streaming Popcorn Time clone 'IsoPlex'
Torrent indexer Isohunt releases movie streaming Popcorn Time clone 'IsoPlex'
Torrent search index site Isohunt has released its own version of the popular Popcorn Time movie and TV streaming service, dubbed IsoPlex. 17 Jun 2014 - 1 comment
Netflix orders movie, series based on popular Mattel doll franchise
Netflix orders movie, series based on popular Mattel doll franchise
Netflix has announced this week that the company has ordered a movie and series based on the hit Mattel doll franchise Ever After High. 17 Jun 2014
Almost fifty percent of U.S. households have a Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu Plus subscription
Almost fifty percent of U.S. households have a Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu Plus subscription
The use of streaming video services continues to grow, especially in the U.S., where 47 percent of households now have a subscription to at least one of the biggest three services: Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus. 13 Jun 2014 - 1 comment
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