By Sean P. Aune |
Fans of streaming media devices from Roku get ready, an all new experience has arrived in the form of Roku 3. Roku took to its company blog tonight to announce that the Roku 3 is ready to hit the market. The latest iteration of the…
By Brandon Russell |
Another report claims Google is readying a subscription-based music streaming service, but this one is a little different. According to Fortune, in addition to the service being tied to Google’s Android music platform, the company is also looking to capitalize on the popularity of YouTube by…
By Roy Choi |
Last week we were able to meet with Eric Nielsen and Scott Fink from Sonos to get an overview of Sonos’ latest speaker system, the Sonos PLAYBAR. Scott told us that Sonos’ goal is to bring their products to every home in America. Having used…
By Sean P. Aune |
Once again the future of Hulu is uncertain as Disney and News Corp. both look to the future and want to take different paths. While Hulu ended 2012 on a high note when it comes to subscribers and revenue, it seems that two of the three…
By Brandon Russell |
Pandora on Wednesday announced non-paying mobile users will get cut off at 40 hours because of apparent licensing costs. In a post on the company’s blog, Tim Westergren, Pandora founder, said the company will begin asking mobile users who exceed that 40 hour mark to…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has struck once again and has scooped up the online streaming rights to two hit FX series, The Shield and Justified. It appears that Amazon is going a different route than say Netflix and instead of trying to secure the entire catalog of a…
By Sean P. Aune |
Samsung has announced a new device called HomeSync which will allow up to eight user accounts to share media to your TV. The new Samsung HomeSync is a new media hub with a lot of power under the hood. Running Android Jelly Bean, this new…
By Sean P. Aune |
Nielsen, the company responsible for figuring out which TV shows are viewed the most, has confirmed it will begin monitoring non-traditional viewing mediums such as gaming consoles and smart TVs. Since 1950, Nielsen has been responsible for monitoring which TV shows are most popular in…
By Todd Haselton |
Netflix released a new version of its iOS application for the iPhone, iPod and iPad on Thursday that provides better content control. The company promises a better playback experience, in addition to a new ability to see the title of whatever you’re watching in the…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple is seeking a software engineering manager for its Apple TV group. We’ve heard rumors that the company may be working on an iTV, but this is a gig to lead the existing set top box team. What’s it call for? Apple says it wants…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon and CBS announced today that the two companies will be expanding the existing relationship to encompass more content on Amazon’s streaming service. Following up news earlier in the week that Amazon would be the exclusive streaming home for the upcoming CBS mini-series Under the…
By Todd Haselton |
Earlier today rumors surfaced that Apple may be interested in acquiring German TV maker Loewe, and now a fresh report has surfaced suggesting that the Cupertino-based company is planning an event in March that will be focused around the TV. What remains unclear, however, is…
By Todd Haselton |
Oh boy, get out the oranges because these rumors are getting juicy! Apparently Apple is interested in acquiring Loewe, a German TV maker. The news has already propelled the electronic company’s stock up 29% at the time of publication. According to one trader speaking to Reuters,…
By Sean P. Aune |
Netflix is expanding its original programming offerings to include children’s shows beginning this december with Turbo F.A.S.T. Building off its streaming content deal announced back in Sept. 2011, Dreamworks Animation and Netflix announced today a new joint venture called Turbo: F.A.S.T. (Fast Action Stunt Team) based off…
By Brandon Russell |
As expected, you can now watch HBO content on your Apple TV, though you’ll need an iOS device to do so. HBO reached out to confirm that, during the All Things D: Dive Into Media conference today, Erik Kessler, President and COO of HBO, confirmed that…
By Brandon Russell |
Every single company wants to dominate the living room—smart TVs, set top boxes and video game consoles are all example of how one might achieve that—and Intel is seemingly no different. During an AllThingsD conference today, Intel’s media boss Erik Huggers confirmed the company will…
By Todd Haselton |
Sonos on Tuesday officially introduced its Playbar speaker system. The device is essentially one long speaker that’s crafted out of aluminum and high-performance fabric and is built for sitting above or below a TV. The system is equipped with nine speakers, including six mid-woofers and…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has announced that it will be the exclusive streaming and download provider for the upcoming Stephen King television series, Under the Dome. In a bold move by Amazon, it has secured exclusive online video rights from CBS to the upcoming Under the Dome mini-series based…
By Sean P. Aune |
It appears that Amazon isn’t going to be pulling any punches with making the slew of upcoming pilots as appealing as possible to viewers. Amazon is sparing no expense when it comes to casting its upcoming comedy pilots. John Goodman, known for a slew of…
By Todd Haselton |
Is Apple building its own HDTV? Your guess is as good as ours at this point, even though there have been several reports that have suggested the company is very interested in such an endeavor. Now, if this rumor is true, we have the clearest…
By Sean P. Aune |
Redbox parent company Coinstar released its fourth quarter earnings today, and it looks like it may want to pick up a pint of ice cream and a movie to watch tonight to forget this day happened. Despite enjoying its first annual revenue amount of more…
By Brandon Russell |
Redbox Instant hasn’t done all that much to position itself as a sure alternative to something like Netflix, but it’s still in early days. It’ll grow, it’ll get better. It’ll also join up with the Xbox 360 as the “exclusive console launch partner,” according to…
By Roy Choi |
At CES we were dazzled with new fangled 4K, 8K, OLED and Ultra HD television sets. While those TV sets certainly were rich with the latest home entertainment technology, they aren’t entirely ready for primetime yet. A lot of the units we saw weren’t yet…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has announced a line-up of five children’s shows that will be receiving pilots for the public to vote on. In Dec. of last year Amazon announced six pilots were being produced that would then be shown to the public to decide which ones would…
