By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re itching to convert all of your movies from physical media to digital copies, start heading out to your nearby Walmart stores. Walmart announced today that starting April 16 that you will be able to head into more 3,500 stores and purchase a digital…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’ve been looking to build up your digital movie collection, Walmart may be announcing your dream – or nightmare – tomorrow. Not all digital copies are created equal, consumers are learning. While a lot of Blu-ray packages now come with a redemption code for…
By Sean P. Aune |
Hulu is getting serious about its original content and is now looking for a home for it overseas with the assistance of FremantleMedia. According to a report from Variety, Hulu has entered into an agreement with FremantleMedia to begin shopping its original content shows around…
By Sean P. Aune |
CBS CEO Les Moonves has once again dropped some hints that Apple is indeed working on some form of streaming television service. Rumors that Apple is trying to launch some form of streaming TV service – reportedly to compliment they also oft-rumored television set –…
By Sean P. Aune |
It appears Netflix is still in the market for original content, and it’s next possible target is the just recently canceled Terra Nova. The cancellation for the new Fox sci-fi series Terra Nova came down just last week, and the producers have been shopping around…
By Brandon Russell |
Google wants to put Motorola’s TV set-top box business up for sale. According to the New York Post, the search giant is bringing down the gauntlet on Motorola Mobility’s business even before the acquisition is finalized. It’s like inheriting that one relative you don’t like.…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple has updated its iTunes application to version 10.6 The update brings with it support for 1080p movies, no doubt for viewing on the new iPad’s high-resolution Retina Display screen, as well as an improved iTunes Match service. Match has an improved user interface and…
By Sean P. Aune |
As Apple product updates go, the changes to the Apple TV definitely qualify as minor today. Essentially the only two updates were an upgrade from the A4 chip to the A5, and the addition of support for 1080p video. Both changes were long in coming,…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook unveiled a brand new Apple TV on Wednesday with support for 1080P video. It also has a brand new stream-lined user interface that should be much improved over the previous UI. The device supports streaming from your iPhone or iPad, too,…
By Brandon Russell |
Netflix wants to rub shoulders with channels like HBO, Showtime and Starz, a new report suggests. According to Reuters, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has secretly been meeting with U.S. cable companies to discuss a deal that would see the streaming service offered alongside traditional networks,…
By Sean P. Aune |
Rumors are circulating once again that Apple is pushing forward with negotiations with television content providers to cobble together some form of streaming service offering. According to a report from the New York Post, Eddie Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, has…
By Brandon Russell |
With Apple’s iPad 3 event set for next week, one bit of news that got largely overshadowed was the company’s rumored Apple TV refresh (the set top box, not an actual HDTV). Citing a reputable source on Tuesday, 9to5Mac claimed that Apple is readying the…
By Noah Kravitz |
Last November I reviewed Google TV 2.0, a software update pushed out to owners of Logitech and Sony GTV devices. The folks at Sony lent me a 46-inch SIT for testing purposes, and while I found the update to be a marked improvement over the GTV…
By Sean P. Aune |
The streaming video wars just got a new player today in the form of Comcast’s new Xfinity Streampix. Comcast announced this morning that its subscribers will be getting a new service this week that will allow them to stream content from its own NBC Universal…
By Sean P. Aune |
Netflix has struck yet another content deal for its streaming service, this time with the Weinstein Company. It seems that Netflix just can’t help itself when it comes to making sure it has enough content for its Watch Instantly service. This morning it announced a…
By Brandon Russell |
Samsung reportedly has plans to bring its own streaming video content straight to its Galaxy smartphone and tablet range, Blu-ray players and upcoming Smart TVs. According to Smarthouse, the South Korea-based company has signed a deal with Blockbuster that would spell the delivery of thousands…
By Adriana Lee |
When it comes to television, it seems all eyes are on the mythical Apple “iTV.” But while the media focuses on the hype and hardware rumors, something else might be brewing right now that could wind up revolutionizing the television industry: Online alternatives to cable…
By Emily Price |
Hulu Plus is now available on the Wii. If you currently have a Wii with broadband access you can download the application from the Wii Shop Channel and start watching now. Hulu Plus content has been optimized for the Nintendo console, so you can use…
By Killian Bell |
After teasing “big announcements” for the Google TV on its Facebook page yesterday, Google has issued what seems to be the first of those in the form of a brand new YouTube app that promises to be easier, faster, and smoother than before. The new…
By Sean P. Aune |
Google has announced, via the Google TV Facebook page, that some big announcements are coming on Monday for the connected television system.…
By Emily Price |
Apple TV units are disappearing from stores, potentially signaling a refresh of the product line.…
By Sean P. Aune |
According to a new job listing from Amazon, it appears that the e-commerce giant is looking to get into producing its own original video content. GigaOm stumbled across some new job postings from Amazon that hint that the retailer is looking to expand the reach of…
By Sean P. Aune |
Are you a Roku user that has been blocked out of using HBO Go on your set top box? It seems it isn’t HBO’s fault, but instead the onus falls to your cable provider. During an earnings call on Wednesday, Time Warner Inc. CEO Jeff Bewkes…
By Sean P. Aune |
Despite not yet announcing a name for the joint Verizon and Redbox streaming video service, it seems that the companies may have already settled on “Redbox Instant.” On Monday Verizon and Redbox announced a joint venture for a streaming video service, but declined to announce…
