By Brandon Russell |
A recent Stuff interview with Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos, suggests the streaming company’s service is having a positive impact on piracy. Meaning it’s much less prevalent in areas Netflix is available. You can probably say that about the collective streaming industry as a…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile’s streaming TV application is now available for the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5 providing the phone runs iOS 6 or newer. The carrier typically offers the service on its other handsets, such as Android devices, but until now it hasn’t been…
By Todd Haselton |
We love Spotify here at TechnoBuffalo and, while it already offers several methods for discovering new music using its built-in application system, the company is extending those efforts by acquiring a service called Tunigo. According to Tunigo’s website, the firm already provides a service that…
By Todd Haselton |
Blockbuster’s On Demand movie service has been available for Android, OS X and Windows for quite some time now, but iOS users can finally join in on the fun. The company officially released its iOS application on Thursday, which will no doubt compete with rental…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’ve been holding out for a stand-alone subscription option for HBO Go, it looks like you may have a fairly long wait ahead of you. Despite comments this past March from HBO CEO Richard Plepler that gave some folks hope that HBO Go would be…
By Brandon Russell |
While Netflix’s original library grows stronger, the company’s lineup of third-party content is shrinking. Up to 1,794 movies will be stripped away from Netflix’s catalog—titles such as Big Daddy, Adaptation and Snatch, according to Instant Watcher—giving users that much less video to choose from on…
By Sean P. Aune |
Orange is the New Black, the newest original series from Netflix, will premiere on July 11. The new series from Jenji Kohan, best known for her Showtime series Weeds, is based on the novel Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman. The series is set…
By Sean P. Aune |
Hulu held its upfront presentation today in New York City, and the streaming media company is definitely not hurting for original and exclusive content this year. Unlike Netflix focusing on original content only, Hulu is trying for a mixture of ideas by creating a smattering of originals…
By Todd Haselton |
Skype calls can now be initiated directly from an Outlook.com inbox, Microsoft announced recently. The service is currently available in the United Kingdom but Microsoft said support will soon be available in the United States and in Germany. The company is billing the current service…
By Adriana Lee |
One of the coolest things about gaming consoles is their secondary utility as streaming boxes. And let’s face it — for some people, this is actually the primary reason they pick up an XBOX or PS3, isn’t it? Well, with that in mind, here’s a…
By Sean P. Aune |
Yahoo announced on Wednesday night that it has struck a deal with Broadway Video to bring exclusive Saturday Night Live content to the Internet portal. The wording is a bit tricky in the press release and the official blog post on the matter, but it…
By Brandon Russell |
Amazon will reportedly introduce its own streaming box that’ll be available in the fall. According to sources speaking with Bloomberg, the company’s plans are to offer a device for your living room that’ll connect directly to Amazon’s warehouse of Instant and on-demand video. As if…
By Adriana Lee |
Somewhere in Los Gatos, CA, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings must be doing a happy dance. According to Netflix’s first quarter results, the company not only beat Wall Street estimates, but in terms of subscribership, it has breached the 29 million mark in the U.S. Do…
By Brandon Russell |
In a note to shareholders on Monday, Netflix CEO unleashed a torrent of data from the service’s last few months, saying the company added 3 million subscribers during Q1 of this year. In total, the company has over 36 million subscribers, all of which racked…
By Todd Haselton |
Netflix posted its first quarter 2013 earnings on Monday and beat Wall Street estimates. The company reported revenue of $1.02 billion, dead on with estimates, but earnings per share of $0.31 beating estimates of $0.20 earnings per share. The company said it added 3 million…
By Brandon Russell |
Google this week was victorious in a huge legal battle with Viacom over unauthorized content, including The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, being posted to YouTube by users. A federal judge in New York said YouTube had not violated any copyrights, citing a safe-harbor provision…
By Brandon Russell |
Following Netflix’s politically-charged House of Cards, the company’s third original series, Hemlock Grove, is now available to stream. It’s another big step for Netflix, which is hoping to turn the traditional cable model on its head—all episodes of the new horror series have been turned…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has launched all 14 original pilot episodes it commissioned for users to view and rate to decide which ones will move on to full series productions. The great experiment put on by Amazon to film 14 pilot episodes and post them for customer feedback…
By Brandon Russell |
Twitter’s new #music project is trying to make discovery more social. The platform isn’t just for immortal celebrities; it’s a tangible grid of trending artists according to Twitter. If you’re up to speed with all the latest top hits, #music is essentially a Top 40…
By Brandon Russell |
If your third generation Apple TV is being affected by spotty Wi-Fi issues, you can go to a store right now to exchange it. According to documents acquired by 9to5Mac, the Cupertino-based company has openly admitted some devices are experiencing issues—issues include an inability to locate…
By Brandon Russell |
After Twitter tackles music the company wants to move over to video, according to Bloomberg. The social network is reportedly in talks with with both Viacom and NBCUniversal to introduce “high quality video content” to its platform. Right now, Twitter is “close” to reaching agreements—the…
By Brandon Russell |
Spotify will expand its reach to eight other countries as early as tomorrow, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans. CNET on Monday first reported the possible growth, saying the on-demand subscription-based service could arrive in Mexico, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Baltics and…
By Brandon Russell |
People who stream content online do so because it’s convenient and because it saves money. While the current cable company business model will likely survive on into the next decade, current trends suggest subscription-based streaming models will continue to grow and grow. And grow. That’s…
By Brandon Russell |
You know someone is out of touch with technology when all they have beside their tube TV is a VHS player. What if the entire Internet streamed VHS quality content? To celebrate the 57th birthday of the first video cassette recorder, Google has implemented a…
