By Sean P. Aune |
Netflix is putting its billions of hours data to good use and helping you figure out just how good your ISP truly is. If you’ve ever wondered if you might receive better data speeds from another ISP, Netflix has the tool for you. Currently Netflix streams…
By Brandon Russell |
Vimeo Pro users can now sell their content, the service announced on Tuesday. For all you aspiring film markers out there, this will be a wonderful way to get a return on all your hard work. I’ve seen a number of great videos on Vimeo…
By Sean P. Aune |
Mark your calendars for April 29 for a historical debut as two canceled – All My Children and One Life to Live – make their debuts online. While we fully realize soap operas aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, there is something to be said for…
By Todd Haselton |
Own a copy of Angry Birds? Then you’ll be able to tune in to a new cartoon series that will launch through the game beginning on the weekend of March 16 – March 17. Rovio announced the news on Monday, and said that the “dedicated…
By Sean P. Aune |
Just how much does it cost to produce an original episode of television for Netflix? More than you probably suspect. Speaking at a panel discussion this weekend at the annual UCLA Entertainment Symposium, CAA TV lit agent Peter Micelli spoke to just how large the…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple has reportedly opened talks with record labels about an upcoming music streaming service, but they’re not going well. According to the NY Post, Apple is going at companies with laughable lowball offers, proposing only 6 cents per 100 song streams. To compare, Pandora offers…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has given the greenlight to its first original children’s series pilot, Sara Solves It. It seems Amazon is wasting no time when it comes to getting its original shows into production. While six pilots are already in the casting phase, Amazon announced last month…
By Sean P. Aune |
Customers of Time Warner Cable got a huge reason to go out and pick up a Roku this week as the little black box will now act as a cable receiver for any TV. Roku announced on Tuesday that customers of Time Warner Cable can…
By Brandon Russell |
Reuters on Wednesday reported that Apple’s Tim Cook met with Beats CEO Jimmy Lovine about a potential music-streaming partnership. The two allegedly got together last month in Los Angeles to discuss Beats’ upcoming Project Daisy, which is yet another subscription-based service promising to change the…
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 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 |
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 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 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 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 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 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…
