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 still breaks down as Yahoo will have a lot of new content coming its way this Sept. Under the new deal, Yahoo will have exclusive rights...
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 we didn't already have enough streaming boxes capable of doing that exact same thing. But maybe, just...
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 up 4 billion hours of streaming in just 90 days. Buried down deeper into the note, under domestic and international numbers and...
With the nation’s attention transfixed on the Boston Marathon bombing Monday, things like device specs and press releases suddenly seemed insignificant. More than a hundred people were injured in the blast, three were killed, and panic spread all over the country, as folks either worried about loved ones in the area or the state of the country’s security in general. But as the shocking...
Netflix has announced that it is expanding its partnership with Hasbro to increase the number of children's programming options it offers in its streaming service. Last April Netflix and Hasbro entered into a multi-year partnership that is now being expanded to cover more titles. The five new additions include My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, Transformers Prime, Transformers Rescue...
The wait is over, Netflix has finally announced the release date for the season 4 episodes of Arrested Development. Season 4 of the critically acclaimed series will contain 15 episodes and will premiere on May 26. At 12:01 a.m. on May 26, all 15 episodes of the fourth season of Arrested Development will appear on Netflix in the countries where the service is available. Meaning, in...
The latest company to jump into the streaming media race is Vdio (also of Rdio fame), which mirrors the iTunes model of buying and renting content. This isn't a Netflix competitor supported by a subscription policy; instead, Vdio is banking on its Rdio reputation combined with a smartly designed experience to attract users. The service is described as one that solves that "what to watch...
Netflix has announced its next original series, and it's pulling in some creators that will be familiar to sci-fi fans around the world. How does the idea of the Wachowskis teaming up with J. Michael Straczynski strike you? Sense8 is the latest bit of original programming announced by Netflix that is described very vaguely as "a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted."...
Amazon has finally announced one of the worst kept secrets around: Zombieland is coming to the company as an original series. Zombieland, based on the 2009 film of the same name, marks the seventh comedy pilot that Amazon has given the greenlight to, and the 13th overall. Each of the pilots will be streamed for free on Amazon Instant Video and LOVEFiLM UK so that customers van view...
Netflix is offering a $100,000 in prizes to those who can advance the technologies of Cloud Computing. There may be no hotter term in the world of technology right now than Cloud Computing. Even if you don’t understand the concept, it impacts pretty much everyone who uses a computer these days, and those of you who watch any form of streaming media such as that offered by Netflix are...