This week many TV networks are putting on "upfront" where they lay out their content plans for the next year, and The CW President Mark Pedowitz announced it's bringing full TV episodes streaming to the Apple TV. The CW already has ad supported full episode streaming on several platforms including iOS and Android, Windows 8 and it launched last month on the Xbox 360 (pictured above). Pedowitz … [Read more...]
The CW will stream TV shows on Apple TV for free, the day after they air
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Sky Movies lands deal with Entertainment Film Distributors to stream top movies
April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The core of any good movie service is... good movies. We're glad to hear, then, that Sky Movies has struck a years-long deal with UK outlet Entertainment Film Distributors to stream a large number of recent and back-catalog titles. The pact gives Sky access to Silver Linings Playbook and a slew of other notable movies during the initial pay-per-view and pay TV windows, which usually start six … [Read more...]
Warner Archive Instant launches, offers subscription to stream classic movies and TV shows
April 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
While existing streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime stock their virtual shelves with fresh exclusive content, the just-launched Warner Archive Instant is running in the other direction. Drawing on a catalog of rare older (although not necessarily that old, there's a few 90s flicks in there) movies and TV shows from Warner's own history as well as other studios like MGM, RKO, and Allied … [Read more...]
Wonder Con: Sony’s ‘Mortal Instruments,’ ‘This is the End,’ and ‘Evil Dead’ Panel Stream
March 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Sony has traditionally made a big splash at comic book conventions such as Wonder Con and Comic-Con. This year is no different as the studio brings three of their upcoming films into the Arena to showcase to fans. This year’s Wondercon presentation brings an interesting mix of genres. There’s the young adult novel adaptation Mortal Instruments that will look to tap into the teen … [Read more...]
March Madness Live apps are free this year, stream all the games — if you have cable
March 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This year's version of the NCAA March Madness Live app is live in the iOS App Store (an Android version is scheduled to arrive on Google Play this weekend) and unlike last year the apps are free. Unfortunately there's still a catch, since while the games aired on CBS will be streamed registration free via the web and apps, games on cable (TNT, TBS and TruTV) will require users to login with the … [Read more...]
PlayStation 4 announcement stream drew 8 million viewers, 1 million concurrent peak
February 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Ustream viewers were really engaged by Sony's big PlayStation 4 hullaballoo last week -- around eight million folks tuned in to the live broadcast on Ustream, with a whopping 1 million concurrents at peak viewing. On average, said viewer watched the two hour and five minute press conference for one full hour. To put that in perspective, the average Ustream viewer in general watches a given … [Read more...]
Super Bowl XLVII live stream notches 3 million unique viewers, breaks records
February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
CBS has pulled back the curtain on just how many eyeballs were glued to its Super Bowl XLVII coverage, and it claims that its live stream netted 3 million unique viewers, up 43 percent from last year's game. With so many fans watching the action via the internet, CBS managed to whip up almost 10 million live video streams, which is more than a 100% uptick from the previous year. If you're … [Read more...]
Lovefilm signs deal with DHX Media to stream 2,000 children’s TV shows
November 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Lovefilm has already had a streaming video selection for kids, but a new deal could patch up what few content holes are left. Amazon's UK service has signed a pact with DHX Media that gives it access to about 2,000 shows spread across the decades, including well-known back catalog titles like Dennis the Menace and more recent shows like Mona the Vampire. All of the expanded library is immediately … [Read more...]
New Apple TV Events channel will stream the special event later today (update: and on your PC!)
October 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you haven't already bookmarked our liveblog (you should get right on that), Apple's revealed that it will resume broadcasting its events --starting today. Appearing alongside a new events channel on Apple TV, we get a brief mention of today's conference in San Jose. But until it kicks off at 10AM PT, you can kill some time by watching Apple's back-catalog of events, which are ready to view on … [Read more...]
New Starz Play website and apps stream only to Cox customers, but you might not need them
October 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Earlier this year Starz pulled its online content library back from Netflix and now it's relaunching the old Starz Play branded websites and apps (iOS and WiFi only for now, 3G and Android coming soon) for authenticated streaming, similar to HBO Go and Showtime Anytime. There's also an Encore Play site, and it plans to launch one for its Movieplex channel in the future. Currently, the services … [Read more...]
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