VeohTV Promises a Different TV Experience Online
Joost may be getting a lot of attention lately, but it’s surely not the only new player in the TV-on-the-web game. Veoh claims that, while Joost embraces the old-school channel style of cable TV,...
View ArticleSony, Sky To Bring On-Demand Video To PSP
UK PSP owners can look forward to on-demand video coming their way thanks to Sky. Details, the bread and butter of any story, are sort of, well, non-existent at the moment, but we do know that Sony...
View ArticleTime Warner Cable To Expand VOD Service
Since we got Time Warner Cable in our new apartment, I haven’t been the hugest fan of the service. I do enjoy the quick video-on-demand features that let me watch “Flight of the Conchords” anytime I...
View ArticleVudu being tested in 24 California Best Buy stores
In what appears to be a test to see how well the set-top movie rental box can sell in a mainstream retail store, Best Buy is now selling Vudu in 24 of its California locations, according to Video...
View ArticleRoku now supports Amazon's Video On Demand
Good news for those of you with the well-liked Roku player. As we heard was going to happen, and then we heard was in testing, the little thing can now access the many videos on Amazon’s VOD service....
View ArticleHands on with Amazon Video on Demand for the Roku box
I did a quick video of Amazon Video on Demand on the Roku box and, as you can see, I really need to lose some weight. Otherwise, it’s a great service that really makes this tiny little box a real...
View ArticleAmazon Video on Demand ups the definition to "high"
If you’re a fan of Amazon’s iTunes rival, Video on Demand, you’ve probably been waiting patiently for this announcement. Indeed, after iTunes went HD, it was only a matter of time before the other big...
View ArticleVideo on demand: The patron saint of Tribeca Film Festival?
Is video on demand the key to making your spiffy indie movie the next Huge Success? Depends on who you ask. The Tribeca Film Festival will experiment with VOD this year, having signed deals with cable...
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Netflix Inks Exclusive U.S. Online Rights To Warner Bros 2012-13 Drama Shows...
The latest skirmish in the ongoing battle between pay-TV and over-the-top providers to woo customers by building the most alluring content ecosystems has been won by on-demand streaming service Netflix...
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Yidio's New App Is A Comprehensive Guide To All The TV Shows & Movies You Can...
There’s no shortage of mobile applications that serve as portable guides to the shows, specials, and movies now playing on our television sets, but a company called Yidio is today launching a new...
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Netflix Tops HBO In Paid U.S. Subscribers As Members Stream 5 Billion Hours...
Today, Netflix posted its third-quarter earnings, with the streaming video provider exceeding analyst projections thanks to strong subscriber growth in which it added 1.3 million domestically. Netflix...
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Rogers And Shaw Team Up To Launch A Netflix Competitor For Canada Called ‘Shomi’
Canadian cable giants aren’t just going to watch their audience slip away to streaming services – two of the nation’s biggest providers have joined forces to launch shomi, a new subscription-based...
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NFL Teases A New Subscription Service For On-Demand Games, Will Support Apple TV
The NFL is preparing to launch a new version of its Games Pass service, which will now include the ability to watch games on a wider selection of devices, including the Apple TV. According to...
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Verizon Is Changing Its Logo, Too
According to AdAge, our corporate overlord Verizon will be introducing a new logo this week. Proving that we have little or nothing to do with AOL or Verizon really, this was also news to us. Read More
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Verizon Accused Of Net Neutrality Foul By Zero-Rating Its Go90 Mobile Video...
Verizon, the parent of TechCrunch’s parent AOL, is being accused of violating net neutrality principles by excluding its own mobile video streaming service, go90, from data charges — thereby creating...
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Sky makes $45M strategic investment in Asia-based Netflix rival iFlix
iFlix, the video streaming service rivaling Netflix in Southeast Asia, has landed $45 million in fresh funding from UK broadcaster Sky. Read More
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Verizon is launching virtual network services
Called “Virtual Network Solutions” and announced in a press release filled with so much corporate jargon it’s barely understandable, the idea is that spinning up, monitoring, managing, protecting, and...
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Pluto TV, a free streaming service for cord cutters, raises $30 million more
Pluto TV, a video streaming service targeting cord cutters by offering a TV-guide like experience that connects you to hundreds of online channels, has raised $30 million in Series B funding, valuing...
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Samsung rolls out new smart TV services for sports, music & video, plus an...
Apple last month released a new TV app in an attempt to centralize all the streaming TV options available across Apple TV, iPhone and iPad. Now, Samsung is rolling out its own take on the matter, with...
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Amazon launches the first of its own subscription VOD channels, Anime Strike
Amazon has debuted its first own-brand subscription video-on-demand channel, part of the Amazon Channels offering it provides with content from partners including HBO and Showtime. This is the first...
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