Category: Online TV
LoveFilm Instant movie streaming PS3 update adds Watchlists, 720p shows and films
LoveFilm have updated their PlayStation 3 LoveFilm Instant app, adding new features to the Sony console's version of the streaming service. Headlining new features include a much-needed new user interface, allowing for easier navigation and improved search and recommendation systems….
He-Man, Ghostbuster cartoon views on LoveFilm skyrocketing as tech revives 80s favourites
LoveFilm is experiencing a surge in popularity for classic animated TV shows from the 80s and 90s. Cartoons like He-Man: Masters of the Universe, Inspector Gadget and the Super Mario Brothers Super Show have seen viewing figures experience streaming increases…
Netflix prepping Family Plan: £8 for four simultaneous streams
Netflix is looking to expand beyond its standard streaming package to help better cater for larger families. Revealed at the company's quarterly earnings call, CEO Reed Hastings stated that the company are considering introducing a "Family" package that, for $12…
Tablets now fuelling more BBC iPlayer views than smartphones
For the first time ever, the BBC iPlayer TV and radio catch-up app has received more streaming requests from tablets than from smartphones. Revealed during the BBC's monthly BBC iPlayer performance review, March 2013 saw 200,000 more requests come in…
Samsung Smart TVs get 4oD Channel 4 catch-up service
Samsung have added Channel 4's 4oD catch-up TV service to their range of connected Smart TVs. Available through Samsung Apps, the company's Smart TV service portal, 4oD offers thirty days worth of recently-broadcast content from the likes of Channel 4…
Sky adding pay-as-you-go Sky Sports to Now TV online offering
Sky have today announced that they will be offering their full suite of Sky Sports programming through their Now TV online streaming service, allowing sports fans to watch key fixtures without the need for a Sky sports subscription or installation…
4oD added to Sky's On Demand platform
Sky have announced the arrival of Channel 4's 4oD service as part of Sky TV's On Demand hub. Landing on Monday, Sky subscribers with their boxes hooked up to the internet will be able at access on demand content from…
The Hunger Games to be Netflix UK streaming exclusive, lands 3 March
Popular "children-fight-to-the-death" flick The Hunger Games will be heading to UK Netflix on March 3rd as a streaming exclusive, the company has today revealed. Starring Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, it's a surprisingly good teen-orientated sci-fi movie that sees children wrestled…
LIVING WITH: YouView with BT Vision
It's time to re-visit YouView. Has its intriguing interface become easier to navigate over time, and have the service's few other problems been ironed out?
Netflix House of Cards gamble pays off as series becomes most-watched on streaming service
Video streaming supremos Netflix have announced that House of Cards, the Netflix exclusive that they themselves commissioned, has become the most-watched piece of content on the service ever. Speaking to AllThingsD, Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos revealed that "nearly everyone…
