Tag: streaming
Samsung to shut Music Hub streamng service
Samsung is to close its Music Hub streaming service on July 1, less than three years after setting it up. CNET reports that Samsung has advised its Music Hub users to "take the time to download all purchased content and…
Sky's NOW TV movie streaming hits the PlayStation 3
Sky's Now TV streaming service is now available to owners of Sony's PlayStation 3 console, giving access to Sky's extensive library of movies for instant streaming, regardless of whether or not the viewer is signed up for one of Sky's…
Top of the Spotify Pops: Music streaming service launches top 50 tracks widget
Spotify have launched a new widget for websites, displaying both the weekly top 50 most-played tracks on the music service and the top 50 "social" tracks, showing which songs were the most shared across services like Twitter and Facebook for…
Netflix nabs new Disney streaming rights: Wall-E and Dumbo now, Avengers Assemble later
A host of fresh Disney titles will be coming to the Netflix UK and Ireland TV and movie streaming platform, with the service announcing the acquisition of a new batch of streaming rights from the Mouse House. As of today,…
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…
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…
Spotify now has 6 million paying subscribers, 24 million active users overall
Spotify continues its charge towards mass-market adoption, revealing that they now serve streaming tunes to over 6 million paying subscribers. Those subscribers have now brought in over $500 million in revenue for the Stockholm-based company, while ad-funded revenue still keeps…
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…
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…
