Hulu follows in Netflix’s steps, will release its own original shows
Hulu isn’t letting Netflix reap all the rewards for producing original content. Bloomberg reports that Hulu is planning to release its own original series that …
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Chromecast users could soon get access to HBO GO
Happy news for everyone who picked up a Chromecast dongle last week: You could soon use it to stream HBO GO on your television. GIgaOM reports …
Intel’s TV game-changer: DVR that records everything, all the time
What if TV aired on your schedule, all day, every day? This is the reality Intel will reportedly try to create with its upcoming pay …
Chromecast may just be the beginning of Google’s assault on the living room
A new report suggests that Chromecast may just be phase one of Google’s plan to take over the living room. According to The Wall Street Journal, …
Chromecast feature coming to Google TV later this year
Apparently Google TV isn’t dead, despite Google’s announcement of the Chromecast streaming device. Google revealed in a post on Thursday that partners will continue to launch Google TV-enabled …
Google may upset TV execs with Chromecast
Google’s new Chromecast device lets iOS and Android smartphone and tablet owners wirelessly stream content to their TVs. It it also compatible with Chrome browsers …
Crazy like a fox — Netflix now bets on teen mermaids
After Orange is the New Black surprisingly beat Arrested Development on first week audience count, Netflix is going even further out on a limb with …
Google brings Android content to your TV with Chromecast
At its press event in San Francisco on Wednesday, Google announced a new device to help bring content from Android, iOS and Chrome OS devices, along with content …
Online TV gets legitimate as Netflix makes Emmy history
The questions about whether online content distributors can deliver compelling shows on par with what we see on broadcast and cable channels have been answered. …
Apple’s TV plans likely won’t disrupt the big cable companies
While Google and Intel look dead-set on disrupting the cable industry, Apple appears to be taking a more accommodating approach. The New York Times reports …
Google is looking to drive a stake into cable with its own online TV service
Google has never been shy about disrupting markets and now unnamed sources have told The Wall Street Journal that Google “has approached media companies about licensing their …
Cable companies mull ditching sports stations to cut customers’ bills
Believe it or not, cable companies are actually trying to think of ways to lower their customers’ bills. The Wall Street Journal reports that cable …
Hulu’s dithering is rocket fuel for Netflix
Netflix’s share price almost hit a giddy $26o on Friday as it became clear that Hulu was not going to be acquired by DirectTV or Time …
Cable TV execs start pushing for nationwide duopoly
If there’s one industry that needs less competition, it’s clearly the cable industry. The Wall Street Journal reports that Liberty Media CEO John Malone and …
Netflix in talks for fifth season of Arrested Development
Cue up “The Final Countdown” and start to celebrate: Netflix is looking to bring back Arrested Development for another season. Bloomberg reports that Netflix and …
Apple nears TV content deal with Time Warner Cable
Apple is close to a deal with Time Warner Cable to give subscribers access to television content on Apple TV devices, Bloomberg reports. Both companies …
Google reportedly using ‘coercive sales tactics’ against Google TV holdouts [updated]
A new report claims that Google is delaying manufacturers from releasing HTML5-based Smart TVs due to a drawn out process to earn YouTube certification. According …
TV Everywhere is blowing up thanks to iPad, other mobile devices
TV viewers and providers are embracing multiscreen and TV Everywhere services. According to ABI Research, nearly a third of households that receive their TV from …
Samsung launches ‘flawless’ curved OLED HDTV with a major flaw
Samsung on Thursday released its new 55-inch curved OLED HDTV in South Korea. The new TV is the first of its kind in Samsung’s lineup, and …
Cord-cutting catches on: 60 million Americans now rely on free over-the-air TV
Cash-strapped Americans looking to save some money on their monthly bills are increasingly ditching pay television and relying on free over-the-air television instead. GigaOM points …
Intel’s cable-killing TV service takes a big step toward launching
Intel is hard at work on efforts that it hopes will shake up the pay-TV market and potentially kill cable as we know it today, …
Game of Thrones gets pirated almost 80% more than any other show
It’s a pretty good bet that HBO could expand its paying audience for Game of Thrones if it gave viewers the option to buy season passes on …
Cable customers file lawsuit aimed at breaking up bundles
No one is really happy with cable bundles these days and now some cable customers are filing a class action lawsuit aimed at breaking them …
Apple TV now supports HBO GO and WatchESPN
Apple on Wednesday announced that the HBO GO and WatchESPN apps are now available on Apple TV. The company also added support for news channel Sky News, …
Google’s big play with Fiber: Turn television into just another app
Google Fiber is certainly one of Google’s more audacious experiments and it’s now becoming clearer what the company’s long-term strategy is with its high-speed fiber …
Time Warner Cable reportedly offers companies extra cash to keep shows off Hulu
If you’re frustrated that HBO doesn’t make Game of Thrones and other hit shows available to watch on the web shortly after they air, then …
With Apple TV, Apple controls more than 70% of the digital media receiver market
Tim Cook revealed on Tuesday at the AllThingsD: D11 conference that Apple has now sold more than 13 million second-generation Apple TV devices. Even more …
The Xbox One’s creepy monitoring feature might track how often you sit through commercials
If you don’t want to be creeped out by the Xbox One Kinect sensor’s ability to track your every move in your living room, then …
Samsung, LG reportedly rush back to LCD TVs after OLED investments fizzle
OLED television sets are supposed to be the wave of the future, but early OLED adopters LG and Samsung have found that the future can …
The Xbox One likely won’t be a cable killer
Microsoft is trying to differentiate the Xbox One from rival consoles by giving it several key set-top box features for television sets but that doesn’t …
