‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ returns to HBO on February 8th
Fans of John Oliver’s take on the late night talk show won’t have to wait much longer for his return. As revealed in a promo on Friday, …
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What CES 2015 made clear: The cable industry has lost its power to control how we watch TV
If the cable industry had its way, we’d all be stuck subscribing to $150 TV bundles forever and ever. However, the rise of over-the-top online …
HBO reveals Game of Thrones, Veep premiere dates
After nearly a year of waiting, we finally know when we’ll be returning to Westeros. HBO announced on Thursday that the fifth season of Game of …
All 13 episodes of Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ are coming to Netflix on April 10th
Netflix announced on Wednesday at the Television Critics Association’s winter previews that the first season of Marvel’s Daredevil series will premiere on April 10th at …
Now we know where failed smartphone platforms go to die
One of the weirder trends that I’ve noticed at CES 2015 so far is the resurrection of three thought-to-be-dead smartphone platforms that have been brought …
Cord cutters rejoice: Dish frees ESPN from cable bundles
Want a way to get ESPN without paying for a pricey cable bundle? Well wait no more — per GigaOM, Dish on Monday announced its …
LG just set the bar for new 4K TVs at CES
LG on Monday at CES 2015 announced several new products including a variety of TV and TV-related products that it hopes will amaze TV fans. The …
Everything you need to know about Samsung’s new smart TVs
What would convince you to buy a new smart TV in 2015? How about a brand new operating system? Samsung revealed on Wednesday that each and …
Forget 4K: CES 2015 will reportedly feature 8K TVs from Sony and LG
If the rumors are to be believed, CES 2015 is shaping up to be a TV fan’s dream come true. Digitimes reports that LG and Sony …
Game of Thrones was once again the most pirated show of the year
Pirates just can’t get enough of HBO’s fantasy smash hit. TorrentFreak reports that Game of Thrones was the most downloaded TV show of the year, making …
Samsung just gave you an awesome reason to buy one of its TVs
Are you in the market for a gorgeous new TV? Are you also interested in playing the latest generation of console games? If so then …
2015 could be the year that Netflix invades your cable box
Netflix has been steadily chipping away at cable TV for years now, but the popular streaming service is all too aware of how valuable a …
Big update adds two new features to Dish’s Hopper that users have been dying for
Dish’s Hopper set-top box burst onto the scene a few years ago, and the addition of the company’s “AutoHop” feature that automatically skips commercials during …
New report reveals when HBO’s cable-killing streaming service is set to launch
Although HBO announced that it’s planning on launching a standalone online streaming service next year, details about its official plans for the service have been …
Netflix announces House of Cards’ season 3 premiere date, posts tantalizing teaser video
It’s been fun watching Frank Underwood ruthlessly climb the ladder from being a congressman to the vice president and then finally to the presidency. Now …
Amazon reportedly developing a new weapon to combat Netflix
In order to better compete against rivals like Netflix, Amazon may launch a free, ad-supported streaming video service at some point early next year, The …
Delusional TV execs say people love paying $100 a month for hundreds of channels they don’t watch
With the launch of HBO’s standalone streaming service hitting sometime next year, you may think that the traditional cable bundle is starting to come, well, …
Comcast is ‘really sorry’ your TV services crashed twice this week
If you’re a Comcast customer, you may have noticed that you couldn’t watch some of your favorite shows at a couple of different points this …
The death of cable TV is coming
Just as we had all hoped, it looks like HBO’s announcement of an over-the-top service is starting a revolution in the TV industry. The Wall …
Watch the first clip from Marvel’s new show Agent Carter
Not content with dominating movie theaters for the next decade, Marvel is invading the living room as well. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered last year on ABC …
Man who owns a smart TV says he’s ‘afraid’ of using it after reading its privacy policy
Just like with other electronic devices that used to be “dumb,” TVs have become increasingly smart lately, but that doesn’t mean that’s necessarily a good thing, …
Big media companies suddenly seem terrified of Netflix – and they should be
Over the past year, Netflix has announced a colorful smorgasbord of new original content projects that include comedy, animation, historical epics, science fiction sagas, dramedies, …
Video: Stephen Colbert targets Gamergate with the help of feminist Anita Sarkeesian
On Wednesday night, Anita Sarkeesian, creator of feminist video game critique “Tropes vs. Women in Video Games,” stopped by The Colbert Report to discuss the …
You have only two days left to watch these 36 great movies and shows on Netflix
When Netflix giveth, Netflix taketh away: 30 of movies and 6 television shows are being removed from Netflix starting November 1st.
Check out this trailer for Netflix’s most expensive and ambitious show yet
On Tuesday, Netflix released the trailer for its ambitious and very expensive new original series Marco Polo. With a massive budget, Netflix is hoping this …
The ACLU’s nightmare scenario: Cartman gets a drone on South Park this week
The use of unmanned drones by both governments and private citizens has been hugely controversial in recent years, but even the most alarmist among us have …
Huge potential FCC ruling sets the stage for Apple and Amazon to replace your cable company
We’ve known for a while that over-the-top Internet streaming will be the future of television and now a new potential rule change from the Federal Communications …
FiOS is offering an amazing Netflix deal that might be too good to pass up
Netflix and on-demand streaming have changed the way we watch movies and TV shows, sometimes letting us binge on an entire season at once. And if …
Comcast thinks HBO may have just made a huge mistake
Surprise: Comcast isn’t overly enthusiastic about HBO’s plan to offer a standalone streaming service that will appeal to cord cutters. Barron’s notes that during an …
Video: You might not care about 4K TVs, but you still need to watch Sony’s amazing new ad
The next big thing in television might be 4K (or even 5K, for some). Or smarter TVs. Or curvy smart TVs that also do 4K. …
