As the battle for Americans’ right to congressionally granted free-to-air broadcast access heats up, Alki David, CEO and Founder of Internet television service FilmOn, has responded to rival Aereo’s December 12th brief asking for a Supreme Court hearing (Aereo welcomes Supreme Court battle). “Aereo’s brief asking for a Supreme Court hearing is vital to the […]
Streaming service Roku has confirmed that YouTube is available now on the Roku 3 player in the US, Canada, the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The channel is expected to be available on additional player models in 2014. Writing in the Roku blog, Ed Lee, Vice President, Content Acquisition, says the YouTube channel rounds […]
The FiOS TV app is now available for download on the new Xbox One games console from Microsoft. Xbox Live Gold members as well as FiOS TV and Internet service subscribers can watch up to 74 of the most popular live channels through Xbox One by using the free FiOS TV app. No additional hardware […]
Netflix and Sony Pictures Television have revealed that Better Call Saul, the highly-anticipated spin-off of Breaking Bad, will be available exclusively to streaming members in Europe and Latin America shortly after its airing in the US, beginning in 2014. In the US and Canada, the complete first series will be available to Netflix members after […]
A group of advocacy bodies have filed amicus (friend of the court) briefs requesting the Federal DC Court of Appeals to reconsider a DC District court decision blocking Internet TV streaming service FilmOn. The bodies – Public Knowledge, Electronic Frontier Foundation and Engine Advocacy – are critical of the reasoning of US District Court Judge […]
Internet TV streaming service Aereo has filed a brief with the US Supreme Court saying that it will now not oppose an action brought by a range of broadcasters which petitioned the Court to overturn a denied injunction. In a statement, Aereo Founder and CEO Chet Kanojia said: “We have decided to not oppose the […]
Movie search website FindAnyFilm has become the first external partner to use the Playstation Store API, adding another legal point of purchase for consumers to the service but also extending the accessibility for in home viewing. FindAnyFilm.com aggregates film availability across all formats, allowing film fans to search for titles across localised cinema listings, comprehensive […]
Fox Now, the official streaming service for Fox Broadcasting Company, is available now to Xbox Live Gold members in the US at no additional cost on Microsoft’s recently launched Xbox One console. Fox Now allows Xbox Live Gold members to stream full episodes of Fox’s popular series as well as special video content, directly from […]
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has launched two new channels on the Connect TV platform. The new channels are The Jewellery Channel – an auction-style home shopping channel and online retailer and Propeller TV – a culture and entertainment channel for the UK’s Chinese community. Russ Armstrong, Director of Hybrid TV, Digital […]
Netflix has confirmed it will bring a range of popular Cartoon Network and Cartoonito TV series to its members in the UK and Ireland. This marks the first time Cartoon Network content is available to subscription on demand services in the market. Available immediately, Netflix subscribers in the UK and Ireland can now watch shows […]