Netflix Gets Serious About Closed Captioning
Netflix now provides content with captions or subtitles for more than 80 percent of the hours streamed in the U.S. To be clear, this doesn’t mean that 80+ percent of Netflix’s streaming content has captions, but that of all the hours of streaming content watched in the U.S., over 80 percent of it was captioned [...]
Preview: Bell Mobile TV for Android – streaming live and on-demand
One of Canada's big three carriers, Bell, recently shot me a build of their upcoming on-demand streaming TV app for Android and a Samsung Galaxy Note to try it out on. I've already established that I'm a fan of the Note's big screen, and I was eager to make use of it with some high-quality [...]
WD launches wireless streaming media player – WD TV Live
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Western Digital launched the wireless streaming media player, the WD TV Live. WD TV Live delivers online content from Vimeo, Playjam, Deezer, SnagFils, Comedy Time, Watch Mojo, YouTube and Facebook directly to your TV in full HD resolution. The device supports 802.11n wireless connectivity for fast access to the content.
WD TV Live supports [...]
Apple TV v Google TV war begins as broadcasters ask ‘where’s the money?’
Google is already hitting major hurdles in its quest to transform the TV industry, with major US broadcasters blocking their Web shows from being broadcast via Google TV. Google meanwhile is in negotiation to agree rights, but is likely to face similar rectitude from some broadcasters as faced by Apple with Apple TV.
ABC, CBS and [...]
iTunes 10 available for download
Apple’s iTunes 10 software is now available for download. The latest iteration is a major release as it brings a lot of new things to the table. The first and foremost is the integration of Ping – a social network for iTunes users. Ping allows users to follow or be followed by anyone (or particular), [...]
Sony Quietly Releases Streaming Netbox For Your TV
We didn’t get an official announcement, but it looks like Sony is going to be selling their own version of a Netflix and Amazon video streaming netbox. Get this though, the Sony product plays the much wanted MKV and DivX files – something conspicuously missing from other company offerings. The Sony product (who’s name we [...]