TV

HBO has seen this one before. On Sunday night, users of its HBO Go streaming service who showed up at 9pm eastern, so they could watch the much-anticipated season premiere of “Game of Thrones,” got error messages instead. HBO sent out apologetic tweets, and eventually got things running again. This was a repeat from March, Continue Reading →

Yahoo has big plans for online video content — and it is eyeing original TV series the likes of those that Netflix and Amazon are targeting, the Wall Street Journal reports. Yahoo is said to be interested in series that consist of 10 half-hour-long comedies, with the Journal citing sources as saying they will have Continue Reading →

Every so often, some enterprising computer company will claim they’ve finally fixed the TV. They’ll talk about how they’ve turned a dumb terminal into a smart computing platform that extends your work and play to a gigantic screen. Then, we’ll watch as the idea flops because they fail to line up content deals or wind Continue Reading →

Dish subscribers can now tune into their favorite ABC, ABC Family, Disney Channel and ESPN shows on their computers, phones and tablets. Thanks to its recently renewed deal with the Walt Disney Company, customers can now access shows through each channel’s respective app or website by signing in using their DISH account information. Some apps Continue Reading →

Amazon Fire TV is available for purchase now, for $99.The ecommerce giant Amazon has delved even further into the hardware space with the launch of a long-rumored streaming media device called the Amazon Fire TV. It said that it has watched these devices sell on its platform for a long time now, so it knows Continue Reading →

ExciteM announced on Wednesday it will be a featured startup at the 2014 NAB Show. The company, a San Francisco-based technology leader in real-time participation TV, will demonstrate its participation TV technology, which lets newscasters and audiences to interact in real-time via live-polling, feedback and contests. The system lets viewers quickly and easily register opinions on Continue Reading →

It’s April Fools’ Day, but with its new app, Comedy Central isn’t kidding around. Viacom-owned network Comedy Central launched its app for iOS on Tuesday to replace a motley collection of clunky show-specific apps. The new application — simply called Comedy Central — offers full episodes of programs like “The Daily Show,” “The Colbert Report Continue Reading →

We double checked the calendar too, but no, it’s not an April Fools joke — Verizon’s FIOS Media Server is finally available in a few areas as a part of the new Quantum TV package. The VMS1100 upgrades the standard cable boxes used by Verizon and other providers by shoving six tuners and a 1TB Continue Reading →

Earlier reports had indicated that Amazon Studios had decided which of its new pilots would be making it to series, and now it’s official. On Monday, the company announced that it is ordering six new shows, including Chris Carter’s apocalyptic drama The After, the LA detective noir Bosch, Jill Soloway’s comedic drama Transparent, and Mozart Continue Reading →

Google-owned YouTube hasn’t had a serious competitor for years. But Yahoo would like to try: The Web giant has been working on a plan to lure some of YouTube’s most popular stars and networks to show their stuff on the site, according to several sources close to the situation. The strategy in the works — Continue Reading →