TV

There are coincidences in this world, and it’s important not to read too much into them. Pandora playing the song stuck in your head doesn’t make you psychic. But then there are coincidences you can’t help but think might mean a little bit more. Like, say, three heavy hitter holdouts all hopping on Apple TV Continue Reading →

A day after upgrading its cloud music player, Amazon has delivered a native Amazon Instant Video app for iPad (not iPhone or iPod Touch, yet) to the App Store. It has access to streaming Prime Instant Video for subscribers, as well as downloaded or streamed video on-demand. Other key features include access to the Watchlist Continue Reading →

Speaking at the tail end of a two-week summer gathering of television critics in Beverly Hills Tuesday, Hulu senior VP of content Andy Forssell conceded his company stands out as a little bit of an “odd animal” at the event. “We’re not a TV network and we’re not a studio. We’re a distributor … But Continue Reading →

Warner Bros. is going after Amazon.com’s resellers market. The studio’s home entertainment division has filed at least 16 separate lawsuits in California against those who use the e-vendor to sell discounted DVDs ranging from Harry Potter films to many HBO shows such as Game of Thrones, The Wire, The Sopranos and Entourage. Each of the Continue Reading →

Hulu Plus is quietly rolling out to Apple TV set-top boxes Tuesday morning. It was on our hockey pucks when we turned them on, while reports on Twitter indicate losing the connection before the icon appeared once the box came back online. We’re checking it out now, and like Netflix, it allows users to pay Continue Reading →

The Roku is a hell of a media streamer: its only real competitor is the Apple TV, but it costs half as much. No brainer. And when News Corp and British Sky Broadcasting pony up $45 million to help Roku win the streaming race, the possibilities start to seem limitless. Announcing the investment this morning, Continue Reading →

On July 10, the Gallup organization announced the results of its latest poll on America’s confidence in various institutions with the headline “Americans’ Confidence in Television News Drops to New Low:” Americans’ confidence in television news is at a new low by one percentage point, with 21% of adults expressing a great deal or quite Continue Reading →

We’ve known for some time that Amazon is planning to make original TV content. But now Bezos and co have announced that Amazon is turning its back on the US, instead choosing to develop a center in London to spearhead its move into media. The Telegraph reports that the Seattle-based firm has named London “the Continue Reading →

Hulu has revamped its video player, ditching its older look for a more user-friendly interface. The clean new look integrates features like 10-second rewind, allowing users to easily cut back to moments earlier in video, and a more compact player that organizes buttons such as pop-out and closed captions within one menu. The player will Continue Reading →

Amazon has announced a licensing deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, which will see TV shows such as Fringe and The West Wing added to its Prime Instant Video catalog. Just last month, we reported that Amazon had reeled in MGM in a similar deal, to brings a plethora of movies and TV shows Continue Reading →