A glimpse into the future of TV: How Microsoft, Intel, Amazon and Netflix aim to change the game
The future of TV may be in the hands of some companies that have been far removed from the broadcast giants we've grown up with. Amazon, Microsoft, Intel and Netflix are all making a power play with original content and live TV over Internet.
Netflix unlikely to develop BlackBerry 10 app anytime soon, report says
According to a report on Monday, video streaming service Netflix has "no current plans" to develop an app – native or port – for the BlackBerry 10 platform. Last month it was claimed that Instagram was also holding off developing an app for the new…
HitBliss lets you stream video content based on how many ads you can stomach
What if the advertisements on your streaming media made you money, instead of just the website you're visiting? A new video start-up called HitBliss aims to make that happen, offering a business model in which ads will pay for your own choice of content.
Best Netflix alternatives for phones and tablets
If you love to watch movies or TV shows on your smartphone or tablet, you are spoiled for choice. Join us as we take a look at the best Netflix alternatives (video-on-demand apps) for tablets and phones.
Netflix and Dreamworks to collaborate on a kid-centric animated series based on the upcoming movie, ‘Turbo’
Netflix shows further evidence that it is serious about providing compelling, original content for its audience with a kid-centric TV show based around a forthcoming Dreamworks movie.
Microsoft to throw its hat in the original programming ring
DIY is the new trend in TV, and industry titans like Netflix and Hulu aren't the only ones experimenting with original programming. By year's end, Microsoft's LA Studio hopes to deliver original content to Xbox users.
Redbox Instant video coming ‘exclusively’ to the Xbox 360
Redbox Instant is a new video streaming application sound to be found on your Xbox 360, then, a bit later, on all the other important gaming platforms. Think: Netflix, only without a huge, existing tech-saavy userbase.
Amazon vexes Netflix by inking a deal for exclusive streaming rights to ‘Downton Abbey’
Amazon Prime Instant Video secured itself a runaway hit and, in doing so, proved that the streaming video market is still very much up for grabs.
One in every four American homes has Netflix streaming
More and more, people are tuning their televisions to the Internet, with a new study showing that streamed content is on a steady rise in the U.S.
Watch out HBO: Netflix is committed to original content, hopes to produce five new series per year
Netflix aims to give pay-tv a run for its money with its own original, premium content.
Smarter than your TV: Game consoles may soon take over your home theater
It's no secret that game consoles are good for much more than just gaming, but what you may not know is that game consoles are poised to become the centerpiece of home theaters. We take a look at how they got to this point, and what we can expect from them in…
Netflix and YouTube launch DIAL, an open alternative to AirPlay
Netflix and YouTube are looking to dethrone Apple's AirPlay with an open alternative called DIAL
Netflix shares jump after surprise Q4 profit, subscriber base also up
Netflix had been expecting a poor end to 2012, but financial figures posted Wednesday showed that for the final three months of last year the video streaming company actually performed much better than expected. Shares jumped 35 percent as a result.
Time Warner: Netflix’s insistence on Open Connect is “discriminatory”
Will TWC's crying foul to the press evolve into crying foul in court?
Netflix inks deal for Cartoon Network, Adult Swim content
Ideal for fans of the Cartoon Network as well as late night Adult Swim programming, Netflix continues to expand content for streaming video subscribers.