PornIQ, a new website billing itself as the Pandora of streaming smut, has done for self-love what a dozen other services have done for music. It was only a matter of time. Created by our friends over at PornHub, PornIQ seeks to offer you the perfect porn experience to suit your mood. In this way,…
It’s a near-guarantee that you haven’t been to a Blockbuster this year, or possibly this decade. And after today’s announcement that the company is shutting down its 300 remaining stores, you likely never will again. But that doesn’t mean that video stores have outlived their usefulness—or, especially, that streaming is anywhere near ready to replace…
Rdio’s new iOS app recommends music based on your listening habits. Hardly innovative, but useful.
The first ever YouTube Music Awards are starting…really soon at 6pm EST (streaming free). Which is cool! Jason Schwartzman and Reggie Watts are hosting, Spike Jonze is directing, and the likes of Lady Gaga, Eminem, Avicii and Arcade Fire will be making appearances. The Music Awards showcase YouTube’s desire to become a serious player in…
Everything from ads to porn is getting the 4K treatment lately, and now Netflix is experimenting with it too. This week the company posted six 4K videos at various frames per second rates to test their streaming performance. They’re all standard Netflix stock footage called “El Fuente.” https://gizmodo.com/sony-made-a-volcano-spew-8-million-flowers-for-this-stu-1456718649 A spokesperson told GigaOM that Netflix “hopes…
Future of TV? Not from Intel. AllThingsD is reporting that the chipmaker is handing its web-based streaming service project over to Verizon. Intel had confirmed back in February that it had a massive streaming TV project in the works, and apparently it was willing to pay buttloads of money for the content deals to make…
Netflix is no stranger to making original TV anymore, but it seems it has bigger plans than that: it’s floating the idea that it’ll foot the bill for a “big” movie, which would appear in theaters and on Netflix at the same time. All Things D reports that Netflix’s content boss Ted Sarandos is interested…
Good news for Dexter fans looking to relive the show’s former glory: Netflix is getting exclusive rights to all eight seasons of the show. The first four will be available starting October 31, and that should keep you plenty busy until the second four hit on January 1.
After months of trials, Nielsen is about to roll out its technology to include online viewing figures in its records, and it’ll lean on social networks to match viewing habits to social demographic.
No cable, no problem. The rumors that Comcast is going to let you pay for HBO like you pay for Netflix are true. Comcast is now the first company to let you have HBO without being trapped in a basic cable plan. https://gizmodo.com/comcast-plans-to-offer-the-closest-thing-to-an-hbo-go-s-1451859769 Comcast is testing an offering called Internet Plus, which gives you broadcast…
The entire Internet would very much appreciate it if HBO offered an HBO Go subscription without the need to have cable. We want to pay for HBO Go like we pay for Netflix. But that hasn’t happened… yet. But people are trying! Even cable companies. Comcast has come up with a new package that’s probably…
TiVo has announced that its Roamio Pro and Roamio Plus DVRs will now offer out-of-home streaming, allowing subscribers to watch live and recorded TV remotely over Wi-Fi. It’ll first roll out in the next weeks via an iOS app update, then an Android app and 4G streaming are planned for early next year.
According to Billboard, YouTube is aiming to make its own Spotify-like subscription music service. There’ll be a free streaming service (which, uh, should differentiate from free YouTube) and a premium tier that’ll be like Google Music’s All Access streaming service. Basically, every company wants their own music streaming service! The streaming service is supposed to…
Aereo is now available for Android! At least, it is if you’re running 4.2 and live in New York City, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, or Salt Lake City.
If/When you download a torrent full of juicy copyrighted content (shame on you!), you’re not paying anyone; that’s part of the appeal. But there’s money to be made off sharing stuff for free, otherwise why would anyone do it? Torrentfreak sat down with a professional pirate to hear his story. It’s fascinating. Naturally the pirate’s…
Hey remember Twitter Music? Hadn’t thought about it in a while? Well apparently that’s a common problem, and according to a report by AllThingsD, Twitter is very seriously considering putting the service out of its misery. https://gizmodo.com/twitter-music-hands-on-a-celeb-stalking-music-discov-5994969 Multiple unnamed sources are telling AllThingsD that Twitter Music is not long for this world thanks to “abysmal”…
Samsung has just announced its Smart Media Player, a Roku or Apple TV alternative that runs the company’s Smart TV interface to provide all the streaming you need. Sadly, though, it seems to have priced itself outta the market. Samsung’s software allows the set-top box to run apps like Netflix, Hulu Plus abd HBO Go,…
Those who routinely use torrents to illegally download their favorite movies, TV, and music will find themselves with one less website to grab the latest Homeland from. Torrent database IsoHunt is shutting down. The site gave up its legal fight with the MPAA—which began in 2006—choosing to settle for $110 million dollars in damages and…
Rumor has it that Netflix will begin testing enhanced content and extra features, first for its original shows such as House of Cards , then DVD extra-style content from partner providers if it goes well.
Another day, another report about some company working on some kind of Future of TV™. The rumor du jour is Netflix is chatting up Comcast and Suddenlink for some content deals. Good luck with that! https://gizmodo.com/netflix-is-trying-to-make-partnership-deals-with-cable-1444659890 For the very best look at why the streaming cable future utopia you’ve longed for is further off than…