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The 16 Best Movies Disappearing From Amazon Prime Tomorrow

Not all of us turn to Netflix for our streaming fix; there are plenty of Amazon Prime members out there who lean on Instant Video instead. And if you’re one of them, you might want to fill up your Watchlist with these classics. They’ll be gone come Monday. And come to think of it, most…

WSJ: Apple’s Radio Terms Are (Slightly) More Generous Than Pandora’s

Apple’s new Radio service is now official and Pandora is coming under fire for being tight-fisted. Interesting, then, to hear of figures dug out by the Wall Street Journal which suggest that Apple is being every-so-slightly more generous with its deal. https://gizmodo.com/itunes-radio-apples-pandora-service-is-finally-here-512264218 According to the Journal, Apple will pay 0.13 cents and 15 percent of…

Twitter DVR Sounds Like an Awesome Idea

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo was hanging out at a panel this morning at the Center for Technology Information, and while he was there he let an interesting little tidbit drop: Twitter is toying with a rewindable, DVR-type feature. It sounds awesome. During a big, live event is when Twitter gets it’s chance to really shine,…

Xbox Music For Windows 8.1 Now Has Free, Ad-Supported Radio

No word yet on whether or not Xbox Music is breaking out of its Windows 8 prison and turning into a web-app, but it now has a free, ad-supported radio feature where you can start a station based on a specific artist. You know, like Pandora. https://gizmodo.com/according-to-the-verge-microsofts-xbox-music-service-w-573329884 You’ll also be able to take any website…

A Netflix for the NSA’s Private Info Would Make the Spying Worth It

Do you ever get the feeling that there just isn’t enough stuff to watch on Netflix? You’re going through the catalog every night and the same movies keep popping up. That’s why we should all sign up for the fake NSA Flix. Official Comedy imagined a streaming service that holds all the information the NSA…

Inside YouTube’s Master Plan to Kill Lag Dead

There is a moment between when you click on a video and when it starts playing. That moment is the worst part of your day. The agony of waiting! The torture of anticipation! YouTube understands that, and on a visit to YouTube HQ in San Bruno, CA, we got a look at what’s coming to…

Sony and Disney Trial Home Streaming While Movies Are in the Theater

In the ongoing battle against piracy, Disney and Sony have made a bold step: they’re both testing an on-demand service (in, um, South Korea) which allows people to rent movies and stream them in their own homes while they’re still playing in theaters. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sony and Disney are the first…

Apple TV Just Got HBO Go and WatchESPN

Apple TV just plugged two very big holes in its streaming content: HBO and ESPN. The streaming box will now play content from the HBO Go and WatchESPN apps. And that’s good news for just about everyone involved. Apple TV has always been a very nice streaming box to use, but lately, it had fallen…

Netflix Just Staked Out New Ground in Fight for Your Kids’ Eyeballs

Starting next year, Netflix will begin showing exclusive shows starring characters your children are already intimately familiar with. The collection will include nearly 300 hours of programming, and it could end up being a more important chip than a dozen Arrested Developments. The collaboration is with Dreamworks, vendor of kid-friendly franchises like Shrek and Kung…

DirecTV Is Supposedly Buying Hulu

If it seems like Hulu’s been up for sale for a few years now that’s because it totally has been. Seriously, back in August 2011 we tried to figure out which Hulu bidder we should be rooting for. And then in September 2011, Dish Network was rumored to buy it. Well? Nothing happened. Now nearly…

MTV for iOS: More Full, On-Demand Video Content Than Ever Before

MTV has had something resembling an iOS app before called WatchWith, but their parent company Viacom has given it a total content overhaul and renaming it just plain old MTV. The new, improved, and most importantly on-demand app is stuffed full of content, both new and old. What does it do? Lets you finally stream…

Multiple User Profiles on the Same Account Coming to Netflix

If you share one Netflix account within your household—be it with friends, family or whoever else—chances are you all share different tastes. Soon, you won’t have to worry about getting a weird set of recommendations thanks to their viewing habits, though—because you’ll soon be able set up multiple user accounts on a single Netflix account.…

Report: Intel Is Throwing Crazy Money at Its Streaming TV Dream

Intel confirmed its all-in for this whole streaming TV thing early this year, and since then we’ve heard that plenty of the big content providers are slowly but surely getting on board. And how did that happen? According to Reuters it’s because Intel is willing to pay out the ass to make this work. https://gizmodo.com/intels-streaming-tv-ambitions-are-real-and-huge-5983712…

Hulu Plus for iPad Looks a Whole Lot Different Now

It’s been a long time since we’ve last seen any sort of major update to Hulu Plus’s iPad app. And thankfully, its newest incarnation has been completely redesigned from the ground up. One of the most notable additions is a far more gesture-based UI that should, supposedly, make interacting with the app a more pleasant…

Go Diego, go! Amazon has locked up exclusive streaming rights to Dora the Explorer, as well as a couple other Viacom kids shows.

Report: Apple Is Finally Sealing Deals For Its Internet Radio

The New York Times is reporting that Apple’s much-rumored music streaming service may soon be ready—even in time for next week’s WWDC—thanks to the company finally signing contracts with major music labels. https://gizmodo.com/bloomberg-apples-pandora-killing-internet-radio-servic-5954986 The report suggests that Apple signed a deal with the Warner Music Group over the weekend for both recorded music rights and…

These Are the Original Pilots Amazon Is Going to Make Into Series

Amazon has decided on the five pilots it will turn into full series—Alpha House, Betas, Annebots, Creative Galaxy, and Tumbleleaf—have all officially gotten the green light. These five—two comedies and three children’s shows—were selected based on customer feedback out of 14 pilots Amazon put online in April. Bear with us here, because Betas is another…

With a Full-On News Feed, Spotify’s Serious About Suggesting New Music

While Spotify’s a powerhouse for streaming music, its social elements for sharing what you find have always been rather underpowered. Now, though, it’s launched a new Discover news feed, which promises to give you a constant supply of new music. Leveraging data from its 24 million monthly users, the new Discover service—currently available on the…

BuzzFeed, CNN and YouTube are apparently joining forces to create an online video channel, that will combine CNN’s content with BuzzFeed’s social media skill.

Watch Four Clips of Arrested Development Before It Hits Netflix

If you’re busy this weekend with trips to the beach and delicious barbecues and drinks with umbrellas in them, I feel bad for you. Memorial Day 2013 is not about enjoying the weather or spending time outdoors or kicking off Summer, nope, it’s about having a day off so you can watch the new season…