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Rdio’s New Redesign Available on All Desktop Apps Now

Rdio’s totally redesigned browser and desktop app interface made what was already basically the best-organized streaming service even cleaner. Ostensibly, it puts albums artists and songs first. But really, it’s putting you and your experience at the top of its priorities list. Now it’s available to everyone. The interface looks sort of like a cross…

Tech News Kyle Wagner May 14

Verizon Users Getting High-Quality Live Video Broadcasting with Color App

Color announced a deal with Verizon today that will let Big V customers broadcast live audio and video from their phones on Facebook. I’m going to livestream my lunch complete with chewing sounds! The existing Color app let anyone broadcast live video to Facebook, but it was sans audio. This deal means that Color users…

Tech News Mat Honan May 7

Now Amazon Is Planning to Make Original TV Content

Rumors have been floating around for the past couple of months that Amazon was looking to produce sitcoms and children’s television. Now All Things D is confirming it: Amazon is looking to pay $10,000 to option scripts and $55,000 if a show is greenlit. Furthermore, shows are expected to “look and feel like ‘real’ TV…

Commerce Adrian Covert May 2

Spotify for iPad: A Glimpse at the Future of Spotify

As has been mentioned again and again and again and again and again and again, Spotify’s apps have, at best, been decent. Its in-house-developed mobile apps have been universally terrible. But a couple of weeks ago Spotify dropped a preview of its revamped Android app, and now arrives its new iTunes, “Spotify]

Tech News Adrian Covert May 2

Six Reasons Why Recorded Music Should Be Free

Grooveshark is getting it from all angles. Not only did its only major label deal (with EMI) collapse, but the company is now being sued by all four major labels for large-scale copyright infringement due to its policy of letting users upload music into its system, where over 30 million people stream it for free…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm Apr 21

Hulu Will Offer Four Brand New Original TV Shows in the Next Year

Hulu pitched its TV show ideas to advertisers this week during the “upfronts” that are usually the preserve of national TV networks. During those talks, it revealed that it is planning to offer up seven of its own original shows in the next year—four of which are brand new. https://gizmodo.com/how-hulu-grew-into-a-network-tv-challenger-5902583 TechCrunch reports that the four…

Television Jamie Condliffe Apr 20

Overhauled Spotify for Android: All About Discovery

Spotify’s Android app has been in need of an update for some time—especially when compared to its beautiful Windows Phone offering. Fortunately, the wait is over, and the new version is much improved: it’s cleaner, more visual, and wants to help you find as much new music as possible. https://gizmodo.com/spotify-for-windows-phone-this-is-how-every-windows-ph-5857642 In fact, the whole experience…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 19

New Facebook “Listen” Button Instantly Plays Musicians’ Songs in Streaming Apps

Facebook has taken a leaf out of MySpace’s book. Now, on every musician’s Facebook page there’s a “Listen” button, that immediately takes you to their music in your streaming app of choice—Spotify, Mog, Rdio, or one of a few others. Neat. [TechCrunch]

Social Media Jamie Condliffe Apr 18

Splash.fm Launches ‘Twitter for Music’ to Public

There’s no shortage of social music discovery services billing themselves as “Twitter for music.” A Google search for that exact phrase turns up over 78,000 results, and with good reason. If your friends on Twitter (and Facebook and email) like something, you might like it too. That’s no guarantee, of course, as a simple glance…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm Apr 17

How Hulu Grew Into a Network TV Challenger

Compared to many TV streaming services, Hulu is a mature technology, created five years ago by some of TV’s biggest players. Now, the New York Times suggests it’s coming of age—and that events this week will see it truly become a network TV challenger. The Times reports that, this Thursday, Hulu will pitch advertisers on…

Television Jamie Condliffe Apr 17

Spotify’s New Play Button Lets You Control Your Music From Anywhere on the Internet

In their quest to become the dominant streaming music service, Spotify has introduced yet another new feature: the Spotify Play Button. If you interact with Spotify through Facebook, you already have an idea of what this is like. You see a box for a song on Spotify, you hit play, and it automatically loads up…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 11

Grooveshark Has Lost EMI’s Support and Is Now Dead in the Water

It’s been a long time coming, but EMI is now withdrawing support from that dusty old music site Grooveshark. That means Grooveshark is completely abandoned by all four major record labels, leaving it pretty much dead in the water. https://gizmodo.com/grooveshark-will-soon-be-destroyed-5862026 To make matters worse, all four labels are also suing the company. In a statement,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 4

Amazon Prime Streaming Movie Service Now Available for PS3

Amazon just enabled Prime streaming on PS3, bringing together the best Netflix alternative with the best Xbox alternative. If you’re a Prime subscriber and want to get the all-you-can-watch service working, fire up your Playstation, download the app from the TV/Video services category, and then you can watch as much Arrested Development as you want.…

Commerce Kif Leswing Apr 3

These Seven Tablets Just Became Hulu-Capable

Up until now, unless you owned an HTC Flyer or a Vizio 8-inch tablet (and who doesn’t, right?) the only place your android-based Hulu viewing was happening was on your phone. Today, however, the streaming service has announced support for seven new tablets. Hulu now plays on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Asus Eee…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 29

Something Is Broken If Internet Radio Has to Charge Bands to Make Money

Pandora and other webcasters who fought for lower royalty rates a few years ago rejoiced when they achieved rates they thought would allow them to achieve profitability, back in 2009. Yet questions still surround the ability of webcasters such as the now-public Pandora to turn a profit, given that their payments to copyright holders increase…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm Mar 29

Spotify Decides to Let Us Freely Stream Whatever We Want for a While Longer

Use the free version of Spotify? Worried about the streaming limitations kicking in after six months? Guess what? Good news! The company decided to extend free and unlimited streaming for everyone. How long the company won’t say, but if you’ve been holding off on paying for the service, you can breathe easy for a bit.…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 29

Living on a Stream: The Rise of Real-Time Video

A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a friend about streaming. I was marveling how easy it’s becoming to beam a live video feed, anywhere, not only to a friend or a group, but, essentially, the entire world. The province of the network news team with satellite truck has now extended to anyone…

Tech News Steven Levy-Wired Mar 27

More Movies Will Be Streamed Than Watched On Disc For the First Time In 2012

According to researchers from IHS Screen Digest, 3.4 billion movies will be streamed online this year, more than double the 1.4 billion in 2011. And those are just the legal ones. Not only that, it is projected that only 2.4 billion movies will be watched on disc. So long, physical media… [Bloomberg]

Commerce Brent Rose Mar 25

DirecTV iPad App Updated to Let You Stream Video Anywhere

Previously, DirecTV subscribers could use their iPad as some sorta pseudo TV because the app could stream Live TV while you were on your home Wi-Fi network. Now the app’s been updated to be even better: you can watch some content anywhere, even if you’re not at home. https://gizmodo.com/directvs-ipad-app-lets-you-watch-live-tv-now-5853647 It’s not a huge list of…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 21

Apple TV 2012 Review: Can You Hear Blu-ray’s Death Rattle?

You can now buy a $100 box that streams a large catalog of available-to-anyone video that’s nearly as high-fidelity as Blu-ray. The Apple TV is not the first blow to video on discs, but it definitely hit a vein. Why It Matters In terms of an overall, pants-on-couch experience, the Apple TV is still the…

Reviews Sam Biddle Mar 20

Rdio’s New Redesign Available on All Desktop Apps Now

Verizon Users Getting High-Quality Live Video Broadcasting with Color App

Now Amazon Is Planning to Make Original TV Content

Spotify for iPad: A Glimpse at the Future of Spotify

Six Reasons Why Recorded Music Should Be Free

Hulu Will Offer Four Brand New Original TV Shows in the Next Year

Overhauled Spotify for Android: All About Discovery

New Facebook “Listen” Button Instantly Plays Musicians’ Songs in Streaming Apps

Splash.fm Launches ‘Twitter for Music’ to Public

How Hulu Grew Into a Network TV Challenger

Spotify’s New Play Button Lets You Control Your Music From Anywhere on the Internet

Grooveshark Has Lost EMI’s Support and Is Now Dead in the Water

Amazon Prime Streaming Movie Service Now Available for PS3

These Seven Tablets Just Became Hulu-Capable

Something Is Broken If Internet Radio Has to Charge Bands to Make Money

Spotify Decides to Let Us Freely Stream Whatever We Want for a While Longer

Living on a Stream: The Rise of Real-Time Video

More Movies Will Be Streamed Than Watched On Disc For the First Time In 2012

DirecTV iPad App Updated to Let You Stream Video Anywhere

Apple TV 2012 Review: Can You Hear Blu-ray’s Death Rattle?

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