In September, Hulu and Discovery announced a partnership for live and on-demand programming that would see Discovery’s content coming to Hulu’s streaming service. Today, as promised, those channels are going live with the launch of Discovery Networks programming across all of Hulu with Live TV packages. That means Hulu with Live TV subscribers will now […]
View More Hulu with Live TV adds Discovery Networks programming to its core and add-on packagesCategory: streaming TV
Apple reportedly looked at a lower-priced streaming TV dongle
Apple is lacking a low-priced streaming TV competitor, but that could’ve potentially changed.
According to a report published by The Information, Apple looked at a streaming TV dongle-like device to capture that lower end of the market, citing people…
CBS launches a streaming entertainment network, ET Live
CBS is today launching another streaming network, this time focused on entertainment news. The service, which is called ET Live, was developed by CBS Interactive and CBS TV’s “Entertainment Tonight” news magazine, and will be available both as a standalone app as well as a part of the CBS streaming app aimed at cord cutters, […]
View More CBS launches a streaming entertainment network, ET LiveTV streaming services see 212% jump in viewing hours over past year
Live-streaming TV services, like Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu with Live TV and others, are gaining steam in the U.S. as more consumers cut the cord with traditional pay TV. According to a new report from Conviva out this morning, these services (called virtual MVPDs) now account for more than three-quarters of all plays and […]
View More TV streaming services see 212% jump in viewing hours over past yearReelgood acquires Guidebox to bring streaming TV data to more places
Reelgood, a startup aimed at helping cord cutters find shows and movies to watch on the services they subscribe to, has made an acquisition in the hopes of bringing Reelgood’s data to more places. The company has bought Guidebox, a streaming availability data provider which powers Roku, TVGuide, Metacritic and others. Deal terms weren’t disclosed, […]
View More Reelgood acquires Guidebox to bring streaming TV data to more placesAT&T’s streaming video device is now in beta testing
AT&T has begun beta testing a streaming device that seems to be something of its own Roku competitor, according to a statement made by John Donovan, CEO of AT&T Communications, during the company’s third quarter earnings call. The device, first scooped a year ago by Variety is an Android TV-based set-top box which integrates other streaming apps and […]
View More AT&T’s streaming video device is now in beta testingPlayStation Vue is first U.S. pay TV provider to integrate with Apple’s TV app
Sony’s live TV streaming service, PlayStation Vue, announced this week it has become the first U.S. pay TV provider to integrate with Apple’s TV app. Until now, Apple’s TV app has featured content from both free and paid on-demand streaming apps like Hulu, Prime Video, HBO NOW, PBS Kids, The CW, and others, along with […]
View More PlayStation Vue is first U.S. pay TV provider to integrate with Apple’s TV appYouTube TV’s DVR now lets you fast-forward through ads on more major channels
Since its launch, one of the top complaints about YouTube’s live TV streaming service, YouTube TV, was that its DVR feature would often default users to the video-on-demand version of the show – which means you’d have to watch the commercials. It’s been one of the biggest drawbacks to YouTube TV, and a selling point for […]
View More YouTube TV’s DVR now lets you fast-forward through ads on more major channelsDish’s AirTV Player can now record two shows at once
Dish today is launching a new dual-tuner adapter for $29 that will allow AirTV Player owners to watch one live TV channel and record another, or record two channels at once. The option to bundle an AirTV Player with the adapter is also now available for $119 – a bit of a savings over buying […]
View More Dish’s AirTV Player can now record two shows at onceLive streams of karate and niche sports are terrifying major sports leagues
Of the 100 most-watched live telecasts in the US in 2005, 14 were sporting events; in 2015, sporting events comprised 93 of the top 100 telecasts. That shift occurred because TV shows are shifting to online or on-demand viewing, and live broadcasts of the biggest sports are the main thing TV networks have left to […]
View More Live streams of karate and niche sports are terrifying major sports leaguesStreaming service CBS All Access rolls out support for offline viewing
CBS All Access, the network’s over-the-top streaming service for cord cutters, will now let subscribers save shows for offline viewing. The feature, “Download & Play,” is only available to those on CBS’s Commercial Free plan, not those on the cheaper, ad-supported tier. It also supports a range of programming, including CBS All Access Originals, reality […]
View More Streaming service CBS All Access rolls out support for offline viewingDish’s AirTV box now lets you watch and record live TV, access recordings through Sling TV
Following reports that Amazon is preparing to launch a new device that would allow Fire TV owners to record live TV, Dish’s AirTV has just done the same. The company announced the launch of a “Local Channels DVR” feature for AirTV customers that lets users watch and record live TV both in and outside the […]
View More Dish’s AirTV box now lets you watch and record live TV, access recordings through Sling TV