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  • OnLive cloud-gaming service launches in UK. Gaming, OnLive, Media streaming, Cloud gaming 0

    OnLive cloud-gaming service launches in UK

    Play anywhere, on anything 22 September 2011 0:01 GMT

    The on-demand cloud gaming service OnLive is finally going to see the light of day, as its launch in the UK has been announced at the Eurogamer Expo 2011 in London.

    With over 100 games currently available it seems that the OnLive team is making...

  • Sky Go celebrates a million downloads

    Sky Go celebrates a million downloads

    And states its Cloud aims 16 September 2011 14:09 GMT

    Sky has announced that Sky Go has been downloaded a whopping 1 million times since it went live in July.

    Sky Go is Sky Player and Sky Mobile TV collaborated and revamped and shows both live streamed and catch up programming. 

    And...

  • Channel4.com 4oD launches all-new rebuilt user interface. Online, Video on Demand, Channel 4, 4oD, Media Streaming 0

    Channel4.com 4oD launches all-new rebuilt user interface

    With "My 4oD" feature 25 August 2011 17:24 GMT

    Channel4.com has announced that its ever-popular 4oD video on demand service has had an overhaul; due to rise like a phoenix from the flames on 31 August, resplendent in a host of new features.

    Keeping its 30-day catchup service and extensive...

  • Apple TV update brings cloud-storage locker for purchased TV shows. Apple, Online, Hardware, Media streaming, Cloud computing, Updates,  0

    Apple TV update brings cloud-storage locker for purchased TV shows

    Along with Vimeo support 2 August 2011 11:00 GMT

    A swanky new feature for the Apple TV 2 has just been released, bringing you the ability to purchase TV shows and then stream them from the cloud - a marked change from the previous rental-only format.

    The update could pave the way for a...

  • Spotify launches in the US, Motorola integration incoming?

    Spotify launches in the US, Motorola integration incoming?

    Named sponsors suggests so 14 July 2011 14:32 GMT

    Spotify has finally launched into the US market, bringing the music streaming service that has taken Europe by storm to our cousins stateside. The launch was no secret, but we’re more interested in the listed sponsors.

    “Our exclusive...

  • Official: Spotify launches in US on Thursday 14 July

    Official: Spotify launches in US on Thursday 14 July

    US version goes live 13 July 2011 23:56 GMT

    Spotify has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it will be launching its digital music service in the US on Thursday, ending what seems like years of waiting for Americans keen to get their hands on the service.

    “Spotify, the award-winning...

  • SeeSaw to close

    SeeSaw online TV platform on brink of closure

    Unless Arqiva finds buyer 27 May 2011 13:27 GMT

    SeeSaw, the online TV portal launched by Arqiva back in February 2010, is to close or be sold off. The company, who is also a major player in the much delayed YouView television venture, has made the decision after deciding that the site no longer...

  • Tesco buys Blinkbox

    Tesco buys Blinkbox movie streaming service in step to become UK's Netflix

    Goes head-to-head with Lovefilm and Amazon 20 April 2011 12:23 GMT

    UK grocery shopping giant Tesco has acquired a majority stakeholding in movie streaming service Blinkbox, putting it directly up against similar ventures, such as Lovefilm and, therefore, Amazon, to be the UK's answer to Netflix.

    The deal sees...

  • Google to launch YouTube movie streaming service in UK. Online, Google, YouTube, Video Streaming, Media streaming,  0

    Google to launch YouTube movie streaming service in UK

    Ahead of the US 25 February 2011 16:34 GMT

    Google is apparently looking to set up a pay-for, and unlimited, YouTube movie streaming service in the UK, to rival Amazon and its recent Lovefilm takeover.

    The news comes from the New York Post, who suggests that Google, who has been in...

  • Warpia wireless StreamHD allows 1080P PC-to-TV streaming. Home cinema, media streaming, Warpia, Warpia StreamHD 0

    Warpia wireless StreamHD allows 1080P PC-to-TV streaming

    Including 5.1 surround sound 5 January 2011 11:34 GMT

    It seems all eyes are on CES at the moment - the consumer electronics show which focuses on what should be coming to our homes in the coming year and beyond.

    So it's nice to take a look at something that is in the here and now, and Warpia...

  • BBC iPlayer celebrates: Record 1.3bn requests for 2010 . Online, Media streaming, BBC, BBC iplayer, iPlayer,  0

    BBC iPlayer celebrates: Record 1.3bn requests for 2010

    Growing UK dependency for streaming service 23 December 2010 12:27 GMT

    The BBC has published its stats for its iPlayer service, and it makes for some impressive reading as Auntie celebrates "a record breaking 2010".

    Throughout 2010 the BBC is reporting that its iPlayer has dealt with 1.3 billion streaming requests...

  • BBC iPlayer to go Global with iPad subscription service

    BBC iPlayer to go Global with iPad subscription service

    US likely to be first country to get it 2 December 2010 9:37 GMT

    Like Sir Francis Drake in 1577, the Beeb has global plans for its flagship vessel and the British will attempt to conquer the world once more....well, at least get it watching a bit of UK telly.

    That's right, the BBC iPlayer is going global...

  • Boxee Box bashes out first firmware update

    Boxee Box bashes out first firmware update

    Bug fixes galore for the super media streamer 26 November 2010 10:53 GMT

    We at Pocket-lint are big fans of the Boxee Box, just take a look at our comprehensive review - we don't hand out the Hot Product stamp willy-nilly.

    But the box is a tad buggy, as most new devices tend to be.

    Luckily though, the chaps...

  • Lovefilm online catalogue gathers Momentum

    Lovefilm online catalogue gathers Momentum

    VOD offerings stepped up with new partnership 22 November 2010 12:36 GMT

    Indie film lovers are in for a treat, assuming that they're Lovefilm users as well, as the video rental service has announced a deal with independent distributor Momentum Pictures to beef up its internet movies-on-demand catalogue.

    The boost...

  • Vudu expands VOD variations on the PS3

    Vudu expands VOD variations on the PS3

    Another movie service for US PlayStation fans 17 November 2010 11:30 GMT

    Vudu, the video on demand service owned by Wal-Mart, is making its way to the PS3 (in the States) on 23 November.

    Offering more than 4000 HD movies (including 1080p offerings), Vudu's platform will be available free to PlayStation Network account...

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