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ITV Player on Sky Anytime+ pictures and hands-on

ITV Player on Sky Anytime+ hands-on

HANDS-ON We have a play
On Monday, Sky announced that it would be bringing ITV's catch-up service, ITV Player, to its Anytime+ service on Sky boxes. And true to its word, the company has done just that. But what's it like? Pocket-lint has checked out the new offering... If …
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  • YouView on course for spring launch. Home Cinema, YouView, TalkTalk, Video on demand 0

    YouView on course for spring launch

    So says TalkTalk CEO 7 February 2012 15:41 GMT

    YouView - the much-delayed free TV service funded by a consortium that includes the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV, as well as ISPs Arqiva, TalkTalk and BT - is on course for a scheduled spring launch.

    That's according to TalkTalk CEO,...

  • ITV Player on Sky Anytime+ pictures and hands-on

    ITV Player on Sky Anytime+ pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON We have a play 1 February 2012 16:16 GMT

    On Monday, Sky announced that it would be bringing ITV's catch-up service, ITV Player, to its Anytime+ service on Sky boxes. And true to its word, the company has done just that. But what's it like? Pocket-lint has checked out the new offering...

    If...

  • Crackle pops more movies onto your Xbox 360. Apps, Video on demand, Home Cinema, Sony Pictures, Xbox 360 0

    Crackle pops more movies onto your Xbox 360

    Sony pictures app 1 February 2012 15:28 GMT

    The Sony Pictures owned video on demand platform Crackle has landed on the Xbox 360.

    We know, who would have thunk it - Sony and Microsoft playing nicely when it comes to consoles? But they are and, as a result, Xboxers now have access to all...

  • BT Vision signs up Miramax for movies on demand. Home Cinema, BT Vision, BT, Video on demand 0

    BT Vision signs up Miramax for movies on demand

    Pulp Fiction and more 31 January 2012 15:31 GMT

    It isn't just Netflix and Lovefilm racing around Hollywood trying to sign up all the movie studios (we like to imagine this is literally happening, Wacky Races stylee) - BT has got in on the act by signing up Miramax for its BT Vision platform.

    The...

  • Sky looks beyond the dish with new Internet TV Service. Sky, Sky Go, Video on demand, Home Cinema 0

    Sky looks beyond the dish with new Internet TV Service

    Satellite without a satellite 31 January 2012 10:02 GMT

    Sky is to give viewers the option to ditch the dish with a new Internet TV Service that it plans to launch later in the year.

    There has been a tidal wave of announcements from Sky over the last day or so. On Monday it was revealed that Sky...

  • Sky Go tunes in on Android. Apps, Android apps, iPhone apps, iPad apps, Sky, Sky Go, Video on demand 0

    Sky Go tunes in on Android

    And with new channels on board 31 January 2012 9:40 GMT

    It's all go over at Sky Go. Not only is the streaming platform all set to hit Android, it is being expanded to include even more channels.

    Sky Go launched back in July on PC and iOS and is Sky Mobile TV revamped, showing both live streamed...

  • Vimeo revamped and almost ready for launch. Online, Vimeo, Video on demand 0

    Vimeo revamped and almost ready for launch

    Closed testing announced 24 January 2012 14:04 GMT

    YouTube's posher rival, Vimeo, has been "rebuilt from the ground up" and is ready to launch the redesign into a closed testing period, ahead of a full public release.

    The revamped video on demand website will boast a 2x larger full-width player,...

  • Lovefilm announces new Disney deal to stream ABC. Lovefilm, Video on demand, ABC, Home Cinema 0

    Lovefilm announces new Disney deal to stream ABC

    Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy 16 January 2012 12:11 GMT

    Lovefilm has announced a deal with Disney, which will enable it to stream a wide variety of ABC programming to its members, bringing access to some popular American TV, including Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives.

    Beginning this month...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Netflix review

    APP OF THE DAY: Netflix review

    Streaming time 11 January 2012 18:00 GMT

    Netflix has now officially launched in the UK, bringing with it a formidable streaming experience that works across multiple platforms including iOS and Android. We have had a few days to play with the service now, running it through its paces on various...

  • Lovefilm undercuts UK Netflix for unlimited streaming. Lovefilm, Video on demand, Netflix, Online 0

    Lovefilm undercuts UK Netflix for unlimited streaming

    Good timing 9 January 2012 11:27 GMT

    The UK launch of Netflix has only just gone live and Lovefilm has already responded with a price cut for its own unlimited streaming service.

    The price for Lovefilm unlimited streaming has dropped to under a fiver - coming in at just £4.99...

  • Netflix launches in the UK: Now live with 1-month free trial. Netflix, Video on demand, Home Cinema 0

    Netflix launches in the UK: Now live with 1-month free trial

    Unlimited access just £5.99 9 January 2012 8:08 GMT

    Netflix is now live in the UK and Ireland, the massive internet film and TV subscription service launching on the back of months of launch speculation and bringing a huge library of on-demand content through internet TVs, consoles, tablets and phones. 

    We've...

  • Roku Streaming Stick smartens up your TV. Home Cinema, roku, Video on demand 0

    Roku Streaming Stick smartens up your TV

    Tiny dongle to get you connected 5 January 2012 12:18 GMT

    Roku has announced its new Streaming Stick which it hopes will be able to compete with the expected influx of internet/smart TVs in 2012.

    Roku, who has previously brought us its Roku streaming box - similar to the Apple TV box - has decided...

  • Lovefilm signs deal with Sony Pictures in race to secure streaming market before Netflix arrives

    Lovefilm signs deal with Sony Pictures in race to secure streaming market before Netflix arrives

    Amazon setting stall for UK battle 21 December 2011 11:52 GMT

    With Netflix edging ever closer to a UK launch, Lovefilm, the Amazon-owned movie streaming and rental service, has announced a multi-year deal with Sony Pictures Television to allow it to distribute the studio's films and TV shows digitally. The move...

  • Netflix signs up BBC for UK launch. Home Cinema, Video on demand, Netflix, BBC 0

    Netflix signs up BBC for UK launch

    Auntie on board for streaming fun 20 December 2011 11:03 GMT

    Netflix has snapped up a digital licensing agreement with BBC Worldwide ahead of its arrival in the United Kingdom and Ireland, meaning access to the wealth of Beeb goodies.

    The deal means shows such as Spooks, Little Britain, Torchwood and...

  • Lovefilm ditches Flash: Another nail in the coffin. Home Cinema, Video on demand, Flash, Adobe, Silverlight, Lovefilm 0

    Lovefilm ditches Flash: Another nail in the coffin

    But for Silverlight, not HTML5 1 December 2011 17:22 GMT

    With Netflix's imminent UK arrival casting a threatening shadow over Lovefilm, the last thing that the Amazon owned video rental service would have wanted was to have to reshuffle its PC streaming setup.

    But that's exactly what has happened...

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