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ITV Player on Sky Anytime+ hands-on
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Sky Internet TV Service launching 2012
Satellite without a satellite 4,600 reads
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Sky Go tunes in on Android
And with new channels on board 4,300 reads
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Crackle pops more movies onto your Xbox 360
Sony pictures app 3,300 reads
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YouView on course for spring launch
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YouView on course for spring launch
So says TalkTalk CEO 7 February 2012 15:41 GMT TweetYouView - 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,...
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ITV Player on Sky Anytime+ pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON We have a play 1 February 2012 16:16 GMT TweetOn 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...
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Crackle pops more movies onto your Xbox 360
Sony pictures app 1 February 2012 15:28 GMT TweetThe 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...
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BT Vision signs up Miramax for movies on demand
Pulp Fiction and more 31 January 2012 15:31 GMT TweetIt 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...
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Sky looks beyond the dish with new Internet TV Service
Satellite without a satellite 31 January 2012 10:02 GMT TweetSky 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...
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Sky Go tunes in on Android
And with new channels on board 31 January 2012 9:40 GMT TweetIt'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...
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Vimeo revamped and almost ready for launch
Closed testing announced 24 January 2012 14:04 GMT TweetYouTube'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,...
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Lovefilm announces new Disney deal to stream ABC
Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy 16 January 2012 12:11 GMT TweetLovefilm 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...
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APP OF THE DAY: Netflix review
Streaming time 11 January 2012 18:00 GMT TweetNetflix 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...
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Lovefilm undercuts UK Netflix for unlimited streaming
Good timing 9 January 2012 11:27 GMT TweetThe 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...
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Netflix launches in the UK: Now live with 1-month free trial
Unlimited access just £5.99 9 January 2012 8:08 GMT TweetNetflix 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...
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Roku Streaming Stick smartens up your TV
Tiny dongle to get you connected 5 January 2012 12:18 GMT TweetRoku 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...
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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 TweetWith 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...
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Netflix signs up BBC for UK launch
Auntie on board for streaming fun 20 December 2011 11:03 GMT TweetNetflix 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...
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Lovefilm ditches Flash: Another nail in the coffin
But for Silverlight, not HTML5 1 December 2011 17:22 GMT TweetWith 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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