Neowin News Feed for: Streaming

DirecTV latest suitor for Hulu

Christopher White — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:58:59 +0100

What was once old is new again: DirecTV is once again rumored to be interested in purchasing Hulu, but will they pull the trigger or once again balk at the high price tag? Read more...

Google streaming music service announced, called All Access

Brad Sams — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:54:28 +0100

Google has announced today at its IO conference a new streaming music service at its IO conference today and they are focusing around helping you find new music that fits your mood/style. Read more...

PS3 Media Server 1.81.0

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:53:41 +0100

PS3 Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. Originally written to support the PlayStation 3, PS3 Media Server has been expanded to support a range of other media renderers. Read more...

Apple and Universal Music on verge of deal over "iRadio" streaming service

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:04:04 +0100

Apple's "iRadio" service may be nearing a useable state as Apple is on the verge of agreeing deals with Universal Music, Sony Entertainment and Warner Music Group. "iRadio" may launch with iOS 7. Read more...

Twitter to launch new Music app on Friday (Update)

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:34:04 +0100

Twitter is expected to launch Twitter Music, a search & discovery app based on a user's follows and interactions with musicians. The service is based on We are Hunted, which Twitter recently acquired. Read more...

Roku celebrates 5 million users and 8 billion video streams

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:56:28 +0100

Roku, the Internet-connected video streaming set top box, have announced a major milestone: 5 million users, who have brought in over 8 billion video streams, or 1,600 streams per user. Read more...

PS3 Media Server 1.80

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:54:11 +0100

PS3 Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. Originally written to support the PlayStation 3, PS3 Media Server has been expanded to support a range of other media renderers. Read more...

Apple blocks older versions of Flash Player in Safari

Paul Ferson — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:21:40 +0000

With older software being the most vulnerable to malicious attacks, Apple's response has been to turn their own malware scanner against old versions of Flash Player to safeguard users against attacks. Read more...

Code in YouTube app on Android suggests paid channels coming

Paul Ferson — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:06:07 +0000

An update to Google's YouTube app for Android added some interesting code, indicating you could be paying to subscribe to channels in the near future, though the company has been tight-lipped. Read more...

Spotify looking to extend ad-supported, free tier to mobile

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:59:57 +0000

Spotify is expected to introduce their ad-supported, free tier to mobile as well as proposing a drop in royalties to labels in order to stay afloat in these turbulent times. Read more...

Shirtless Bieber too much for major live streaming sites

Brody McKee — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:23:30 +0000

In what was apparently a poor attempt at building PR, superstar Justin Bieber ran into major issues on both Livestream and Ustream whilst trying to host a live show on the platforms. Read more...

SkyDrive is coming to Xbox today

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:31:54 +0000

Microsoft launched their SkyDrive cloud storage app for Xbox 360 today. Users can download the app and start streaming videos and photos to their TVs via the Xbox console. Read more...

PS3 Media Server 1.71.0

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:09:47 +0000

PS3 Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. Originally written to support the PlayStation 3, PS3 Media Server has been expanded to support a range of other media renderers. Read more...

Xbox Music to offer free-to-user streaming, locker service and more?

Brad Sams — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:21:52 +0100

Microsoft has announced very few details on Xbox Music but a new Neogaf post claims to have the details from an industry vendor. Make the jump to see what might be included in the new service. Read more...

Spotify to launch browser based version

Rob Schorman — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:42:38 +0100

The popular music streaming service, Spotify, is reportedly working to bring its offering to the web browser, with improved ways to discover music and playlists, and a possible price reduction. Read more...

Pandora stocks tank on rumors of Apple streaming service

Tyler Holman — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 03:31:47 +0100

Rumor has it that Apple is working on a streaming service to compete with Pandora and Spotify, and Pandora stocks took a massive hit Friday, even without the slightest hint that the rumors are true. Read more...

Amazon teams up with Epix to add thousands of movies to Prime Instant Video

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:50:05 +0100

Amazon has struck a deal with premium television and on-demand service Epix to bring thousands of new titles to its Prime Instant Video service, including The Avengers and The Hunger Games. Read more...

Nokia Music free streaming service now available for US Lumia owners

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:59:54 +0100

Nokia has announced today that their free music streaming service, Nokia Music, is now available in the United States, complete with over 150 playlists and millions of tracks to enjoy without any ads Read more...

PS3 Media Server 1.70.1

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:08:33 +0100

PS3 Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. Originally written to support the PlayStation 3, PS3 Media Server has been expanded to support a range of other media renderers. Read more...

New digital video store being launched by Sainsbury's

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:21:34 +0100

A new digital video service, providing users both on-demand and digital copies of film and television titles, is being launched by Sainsbury's to directly compete with Netflix, Lovefilm and Sky. Read more...