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GIPHY is soft-launching today a new short-form video platform, which is expected to officially debut next year. The new offering marks the company's expansion beyond its traditional GIF service.

The change is coming in phases: Netflix will no longer allow viewers to post reviews of movies and TV shows on its website by the end of July before it ditches all existing user reviews by mid-August.

Beginning next month, Roku users will be able to view live news from ABC News, Cheddar, People TV, and more partners via the Roku Channel app. The app will also receive new discovery features in May.

Netflix will be investing around $8 billion on some 700 original TV series and movies this year, with the spending marking a $2 billion increase from the amount the company spent last year.

The BBC and Microsoft built a 'proof of concept', showing how users could sign in to iPlayer with just the sound of their voice, and be able to browse and select shows by talking to their devices.

Acer has announced the Iconia Tab 10 and Iconia One 10 tablets, targeted towards entertainment-oriented consumers. The devices offer DTS-HD Premium Sound for "premium multimedia experiences".

Satellite TV provider Sky has announced plans to offer its subscription TV service via broadband next year for some customers, a notable departure from its traditional satellite delivery model.

Sony may be committed to being a games-first platform, but the company is set to roll out its new Playstation Vue TV streaming service in select test markets during the month of November.

Ridley Scott's Halo Nightfall production is nearing release alongside the Halo: Master Chief Collection game. Check out the full official trailer for this intriguing mini-series.

Microsoft is planning on adding a wealth of new features to Xbox One over the coming months, and they've posted a new video showcasing all of the new additions coming in October.

Following a wave of panic among some who assumed that Microsoft was about to pull the plug on its Xbox Music and Video services, the company's Joe Belfiore has assured users that they're here to stay.

Microsoft is in the process of developing a completely original programming series exclusive to the Xbox 360 and Xbox One that users will be able to start streaming in early 2014.

Even the sky's no limit for Android, with the arrival of the world's first in-flight entertainment system powered by Google's OS, launched by Norwegian on its new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

Microsoft has announced it has hired former CBS president Nancy Tellem as its new Entertainment & Digital Media president who will run an LA-based production studio for making Xbox-based content.

Paul Ferson launches rockets at things from the comfort of an armchair in order to bring you this this review of a USB-powered missile launcher for your own computer.

Filesonic, previously one of the major file-sharing websites on the internet, has been gone for the past few days with no explanation, and the main domain having suddenly changed hands.

Famous for its stylish self-assembly furniture, IKEA is entering the home entertainment market with an all-in-one smart TV, Blu-Ray player and music centre, built into a modular furniture system.

YouTube let the world know that they’ve entered movie-rental business with a simple tweet: "Say hello to my little friend!" https://youtube.com/movies #ytmovies. A wide range of movies are already available at YouTube Movies, including titles...

In a world where printed media is struggling to cope with the digital age of distribution, companies who survive on this type media are always looking for ways to stay afloat and compete with their...

Microsoft always said that the Xbox was intended to be more than a gaming device. It has always been a media hub but until recently most people used the system solely for gaming. Now it...

Microsoft announced a major shake up of its Entertainment & Devices Division on Tuesday. Both Robbie Bach and J Allard, the men behind Xbox and Zune, are departing the company. The departures signal a massive reorganization...

Looking for a new keyboard and mouse combo? Got a bit of spare cash? Look no further, this is the "Ultimate" keyboard and mouse combo set that Microsoft has ever created. The Wireless Entertainment Desktop...

There is a growing trend of people starting to use their PC as a Home Entertainment Center. This introduces the challenge of controlling the PC when you sitting on a couch 10 feet away, with...

The Internet has quickly grown to become a very popular, if not the most popular, source of entertainment. A study by Parks Associates has concluded that the most popular online activity for entertainment is playing...

Los Angeles Splash Magazines Worldwide, which publishes local versions of its magazines under URLs like NYCSplash.com and LASplash.com, has exposed the personal e-mail addresses and passwords for hundreds of its subscribers. The list of e-mail...

In what has to be one of the biggest new stories to hit the online gaming scene in quite awhile, Sony Online Entertainment announced yesterday that they had licensed Epic's Unreal Engine 3 technology for...

According to Yahoo Biz, for the first time ever (I'll have to check on that one) a major U.S. entertainment company and a top Korean MMOG developer are working together on a new MMORPG. Cartoon...

Electronic Arts Inc. yesterday announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Virginia-based Mythic Entertainment. Upon completion of the acquisition, Mythic Entertainment will become EA Mythic, a wholly-owned studio dedicated to developing Massively...

Philips, best know for lightbulbs and electric razors, are launching a 'traditional' boardgame device with some very modern touches - a 30" touch screen LCD, to be precise. Designed...