Fanhattan, which is like a TV Guide for iPad, has launched out a beta web version with new discovery and recommendation features. On the web, it offers more content recommendations from more providers — 29 on the web, compared to 16 on iOS. Read more »
HBO is bringing its HBO Go service to more screens by adding AirPlay support – but it’s not ready to offer an online-only subscription any time soon. Read more »
Time Warner and Apple are negotiating over bringing the pay TV service HBO Go to Apple TV by mid-2013, according to a Bloomberg report. Read more »
Season 2 of HBO’s Game of Thrones series may have ended last week, but HBO GO is just getting started: Amazon’s Kindle Fire is now supported. Although Amazon has its own content ecosystem, adding media from others could actually add more revenue to Amazon’s coffers. Read more »
Hulu should require viewers to have a cable subscription, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes suggested in an investor call following the company’s Q1 2012 earnings report this morning. “We think Hulu authenticating makes sense,” Bewkes said. “We think Hulu is heading in the right direction now.” Read more at paidContent »
The evolution of premium cable TV beyond the living room took another step this week, with Showtime introducing a streaming app to rival HBO… Read more at paidContent »
Netflix wants to recover from a disastrous few months by launching in the U.K. and Ireland — but the company will have to overcome many obstacles to achieve success, not least competition from broadcasters who have very different priorities from their American counterparts. Read more »
The media world is changing, due to new devices from which viewers can access content and the ease of finding content on-demand. As a result, big media companies can no longer rely solely on the strength of their content to win out against alternative viewing options. Read more »
The new Xbox Live update launching tomorrow is the start of a rollout of lots of new content partners on the platform. But the big innovation will be allowing them to be navigated from a unified search mechanism powered by Microsoft’s Bing. Read more »
HBO is cementing its reputation as a trail-blazer with a new batch of hit shows and, more recently, a hugely popular mobile offering. But th… Read more at paidContent »
Roku scored a huge coup with its release of the HBO Go app. But not everyone who subscribes to the network will have access to it. In fact, the two biggest pay TV operators in the U.S., Comcast and DirecTV, have decided not to support it. Read more »
How’s that for a deal: Roku’s new entry-level set-top box is selling for just $49. That’s half the price of an Apple TV – but the company insists it’s still making money on every unit sold. Roku also announced the launch of an HBO Go app. Read more »
Warner Bros. has confirmed its movies won’t disappear from streaming sites when they hit HBO’s pay TV service. The closing of this so-called “HBO window” could go a long way toward making digital ownership of UltraViolet titles more appealing to consumers. Read more »
Warned by an interviewer at today’s Goldman Sachs conference hat he was about to talk about cordcutting, the subject that won’t go away, Tim… Read more at paidContent »
Discerning TV viewers take note: Apple just turned on HD availability for many HBO television shows in the iTunes Store. Customers in the U.S. and Canada can now purchase HD episodes and seasons of many HBO series, including Eastbound & Down, Rome, Entourage and Big Love. Read more »
Time Warner’s HBO Go service has been a big hit, and it’s helping to drive more viewers to the premium cable network. With that in mind, the TV Everywhere service will soon be available on connected TVs and video game consoles. Read more »
If you’ve missed the first two episodes of Breaking Bad: Full-length episodes have quietly been added to online video portals of Comcast and Dish Network. But to access those episodes you have to be a cable or satellite subscriber. Read more »
HBO is giving viewers one more reason to tune into its shows on its TV Everywhere portal: The premium cable network has added a number of interactive features to episodes of hit fantasy series Game of Thrones on HBO Go. Read more »
A new firmware update for the Boxee Box adds new features to its user interface and video playback, as well as support for more languages. The update also adds new content, including movie trailers, new apps from Wealth TV and SnagFilms and access to HBO Go. Read more »
Cox is the latest provider to join the TV Everywhere party, introducing a new site enabling its subscribers to view tens of thousands of videos online. Cox subscribers can now sign in and watch more than 15,000 pieces of content from cable and broadcast networks. Read more »
Surprise! HBO has made its on-demand streaming application available on the iPad, a few days ahead of its expected launch date. While not expected until early next week, the HBO Go iPad, iPhone and Android apps are now available for download. Read more »
It looks like HBO will soon make its TV Everywhere service available … everywhere. According to a teaser video on HBO’s YouTube channel, it will soon launch mobile apps that bring its HBO Go online video service to the iPad and other mobile devices. Read more »
HBO gave its TV Everywhere offering a big boost today, announcing that the service now has more than 1,400 video titles available, including entire series runs of popular scripted programming like The Sopranos. It also added Cox Communications as its latest HBO Go distribution partner. Read more »
With HBO’s relationship with cable providers rockier than usual, thanks to its subscriber base dropping by 1.5 million, statements by Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes indicate that the premium cable offering may be looking for alternative means of distribution. But that doesn’t include Netflix. Read more »
Time Warner Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes said the company didn’t have any plans for a direct-to-consumer HBO offering, but he didn’t outright dismiss the possibility, either. Instead, he said HBO might target consumers online if its cable partners don’t roll out authenticated services quickly enough. Read more »
