Apr 17
Amazon has announced an update for Fire TV, with voice search support incoming for Hulu Plus, Crackle, and Showtime Anytime, as well as a fresh batch of games, Amazon MP3 … Continue reading
Feb 19
If you have a current generation Roku player and live in the U.S., you can now get a new streaming channel to enjoy. Roku has announced that U.S. owners of its set top boxes can now get access to Showtime Anytime. That means you can watch all your favorite Showtime shows and catch up on past seasons you missed.
Showtime Anytime gives you access to all the series that Showtime offers like Ray Donovan. You can also use Showtime Anytime to watch movies being shown in any given month.
As with Showtime Anytime on any device, you do have to subscribe to Showtime on a participating cable or satellite provider in order to use the service. Participating providers include DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, and several others.
Feb 18
Roku to run Showtime Anytime app
Posted in: Today's ChiliThere’s an addition to the Roku lineup of apps this week, one that brings a wide variety of Showtime-based content to the smart TV system. This update brings the app … Continue reading
Jan 22
Recently research firm NPD published a report that said major pay cable networks like Showtime, HBO, and Starz were losing subscribers to digital streaming firms like Netflix and others. The … Continue reading
Nov 26
Showtime Anytime has been able to be accessed with a number of service providers, but one of the major players, Time Warner Cable, was absent from that list since the beginning. Starting today, however, TWC customers can begin accessing Showtime’s streaming offering, including via the iOS/Android applications and on the web. Naturally, you’ll need to have a Showtime subscription as part of your cable package to view the content — if that’s all taken care of, you’ll be ready to stream Dexter and Homeland in no time and anytime you want. And hey, Bright House Networks subscribers, this applies to you as well.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Source: Time Warner Cable
Nov 26
If you subscribe to Showtime on Time Warner Cable, starting today you can watch unlimited on-demand
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Oct 28
Good news for Dexter fans looking to relive the show’s former glory: Netflix is getting exclusive ri
Posted in: Today's ChiliGood news for Dexter fans looking to relive the show’s former glory: Netflix is getting exclusive rights to all eight seasons of the show. The first four will be available starting October 31, and that should keep you plenty busy until the second four hit on January 1.
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Aug 22
Normally, content providers and pay-TV platforms striking deals to deliver channels to subscribers is sort of non-news. But not every signed contract comes against the backdrop of an almost month-long blackout affecting millions of customers. While Time Warner Cable is still CBS-less, Verizon has locked up the broadcaster’s channels for another three years, including CBS Sports Network, which has been missing in many of FiOS’s larger markets.
If you read between the lines of the press release (embedded after the break), you’ll see this message isn’t aimed at customers or even the news media, it’s directed squarely at Time Warner. New York, Los Angeles and Dallas — the three cities that are currently mired in the blackout — are called out specifically as areas where CBS stations are available through FiOS TV. As part of the statement released, president of television networks distribution Ray Hopkins said, “This deal was reached in a short period of time, and CBS has once again achieved fair value for our over-the-air rights.” And, just to rub some salt in the wound, the press release ends with a reminder that CBS also owns the highly desirable Showtime. With the war of words clearly continuing between the two feuding media giants, we wouldn’t hold our breath for a resolution anytime soon.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Verizon
Via: RCR Wireless
Aug 15
LG and Showtime join forces to help you contextualize ‘Dexter,’ ‘Ray Donovan’
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Oh, engagement, that ever-important holy grail of TV watching. How does a network like Showtime cut through the noise distracting viewers sitting in front of the tube? The cable channel’s already offered up Sho Sync on the iPad, to give viewers of show like Dexter supplemental content, and now it’s going straight to the source, leveraging LG‘s LivePlus platform to offer its app on TV sets. The partnership brings the app to the hardware company’s 2012 and 2013 line of internet-connected sets, so you can get character backgrounds, trivia and other extra features while you watch. Distracting? Perhaps, but at least it’s the show that’s distracting you from the show, right? The app works regardless of how you watch the programs — live, on-demand, DVD, it’s all good. There’s a press release just after the break for you to engage with.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, LG
Aug 02
Time Warner Cable loses CBS channels, CBS says first time dropped from cable
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Earlier this week negotiations between CBS and Time Warner Cable broke down and for a few minutes, channels started dropping from the cable service. An extension on the deadline brought channels back quickly, but time is up once again and subscribers are being greeted by the message above. The blackout applies to CBS in New York City, Los Angeles and Dallas, plus Showtime, The Movie Channel, Flix and Smithsonian Channel nationwide. According to CBS, this is the first time it’s ever been dropped from a cable system, and it has followed up with a note from Showtime claiming TWC removed the premium channel despite authorization to keep it while negotiations continue. Time Warner Cable has its own statement, claiming CBS has “refused to have a productive discussion” since the Tuesday morning extension in talks.
With the NFL season looming we’ll see how long TWC is willing to push CBS.com (which some of you have reported is being blocked by CBS), Aereo and antennas as alternative solutions in these major markets and whether CBS is willing to live without the viewership. For now, subscribers missing The Doctors can check out a video from TWC explaining exactly what happens behind the scenes when channels go dark.
Update: TechCrunch has a statement from CBS confirming it’s blocked Time Warner Cable customers from streaming full episodes. This is similar to Fox blocking Cablevision subscribers on Hulu during a carriage dispute in 2010, although that turned out to be short-lived.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Source: KeepCBS, TWC Conversations
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