40% of YouTube traffic now comes from mobile devices

YouTube has been the most popular video streaming site on the Internet for a long time and it’s traffic continues to grow. YouTube still faces the challenge of making money off all the traffic it has, but the video streaming service is doing okay. Google recently announced that 40% of all YouTube traffic now comes […]

Roku Adds Flagship Features, Good Looks to Its Budget Set-Top Boxes

Roku Adds Flagship Features, Good Looks to Its Budget Set-Top Boxes

Since its release earlier in the year, the Roku 3 has been the little black streaming box to beat. Now the company has updated the rest of its streaming lineup with UI and design cues from its flagship streamer.

    



YouTube mobile apps to get off-line viewing in November

YouTube is one of the most visited streaming video sites on the Internet. It creates a huge amount of traffic, even if that traffic is difficult for Google and YouTube to monetize. YouTube has announced a new feature is coming to YouTube mobile soon that will allow for off-line video viewing. As it is now […]

Netflix relies on piracy to gauge market interests

The media industry has had a long and adversarial relationship with piracy, and Netflix, who provides legitimate streaming access to content, is no different. So it sounds ironic, and yet at the same time almost unexpected, that Netflix indirectly benefits from piracy by helping it choose which shows to buy. As Netflix begins making its […]

Target Ticket video service reportedly to launch for consumers soon

Target has been beta testing a video rental and download service called Target Ticket — a service similar to Walmart’s Vudu and Redbox Instant — with select individuals, something that will change soon. Reportedly, workers of the franchise have received notification that the service will soon launch for the public, and with it will be […]

Roku players and Streaming Stick gain Redbox Instant support

Shortly after it was revealed that Redbox Instant will be coming to Chromecast, Roku has announced that the service is now available on most of its devices including the Streaming Stick. For those unfamiliar, Redbox Instant is the Netflix-esque video streaming service that accompanies the red DVD-dispensing boxes found in many stores. The service has […]

Netflix User Profiles Are Finally Here, This Is How They Work

Today, Netflix started rolling out the user profiles we’ve been hearing about. Huzzah, you can finally share an account with your roommate without your feed getting carpet-bombed by episodes of Jericho.

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Chromecast Is Getting Vimeo and Redbox Instant, And Maybe Tons More

Chromecast Is Getting Vimeo and Redbox Instant, And Maybe Tons More

Google’s television wonder-dongle Chromecast has been making big waves since the day it came out, but as of right now its app catalog consists of YouTube, Netflix and Google Play (and mirroring through your Chrome browser). But plenty of others are in the works.

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Report: Google Wants to Make a Streaming Television Service

Report: Google Wants to Make a Streaming Television Service

The Wall Street Journal reports unnamed sources that say Google has approached big media companies about licensing TV shows for a streaming television service it wants to launch. Intel and Apple have also been working on similar services.

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So though Hulu won’t be completely sold off, Bloomberg says that it is in “continuing talks to sell

So though Hulu won’t be completely sold off, Bloomberg says that it is in "continuing talks to sell a stake" of itself to wait for it… wait for it… everybody’s least favorite cable company Time Warner Cable. Ugh.

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