Category: Online TV
The 12 best movies and TV shows on Amazon Prime Instant Video right now
We now live in a world where there is too much choice for good entertainment - so many great films at the cinema, and so much terrific TV available. What to watch? We're here to help, with some of the best offerings right now on Amazon Prime Instant in the UK. Just a quick tip…
The 12 best movies and TV shows on Netflix right now
[nextpage title="Next"] So Christmas is over and the new year has begun. The alcohol hangover may have gone, but the bank balance is still feeling the festive season pinch - making a trip to the cinema unlikely until payday. But entertainment help is at hand if you have Netflix - here are some of the…
TalkTalk buys Blinkbox from Tesco for £5m
Tesco has announced this morning that it has finally sold Blinkbox to TalkTalk - for a surprisingly low £5m. According to Business Insider, integration between Blinkbox and TalkTalk's existing TV business will be kicking off immediately - with "revenue synergies" (ie: job cuts) expected. Interestingly, it isn't just a video on demand business TalkTalk has…
Could CES2015 be when Smart TVs FINALLY got their act together?
This year's CES show, currently underway in Las Vegas, has an abundance of TVs. All of the major manufacturers are there, promising the brightest, widest and curviest displays in history. We'll hear plenty of talk of OLEDs, Quantum Dots and contrast ratios - but something more important has happened on the inside of the sets.…
Samsung switching to running Tizen OS on its smart TVs
Samsung has announced that its 2015 range of Smart TVs will run its own proprietary Tizen operating system - rather than Android TV. The move isn't hugely surprising - for ages Samsung has been trying to push Tizen on to consumers using its products, despite it being an OS that nobody wants or needs. Having…
12 Monkeys TV show to sync with your lightbulbs (!)
The 1995 film 12 Monkeys is being remade as a TV series by the US Syfy network - which has announced that the show will do something cool with your Phillips Hue smartbulbs. According to CNet, the show will hook up with the Syfy "second screen" phone app to pick up on audio cues from…
Netflix adds social features and smartwatch features to Android
Netflix has made a couple of cool additions to its Android app - including the ability to add greater control to your playback from the notifications screen, or even your Android Wear watch. In a blog post, the company said that is has also added social recommendation functionality - with the ability for users to…
Sainsbury’s Entertainment launches on Roku
Another on-demand film option has launched today for Roku users. Sainsbury's is bringing its own on-demand movie platform to the streaming box. According to Trusted Reviews, the app is available for free (though you have to pay for movies, obviously) - and intriguingly you can earn Nectar points through the app. The service has already…
Amazon Instant Video launches “Ultra HD” support on 4K TVs
Amazon has announced that some of the content on Amazon Instant Video is now available in 4K quality... if you've got a capable TV. This makes Amazon one of the first movers when it comes to the forthcoming 4K revolution, with Ultra HD shows including Amazon's own Alpha House, as well as the BBC's Orphan…
BBC iPlayer FINALLY comes to Xbox One
Great news for any Xbox One owners who want to be able to catch up on BBC telly - the iPlayer has FINALLY landed on Microsoft's console - a year after the iPlayer hit Sony's PS4. In a post on the BBC Internet Blog, product manager Peter Lasko explained that the new app is based…
