Archive for April, 2011


Netflix Adds Classic Marvel Cartoons To Streaming Service

If you grew up in an age where super-hero cartooons were all the rage then get ready for a treat. Superheros and villains are coming to the Netflix Watch Instantly streaming service. Although Netflix already stream some Marvel cartoons, there will be tons more coming from today and over the next few months. Available already [...]

HBO Go App Comes To Android And Apple Devices

HBO subscribers with iPhones, iPads, Android smartphones and tablets can now watch TV on the go. HBO have launched their The HBO Go service as a mobile app suitable for both Apple and Android devices. Now customers can watch streaming TV on the go via both WiFi and/or 3G connections. The HBO Go app is [...]

Pengiuns Throw Down On Roots For 18 Years

NHL franchise the Pittsburgh Penguins have put pen to paper on a deal which will see local broadcaster Roots Sports(owned by DirecTV) cover the team’sgames for the next 18 years, in what is one of the longest pre-arranged rights deal in sports broadcasting history. Roots Sports Network (RSN) covers over 2.4 million homes across the US states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, [...]

Time Warner Profits Up But Subscribers Down In Web Video Transition

Cable giant, Time Warner Cable have released figures which show profits are up. But the subscriber number is dropping, as customers move to cheaper online video services. The figures show that a 52% jump in income for Q1 of 2011 was seen. The growth however, seems to have all come from internet and phone sign [...]

Channel 4 Launch 4oD For iPad Tablet

If you have an iPad and are in the UK, you currently can only access the BBC iPlayer for on-demand content. That is, until now. Channel 4 have added to the TV apps and released their online catchup TV service 4oD for the Apple iPad. The iPad app is available for download free of charge. [...]

Comcast Adds Fox And ABC To On-Demand Service

Cable giant Comcast have announced a deal that will set them as the only on-demand video presence (Comcast On-Demand), which shows content from all of the four major American broadcast networks (ABC, Fox, NBC and CBS). This equates to an addition of over 20 network TV shows added to their roster of on-demand content. As part of Comcast’s [...]