SFR se lance dans la vidéo à la demande (VOD). L’opérateur, propriété d’Altice dirigé par Patrick Drahi, a annoncé lundi le lancement de sa nouvelle box, appelée « Zive », dont l’ambition est de concurrencer le géant américain Netflix. Zive proposera dès le 17 novembre aux abonnés de SFR et de Numericable un… [Lire la suite sur Les Echos]
Apple TV
La nouvelle Apple TV serait, selon la marque à la pomme, “Le futur de la télévision“. C’est sans doute exagéré mais c’est vrai qu’elle fait pas mal de choses. Ce petit boîtier (200 Euros environ) permet d’accéder à toutes sortes de contenus provenant d’Internet : vidéos à la demande (Netflix, CanalPlay, iTunes), YouTube, replays de certaines chaînes de télé (Arte), etc. Principale nouveauté : la possibilité de… [Lire la suite sur France Info]
Largement connus et reconnus outre-Atlantique, les dispositifs de streaming audiovisuel Roku sont désormais disponibles en France. Le constructeur propose l’ensemble de son catalogue disponible avec la clef Roku Streaming Stick et les boîtiers Roku 2 et Roku 3.
Roku n’est pas un service de streaming à proprement parler. Il s’agit… [Lire la suite sur C|Net]
Whether or not the new Apple TV will be able to cut into the explosive growth of the PS4 and Xbox One remains to be seen, but analysts are confident that the upgraded set-top box will boost Apple’s revenue significantly in 2016… [Read more on BGR]
If you’ve been waiting patiently for a super-sized iPad, September 9 may be your lucky day.
Apple is reportedly planning to take the wraps off its much-rumored iPad Pro that day, alongside its new iPhone, new Apple TV, and a slew of… [Read more on Business Insider]
Apple has been meeting with Hollywood executives with an eye toward making its own original TV shows and movies, Variety reports.
The news comes just more than a week before Apple’s September 9 event, where it’s expected to… [Read more on Business Insider]
Apple will roll out a new Apple TV streaming device with a more powerful A8 chip inside at a launch event this September, but a new subscription TV service will not be coming with it.
That’s according to… [Read more on VentureBeat]
YouTube made her famous. Now Michelle Phan wants to conquer Amazon… [Read more on Re/Code]
Disponible en France depuis septembre, Wuaki.tv est la plateforme de vidéo à la demande (VOD) du groupe japonais Rakuten. Contrairement aux services de SVOD qui doivent patienter trois ans avant de proposer un film qui vient de sortir, Wuaki a le droit de l’exploiter après un délai de… [Lire la suite sur Numerama]
Cord-cutters looking to subscribe to HBO won’t need an Apple product after all.
Dish Network’s new Internet-based TV service, SlingTV, has added Time Warner’s premium network to its line-up. Now, SlingTV subscribers can get access to HBO’s programming without a traditional cable subscription.
Although it’s a bit different than Apple’s exclusive service, HBO Now, it certainly lessens the… [Read more on The Motley Fool]
Apple TV streaming service is set to be partner in the launch of HBO Now next month bringing premium shows to viewers without a cable subscription… [Read more on The Guardian]
Sony persiste et signe. Le fleuron japonais de l’électronique ne renoncera pas à son activité de TV, malgré… [Lire la suite sur BFMTV]
Looking for anyone watching TV in the living room these days? You may need to look elsewhere.
With lots of different TV screens and devices out and about, there are many ways to access video — especially when… [Read more on MediaPost]
“Imagine your wife could be watching Sex in the City while you’re watching a sports game, but on the same TV, and you could control it all from your iPad,” is how SkreensTV was first described to me. Besides the myriad things wrong with this scenario happening in the… [Read more on The Verge]
New figures from Mediabug – Decipher’s bi-annual UK media consumption tracker – have shown how the increasing popularity of TV connected services such as Now TV is leading to more viewers choosing their… [Read more on Advanced Television]
Foxtel has officially launched its new pricing and plan structures, at the same time as bringing the anticipated BoxSets channel on air.
Starting today, customers can now access… [Read more on C|Net]
Contrairement à ce que propose le groupe Canal, l’accès en… [Lire la suite sur NEXT INpact]
With 3,000 new layoffs, Microsoft has finished the plan set out earlier this year by COO Satya Nadella to eliminate 18,000 jobs from the company. Particularly telling for video game fans are the layoffs in the Xbox division. Xbox Entertainment Studios, the arm of the company responsible for creating original TV shows,… [Read more on Wall St. CheatSheet]
Today, Roku announced its channel selections will now include Google Play Movies & TV. Unlike the Google Play Movies & TV app for iOS, you’ll be able to buy and rent movies and TV shows directly through the Roku channel.
Google just announced its own streaming box, which makes that move seem weird… [Read more on Wired]
It’s smaller than a crowbar, but Amazon surely wants its new streaming stick to pry users away from Google’s Chromecast.
Dubbed the Fire TV Stick, the streaming-media device connects to an HDMI port on the back on an HDTV and streams from sources including Netflix to Hulu Plus to, of course, Amazon’s own Prime Instant Video. Owners will also… [Read more on C|Net]
The PlayStation TV, which was released last week, is a small set-top box that you can hold in your hand. It allows you to play PS3, PlayStation One, PS Vita, and PSP games through Sony’s streaming-game service, PlayStation Now.
It can also read games from a… [Read more on Business Insider]
Sky has unveiled its Christmas present this year, and there’s more than one. The Now TV services can be streamed to your TV from your own personalised Now TV box, with five to choose from.
The special edition Now TV boxes will still be only… [Read more on Pocket-lint]
