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The new campaign for Xbox 360 is focusing attention on the home entertainment options available through Microsoft’s system and new figures released today indicate that people are responding. I’ve been using the console for the last two months and found that it has become the first place I go to for online streaming, and that’s [...]
When I was creating my LOVEFiLM vs. Netflix article, one device was on the list which I wasn’t familiar with. I added it to the list of available platforms as it is supported by Netflix but I wasn’t sure what it was, that device was a Roku Media Streamer. TechCrunch have now come to my [...]
For those of you who don’t know, Netflix launched in the UK yesterday and Jon and I went along to an event to find out all about Netflix, what it exactly we can expect from the streaming service and primarily to find out what it can offer over other services like LOVEFiLM which has been [...]
Here’s yet another amazing step for LOVEFiLM as today we’ve have news that the UK’s biggest movie rental service has partnered with ITV and BBC worldwide to announce that you’ll be able to stream archived footage from the TV’s archives as well as more recent content. The web really is brining all this together and [...]
In partnership with Microsoft we are looking at the Xbox 360 console to see if it is, as promised, more than games. You can read my introductory post here for context. Last night I had the chance to try out my new system properly for an annual festive tradition as we sat down to watch [...]
The seventh generation of gaming consoles is perhaps the most fertile ground for the oft-promised home entertainment revolution to flourish. In the last couple of years the systems have been upated with more functionality and integration into everyday life than ever before, boasting not only cutting edge graphics and huge first day sales figures for [...]
Last night, we got to spend the evening with many of the lovely folks from LOVEFiLM as they did a fantastic job live streaming the 2011 British Independent Film Awards (see all our coverage from the great event here). I have massive respect for LOVEFiLM, not only are they so nice to work alongside at [...]
Last month we heard that Netflix, one of the US’s biggest TV/movie rental streaming sites, is coming to the UK and Ireland early in 2012. With the online streaming/physical rental service currently largely dominated by the Amazon-owned LoveFilm here in the UK, it will be interesting to see how Netflix fare when they arrive. Word [...]
There’s been talk of Netflix, one the US’s biggest TV and movie rental sites offering both online and physical rentals, coming across the Atlantic for some time now, but now it’s official. The company have announced that they will be heading to the UK and Ireland early next year, Mashable Entertainment report, which means that [...]
Here’s some rather fab news for all people who have an Xbox 360 as this morning we get the news that the UK’s number one DVD rental service is coming to the Microsoft console in both the UK and Germany. LOVEFiLM has been on Playstation 3 for a while now and more recently through Apple [...]
We’re big big fans of all things LOVEFiLM and are always very impressed with the way that they push their idea to the next level. Today they’ve announced that their online service is available on the Apple iPad which is fantastic news for people who don’t go anywhere without their panel device. The new App [...]
Good news UK consumers! Two of our favourite companies have forged a partnership and it’s one we like a lot! We’ve just received a press release detailing the news that the UK’s largest DVD rental service has joined forces with Optimum Releasing in a partnership which will allow you to stream Optimum titles directly to [...]
I’m sure we’re going to see an awful lot more of this sort of thing happening in the coming months and years and fear not, we won’t report every time a new title is added to the list of Facebook movies that you can stream but this is kind of a big deal. Back at [...]
Literally just seen this news from a tweet sent out by the guys at LOVEFiLM but it would appear that online retail giant, Amazon are to buy the UK’s biggest online movie rental service. This is gerat news for us, the customers as it may mean cross-over deals and promotions and massive congrats to the [...]
Good news for LOVEFiLM customers who watch online as they have just announced a deal with Icon Film Distribution to start streaming their movies over the new fandangled thing called The Internet. A few months ago we reported that the LOVEFiLM player was made available to the thousands of PS3 owners, and with news today [...]
Gran Turismo, Kinect, Blops and De Niro
Streaming media has come a long way in the last few years with internet speeds making the concept a viable one, and with Netflix in the US and Lovefilm in the UK being perhaps the most well known rental companies it was only a matter of time before the subscription we enjoy came to include [...]
Here’s some news that came out yesterday but with the million other things on my list to write about, I never actually got around to this one. Yesterday, LoveFilm announced the launch of their new service where you’ll be able to stream their movie rental service through your PlayStation3. They open with the following info: [...]
The Auteurs website recently rebranded themselves MUBI and today have announced a new partnership with Sony Playstation to bring film streaming to your PS3. The Mubi service launches on PS3 in autumn this year in Europe, Australia and New Zealand with expansion to further countries currently being considered. If you’re not familiar with Mubi, it [...]
2009 was a big year for British film, and hopefully that will continue into 2010. There has never been a better time to immerse yourself in cinema, and there are many ways to get involved beyond just going to the cinema. If your new years resolution was to get more into movies, and you live [...]
