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Report: Intel Has Key Broadcasters On Board For Streaming TV Service
One of Intel’s biggest challenges to its upcoming streaming TV service has been getting content providers to sign on. According to Bloomberg, however, many key deals are almost in place.
Quickflix Working To Get Streaming Content From The US, UK ‘Within Hours’
We have known for a while now that Quickflix is planning a bolstered streaming service to get us our fill of blockbuster TV shows faster than ever, but now the company’s CEO appears to have shown his hand: Quickflix really does want to get TV content from the US and the UK for Australians to stream online to multiple devices within just few hours.
Pandora’s 40-Hour Mobile Streaming Limit Doesn’t Count In Australia
Streaming internet radio service, Pandora, last week announced it would be putting the brakes on its mobile streaming by limiting the service to 40 hours of streaming tunes per month. That sucks, but the good news is that it won’t suck if you live in Australia or New Zealand. It doesn’t count here!
Now Anyone Can Watch Telstra’s AFL Coverage On Mobile
Telstra went to war last year with Optus over its TV Now platform, saying that the product was allowing people to get access to Telstra’s exclusive football (AFL and NRL) coverage just minutes after it went to air. That, according to the court, was copyright infringement, and so TV Now was shut down. Months after the TVNow judgment, however, Telstra has now announced that any customer on any carrier — even Optus — can get access to its AFL broadcasts via mobile or tablet. That has to sting.
JB Hi-Fi Likely To Expand NOW Music Platform While TV Sales Slip
JB Hi-Fi’s NOW music streaming service has been trundling along quite nicely for the company, CEO Terry Smart revealed today at the latest results announcement, so much so that the company plans to expand the service into “new media categories” this year, and I bet I can guess what it will be: software.
Can Spotify Predict The Grammy’s?
Say what you will about the Grammy’s but…well. Just say what you will about the Grammy’s. Hate ‘em or shrug at ‘em, Spotify thinks it can predict ‘em. Using a slew of user data, Spotify has rounded up the following predictions, and now, with the Grammy’s starting up, we’re about to see if they’re right.
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