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YouTube Shuts Down API Access, Blocks Set-Top Boxes
6:59AM John Herrman | There are two ways for a device to access YouTube: either through the regular web interface (i.e. Flash) or for cleaner integration, through its back-end APIs. As of December, Google is shutting off the tap. Update. More »
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4:22PM Nick Broughall | One of the truly unforgivable aspects of the Foxtel Download launch recently was that it didn’t support 64-bit Windows systems. Fortunately there are people smarter than me who have worked out a way to get around this limitation. More »
Enjoy Foxtel Download On Your 64-Bit PC
4:22PM Nick Broughall | One of the truly unforgivable aspects of the Foxtel Download launch recently was that it didn’t support 64-bit Windows systems. Fortunately there are people smarter than me who have worked out a way to get around this limitation. More »
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Comcast TV Everywhere Goes Online Next Month For Free
12:21AM Mark Wilson | Last June, the US cable/sat industry announced plans for TV Everywhere, a way to bridge subscription television content to internet-connected devices. Comcast has just announced that their version of TV Everywhere, called On Demand Online, arrives next month. More »
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The Boxee Set-Top Box: It’s Coming
4:11AM John Herrman | Boxee’s fantastic media centre software has always been just that: fantastic connected media player software. Today, the company says its going to announce hardware — a Boxee Box, even. More »
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What Netflix On The PS3 Actually Looks Like
6:35AM John Herrman | The tale of Netflix on the PS3 is sad: Sony’s solution is only now shipping after sitting pretty on the Xbox for more than a year, and to add insult to injury, it comes on a disc. Thankfully, it’s slick. More »
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MPAA Is Still Trying To Plug Your Analogue Hole
2:40AM Danny Allen | Still use component connections with your pay TV box? Listen up: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has again asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to let studios disable analogue connections during certain on-demand movies. The FCC currently bans this, and here’s why that’s a good thing. More »
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Apple Wants iTunes To Replace Your Pay TV For $US30 A Month
3:57AM Matt Buchanan | Apple’s apparently pitching to US networks a subscription plan that would deliver all your TV shows through iTunes for $US30 a month, with the goal of launching it next year. More »
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Netflix Streaming Coming To Wii Next, Naturally
9:30AM Matt Buchanan | Netflix is finally, officially about to hit the PS3, leaving the Wii as the odd console out. Well, besides past hints and the whole “duh” aspect, StreamingMedia swears that the Wii is next, and has seen pictures to prove it. More »
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Netflix On PS3: Coming Soon
3:24PM Matt Buchanan | Uh, holy crap? As predicted, Netflix streaming will be available “later this year” on the PS3. Like the Xbox 360, it’ll be free with the $US8.99-a-month plan—and that’s about all there is on the details front. (AU: US only though…) [Netflix, Sony] More »
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