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Apple TV Expected to Support Amazon Prime Video, but What About 4k?
June 3, 2017 | hdreport 2
Following a couple years of a rocky relationship between the two companies, Apple will reportedly announce support for Amazon Video at next week’s WWDC keynote. How has it been rocky? Amazon had stopped selling Apple TV and Chromecast players on their … Read More
Amazon Video App Rumored for Apple TV
May 5, 2017 | hdreport
Amazon may be close to launching a native app for Amazon Video on Apple TV, Recode reported this morning. The publication cited sources familiar with both companies who expect the app to launch in the third quarter of this year.
Amazon … Read More
EPIX App Channel Now On 4th-Gen Apple TV
February 8, 2017 | Jeff Chabot
The EPIX app channel has finally launched for Apple TV, years after being available on other devices such as Roku, Xbox, Chromecast, PlayStation and Android TV. The app channel is a free download, but users need to be subscribed to … Read More
Comedy Channel Cracked Now Streaming On Apple TV
January 23, 2017 | Jeff Chabot
The satirical digital channel Cracked is now available on Apple TV at no charge. With over 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube, the app channel provides “social commentary and news through a comedic lens” with Webby Award-winning series such as “After … Read More
Vintage Film Channel Launches On Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV & Roku
December 12, 2016 | Sam Donaldson
A new channel that streams vintage films such as Kansas City Confidential (1952), Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), and The Vampire Bat (1933) has launched on the Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku platforms.
The channel, named The Film Detective, restores and distributes classic … Read More
You Can Now Get StubHub Tickets On Apple TV
October 3, 2016 | Jeff Chabot
StubHub has launched their first ticketing app for Apple TV that let’s users search, browse, and purchase event tickets directly through the media player.
StubHub says the new app for Apple TV is designed to be “less transactional and more … Read More
Twitter Live HD Streams Now On Apple TV, Fire TV & Xbox One
September 15, 2016 | contributor 1
Twitter starting rolling out apps for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Xbox One that allow live-streaming of Twitter content including NFL Thursday Night Football games, MLB Advanced Media, NBA, Pac 12 Networks, Campus Insiders, Cheddar and Bloomberg News.
In addition, content … Read More
Netflix Used On 32% Of Connected Devices, Chromecast Surpasses Apple TV
June 10, 2016 | contributor
Netflix is used in 32-percent of internet-connected devices in the US, equating to 339 million devices by the end of 2015. The statistic comes from analytics firm IHS who also reported a whopping 8 billion connected devices globally, averaging 4 devices per … Read More
Roku tops Apple TV, Fire TV, and Chromecast in Sales
May 17, 2016 | Jeff Chabot
Roku is still the leader in streaming media players sold, accounting for 30% of the total market share from the first quarter of 2015 through the first quarter of 2016. The stats come from Parks Associates who also reported Amazon’s … Read More
Siri on Apple TV, new iPhone SE, & Apple Watch Sport price drop
March 21, 2016 | hdreport
At Apple’s keynote address today led by Tim Cook we’ve learned that an Apple TV update now lets users control the device via Siri voice search. This means less clicking around to find what you want (although folders are coming … Read More
How To Watch NCAA March Madness Live on Mobile & Streaming Devices
March 13, 2016 | hdreport 2
While the men’s NCAA Division I basketball committee determines the bracket for this year’s March Madness tournament, let’s take a look at how to live-stream the games on mobile devices and streaming media players so you never miss a minute of the … Read More
Apple TV owners will have access to NCAA’s March Madness
March 9, 2016 | Jeff Chabot 5
When March Madness begins on March 15th the live action will be available to stream on several different platforms including Amazon Fire TV, Windows 10, Roku, Google Play, and now Apple TV.
The NCAA March Madness Live App is a … Read More
Amazon Prime Video App Coming to 4th-Gen Apple TV, Maybe?
December 1, 2015 | contributor
It seems an Amazon Prime Video app will be coming to the 4th-generation Apple TV, a service that has long been missing from the Apple streaming player, at least in native support. As of now, Amazon Prime members can view … Read More
Plex app launches for new Apple TV platform
November 3, 2015 | contributor
Plex users can now easily stream music, photos and videos to their television sets via a new native app for the 4-generation Apple TV. The free app, built on Apple’s new Xcode platform, requires the latest media server for computers … Read More
How Does the New Apple TV Compare to 2013 Model?
October 28, 2015 | hdreport
Apple will start shipping their 4-generation Apple TV this week, so we thought it would be constructive to do a spec comparison of the new player (since we haven’t tested the new one yet), with that of the 3rd-gen player that Apple … Read More
Apple Taking Pre-orders on Apple TV with Free Shipping
October 26, 2015 | contributor
Apple is now taking pre-orders on the new, 4th-generation Apple TV. But should you buy it? The streaming media player is available in two configurations: 32GB or 64GB, selling for $149 and $199, respectively. Apple suggests if you plan to stream … Read More
Why Buy the New Apple TV?
October 22, 2015 | hdreport
After Apple’s last event we found ourselves asking “Why should we buy the new Apple TV?” For one, it doesn’t support 4k video. Secondly, Apple didn’t really meet our expectations of a new internet-delivered TV experience (even though Tim Cook … Read More
Apple TV adds CBS All Access, NBC, & M2M app channels
October 20, 2015 | Jeff Chabot
Early today Tim Cook revealed when Apple will start taking orders on the new Apple TV player, and with the announcement came the launch of three new app channels on the platform that are already available to download to current Apple TV players.
CBS … Read More
New Apple TV Available on October 26th, Tim Cook Reveals
October 20, 2015 | Jeff Chabot
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook announced early today at the Wall Street Journal Digital Live conference that the new Apple TV will be available to order starting Monday, October 26th, and will begin shipping later that week.
No pre-orders of the fourth-generation player are currently … Read More
New Apple TV features from Apple’s Keynote Event
September 9, 2015 | hdreport
One of the more anticipated announcements from Apple was regarding the new Apple TV. The redesigned media player includes a reworked user interface, 64-bit processing, and a newly designed remote with touch screen and voice control. Apple’s iTunes apps have also been … Read More
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August 15, 2017 | hdreport
This week in Blu-ray Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant is at the top of the Best Sellers, followed by the upgraded release of the 2012 prequel, Prometheus to 4k Blu-ray. Both films come with a Blu-ray and Digital copy, as well … Read More
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August 14, 2017 | hdreport
Vudu has been a bit of a pioneer when it comes to digital movie distribution, first offering 4k UHD movies with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos almost two years ago. The dual combo allows for greater color depth (via HDR) and multichannel immersive surround … Read More
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August 14, 2017 | Matthew Byrd
As a film, 2017’s Ghost in the Shell admirably translates the original movie’s animated design splendor into live-action but fails to replicate the animated version’s intelligence, charm, and compelling underlying philosophy. Scarlett Johansson and a couple of other key … Read More
New 4k Blu-ray Releases This Tuesday
August 13, 2017 | hdreport
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August 12, 2017 | hdreport
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