The Roku set-top box has officially begun shipping for those in the UK market. And nicely done, they will arrive with the BBC iPlayer channel. More specifically, the Roku players will arrive with more than 40 streaming channels including a few that are region specific. Some of the others that will join the BBC iPlayer more »

Disney may end up being another company that will refuse to sell new movies to cheaper rental services such as Redbox. The L.A. Times reports Disney may Redbox and other to wait 28 days before providing customers with the option of renting its movies.

Amazon hasn’t necessarily been a true Netflix competitor. Sure its Prime Instant Video service provides similar unlimited streaming content like Netflix, but it’s only available to Amazon Prime subscribers. Amazon will truly become a competitor once it makes Prime Instant Video an option for everyone that isn’t an Amazon Prime subscriber. According to Reuters, Amazon is getting more »

It may be the day after the Super Bowl, however shifting gears just a little bit — it is also February 6th and that means the Netflix original series ‘Lilyhammer’ has come available for streaming. The series will be available using Watch Instantly streaming and includes all eight episodes of Season 1. The episodes all more »

If you are sporting the LG Spectrum smartphone and have been having issues with Netflix — you may want to download and install the latest over-the-air update. The update comes as software version VS920ZV4, measures in at 10.09MB in size and offers just one thing — a fix for Netflix streaming. More specifically, according to more »

Amazon already has a steady flow of streaming video customers, but it may be preparing to offer another service that may give Netflix a lot more competition. Currently, Amazon Prime subscribers can get access to Amazon’s library of streaming video content at no extra cost. In the future, Amazon may create a standalone streaming video more »

For those of you who planning to get the LG Cinema 3D Smart TV, here’s something that might excite you some more and finally get the said home entertainment device. Nuance, has just announced that its new Dragon TV platform is now powering the voice recognition feature of the LG Magic Remote which is used more »

Back in October of 2011, a disagreement between Warner Bros. and Blockbuster resulted in Warner Bros. withholding new DVD releases. Blockbuster was forced to buy Warner Bros. films from somewhere else in order to maintain its advantage over competitors such as Netflix and Redbox. Warner Bros. is now throwing its weight around even more by making Blockbuster, more »

Comcast customers don’t have to worry about finding a new place to watch their favorite Disney-owned content for the next 10 years. Today, Comcast and The Walt Disney Company announced the signing of a new distribution agreement between the two companies. In addition to being able to watch a slew of ESPN, Disney and ABC more »

Netflix previously announced it will debut original programming that wouldn’t be available anywhere else. Today, the company announced its new series called Lilyhammer will be available to watch instantly on February 6, 2012 in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.