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Foxtel Play lands on PlayStation in time for Game of Thrones
Do gamers love Game of Thrones? Foxtel is betting on it.
Want Netflix? Foxtel Presto live today
Presto is a new online service from Foxtel, which will offer on-demand movies for $20 per month
Popcorn Time is like Netflix for illegal downloads
A new desktop app is making it as easy to watch illegal content as it is to use streaming service like Netflix or iTunes.
Telstra to bring Chromecast to Australia?
Telstra is looking to Chromecast to expand the reach of its Bigpond IPTV services, with reports suggesting it is in talks with Google on ways to bring the Chromecast platform to Australia.
Foxtel's to press play on Presto movie streaming
Presto aims to be the Netflix of down under, leveraging the movie deals Foxtel already has into a streaming cinema service.
What is Foxtel Play?
Although its official launch isn’t until August 11, Foxtel Play has gone live today across Australia, with a free 7 day trial for new customers.
Foxtel Go only for Samsung Android devices
Foxtel has finally expanded the reach of its Foxtel Go app beyond iOS, but rather than targeting Android generally, it has released the app only for Samsung devices.
Samsung TVs See Boxless Foxtel
Foxtel and Samsung have teamed up to supply a new line of television sets with built-in Foxtel hardware and we have one thing to say: it’s about time. Obviously not everyone in Australia uses Foxtel, nor does everyone even live in supported areas. However, there’s no harm in including a little extra functionality for those that do. Also, the new partnership shouldn’t add anything to the cost of making the TVs, as everything will be streamed over-the-web to Samsung’s internet-capable Smart TVs.
YouTube Movie Rentals... Overseas
Amidst a flurry of legal battles and cries of copyright infringement Paramount movies are set to become available for rental over YouTube for users in the US and Canada. While video streaming services are hardly a new thing in North America this is still another example of society’s gradual but inexorable shift towards digital downloadable media.
Hulu for Australia. Here's Hoping...
The Australian Television market looks like it may be in line for one of the great innovations in internet TV, Hulu. Of course, there are other great internet TV innovations, like NetFlix (US only), Fetch TV, BitTorrent, YouTube and others, but in this post we're going to focus on Hulu as it is unfamiliar to many Australian users, and it is brilliant.
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