The pay-TV provider has revealed details of its new movie channel package, which will be replacing the Movie Network. (Credit: Foxtel) From 1 January 2013, Foxtel will move to a simplified package of movie channels with an increased emphasis on video-on-demand content. The new service, called Foxtel Movies & Premium Drama, comes in the wake …
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The popular music-streaming service has added recommendations, follow lists and much more. The new look Spotify, showing the Discover tab. (Credit: Spotify) Spotify has globally launched a number of new “personal” features on the service, with New York hosting the main launch event and Australia got its own smaller one in Sydney. The Discover Tab is a new feature that …
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LG, Panasonic, Samsung and more have found themselves in hot water over cathode ray tube price fixing for TVs and monitors. Joaquín Almunia speaks to the press about the ruling. (Credit: EC) Yes, cathode ray tubes. The wheels of justice may turn slowly, but they keep on turning, apparently. The European Commission (EC) has levelled a record €1.47 billion (AU$1.8 …
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Netflix, the massive US-based media-streaming service, has said that the PlayStation 3 is the number one platform for anyone watching Netflix in the lounge room. (Credit: CNET) In Australia, gaming consoles are adding catch-up TV and video-on-demand services like they’re going out of style, but in the US it’s all been established for a little longer. We’ve already seen that …
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While Ultra HD (UHD) televisions are a truly luxury item at the moment, affordable sets are on the way. At $15,999, the LG is currently the cheapest Ultra HD TV in Australia. (Credit: LG) With the news that Red is working on a sub-US$1500 Ultra HD player, it’s seems that the technology formerly known as 4K is here to stay. …
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Never mind winter: Season 3 of Game of Thrones is coming, with a premiere date of 31 March 2013. Getting a bad case of Dothraki Deficit Disorder? Or maybe its more like Westeros Coast Fever? Either way, here are three things we’d prescribe: Get the Season 1 and 2 box set, or drop some serious hints about how much you’d …
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They haven’t been announced yet, but both companies have Google-powered set-top boxes on the way. Google TV (Credit: Google) Recent musing from industry analysts suggests that Google TV may become the default OS for IPTV services. Well, according to a report from GigaOM, Netgear and Asus may be set to jump the gun on this with their own Google TV …
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The Redray player will bring 4K playback to the home theatre for under US$1500, along with a new proprietary format for Ultra HD files. The Redray player also weighs about 2.5kg. (Credit: Red) Sony recently revealed that in the US, at least, it will be “loaning” a 4K playback device to anyone who purchases its 84-inch 4K Ultra HD Bravia. …
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Eight new live channels have been launched for Foxtel’s iPad app. New channels for Foxtel Go. (Screenshot by CNET Australia) Back when Foxtel launched the Go app for iPad at the start of November, it said it would be working on new live channels for the service, but we didn’t expect them to be launched so quickly. Eight new live …
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Senator Stephen Conroy’s office has ruled out a possible fourth commercial TV network, looking instead to technologies such as IPTV. The DBDCE is looking at future TV technologies. (Credit: Sony) Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has released the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy‘s (DBDCE) initial response to the Convergence Review — the independent review commissioned to examine policy …
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