Australian streaming video on demand service Stan has announced the impending arrival of a raft of new native apps, bringing the service to TVs, gaming consoles and more. Despite being the first Australian streaming service to have an Apple TV app, Stan has lagged behind other streaming services when it came to video game console …
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Australian subscription video-on-demand service Stan has announced a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution that adds “hundreds of hours” of new content to its catalogue. The multi-year deal includes access to five first run shows as well as movies and other back catalogue collections. Arguably the centrepiece of the deal is the exclusive SVOD rights to all ten seasons …
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Enlarge ImageThe Silver Edition Passport BlackBerry Blackberry launched the squared-off Passport back in September 2014, just days before company CEO John Chen announced that the company had received 200,000 orders. Along with the BlackBerry Classic , released a few months later, the company hoped that this was the phone to reinvigorate interest in the world of BlackBerry. It looks like …
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The Oppo R7 and R7 Plus Oppo Oppo has announced its first Australian telco partnership, with Optus set to offer the Oppo R7 smartphone on plan, starting from today. The Chinese-based Oppo launched into the Australian market in September of 2014, beginning with four different phone models. Initially, the products were only available via the company’s own e-commerce site, but …
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Horror movies abound in this month’s rundown of Australian streaming services and if you like Hamish and Andy then, thanks to Stan, your cup truly runneth over. Also, Netflix pops out a few new originals, including “Club de Cuervos” and “Narcos.” You can also catch up on why people are in love with “The Hunger Games”, as all three films …
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ABC/Working Dog Productions The US-based streaming service has bought the US, UK and ANZ rights to the highly acclaimed “Utopia,” the Aussie political comedy made by Working Dog Productions. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, season one of “Utopia” will be made available on the US and UK versions of the Netflix service later this year. A separate deal between …
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The 65-inch X9300C from Sony. Sony First shown off at CES back in January, Sony’s 2015 TV line up is now available in Australia, with a heavy focus on 4K and the Android TV operating system. Out of the 18 new TV models that Sony will sell in Australia, 14 will run on Android TV, while half will offer the …
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It’s been a long wait, but Australians can finally get their hands on a 4K OLED TV, with Korean electronics giant LG launching its curved EG960T range locally, priced at AU$9,999 for the 65-inch model and AU$5,999 for 55-inches. Ultra HD, also known as 4K, refers to a screen resolution of 4,096 x 2,160 which is greater than the current …
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Telecommunications service provider Optus has unveiled new monthly pre-paid plans featuring unlimited voice calls and texting, as well as a data rollover system, which will come into effect from July 5. The new plans range from AU$30 to AU$60 and also include allowances for limited international calling. The data rollover feature will allow users to keep any unused data from …
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The biggest news in streaming this month is the return of BoJack Horseman, the perfectly profane animated show about depression that just happens to star an anthropomorphic horse voiced by Will Arnett. But there’s also a great binge offering from Presto, including eight seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm and five seasons of Six Feet Under. Stan doesn’t disappoint either with …
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