Gaming, Streaming
Steam Launches Beta for Steam Broadcasting

Steam Launches Beta for Steam Broadcasting

Steam has launched the beta for Steam Broadcasting. I think it is clear that this will put Steam in direct competition with Twitch for both viewers and streamers of video gaming content. Steam Broadcasting is currently in beta. As of…

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JenThorpe
Home Theater, Network, Streaming
Devolo Launches Gigabit Powerline with 11ac WiFi

Devolo Launches Gigabit Powerline with 11ac WiFi

Powerline networking is a great way to spread data connectivity around a home via electrical sockets instead of Ethernet, and today Devolo announced the UK availability of its first gigabit Powerline adaptor with built-in 11ac WiFi: the dLAN 1200+ WiFi ac. The…

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Andrew
Gaming, Streaming
Twitch Would Like You to Wear Clothing

Twitch Would Like You to Wear Clothing

Twitch updated its Rules of Conduct section to make it clear that streamers are expected to wear clothing. That may seem like a “no-brainer”. In general, dress codes are not put into Rules of Conduct unless there have been problems.…

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JenThorpe
Streaming
HBO Will Offer a Stand-Alone Streaming Service in 2015

HBO Will Offer a Stand-Alone Streaming Service in 2015

Cable-cutters, rejoice! HBO is going to be offered as a stand-alone streaming service in 2015. I would like to be optimistic and presume that this news will be followed by other offers of a similar nature for other cable channels.…

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JenThorpe
amazon, Android, iOS, IPAD, Netflix, ROKU, Streaming
Long Term Hulu Plus Thoughts

Long Term Hulu Plus Thoughts

I have been using Hulu Plus for several months, and I have a few additional comments about the service. I tend to watch lots of science documentaries. Over time, I’ve seemed to nearly exhaust the documentaries available on Netflix and…

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tomwiles
Streaming, YouTube
YouTube Will Launch Paid Music Service

YouTube Will Launch Paid Music Service

The music videos that you enjoy watching on YouTube may not be available for much longer. YouTube has plans to launch a paid streaming music service. It is expected to launch at the end of this summer. It is going…

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JenThorpe
application, IPTV, Media, ROKU, Streaming
ITV Player Comes To Roku

ITV Player Comes To Roku

Until today, the big absentee from Roku‘s line-up of catch-up services in the UK was ITV and its regional partners STV and UTV in Scotland and Northern Ireland. At #2 in terrestrial broadcasting behind the BBC, it was a fairly glaring omission,…

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Andrew