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'Game of Thrones' season premiere sets new piracy record

  • Posted April 2, 2013, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Game of Thrones was the second most downloaded show in 2011 behind Dexter before earning the top spot last year. And if preliminary figures from last night’s season three premiere are any indication, HBO’s hit series could very well earn…

HBO Go bundle for broadband subscribers could happen, says CEO

HBO Go bundle for broadband subscribers could happen, says CEO
  • Posted March 22, 2013, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • HBO has produced some of the best shows to ever hit the small screen, from pop-culture masterpieces like The Sopranos to epic fantasy novel adaptations like Game of Thrones. Unfortunately the network doesn’t make its content available on services like…

'Game of Thrones' director David Petrarca isn't concerned with piracy

  • Posted February 27, 2013, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • How do you react to a question about piracy when the hit television program you direct is the most downloaded show of 2012? If you are David Petrarca and your show is Game of Thrones, you simply shrug your shoulders…

HBO Go coming to Apple TV in first half of 2013

HBO Go coming to Apple TV in first half of 2013
  • Posted February 1, 2013, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple
  • Apple TV owners might be able to access more than 600 hours worth of HBO  movies and TV shows sometime in mid-2013. According to a report by Bloomberg, the Cupertino-based firm is in talks with HBO parent company Time Warner…

Netflix is getting into original content, aiming for five new shows a year

Netflix is getting into original content, aiming for five new shows a year
  • Posted January 30, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Netflix is hoping that 2013 will be a breakout year for the company with regards to how people think about the service. The company that was once known for offering DVDs by mail before providing streaming video is now getting…

Nook Video service from Barnes & Noble coming this fall

Nook Video service from Barnes & Noble coming this fall
  • Posted September 25, 2012, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web, Mobile Computing
  • Barnes & Noble isn’t prepared to let Amazon have free roam of the tablet multimedia market with their Kindle Fire HD. The company has just announced a video streaming and download service of their own called Nook Video which will…

HBO will stream to non-cable subscribers... in four European countries

HBO will stream to non-cable subscribers... in four European countries
  • Posted August 30, 2012, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News
  • HBO will start selling streaming subscriptions to non-cable customers for the first time in October, but only to citizens of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. The new service, dubbed HBO Nordic, will offer customers access to the linear, 24-hour movie…

Netflix returns to profitability, HBO rejects the thought of a partnership

Netflix returns to profitability, HBO rejects the thought of a partnership
  • Posted July 25, 2012, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web
  • In its recent earnings report, Netflix teased the possibility of partnering with HBO -- a deal that would potentially allow cord-cutters to keep up with popular shows like Game of Thrones without relying on illegal filesharing services. Unfortunately, the premium network quickly dismissed...

HBO Go finally arrives on Android tablets other than Kindle Fire

HBO Go finally arrives on Android tablets other than Kindle Fire
  • Posted July 4, 2012, 8:00 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, The Web
  • Making good on statements made two months ago, HBO has finally added support for tablets to its Android-based HBO Go app. In addition, the update includes the usual claims of performance enhancements and bug fixes. No specific details on those improvements…

HBO GO, Comcast Xfinity and MLB.TV apps now available on Xbox Live

HBO GO, Comcast Xfinity and MLB.TV apps now available on Xbox Live
  • Posted March 27, 2012, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft, Gaming
  • A new update for Xbox Live is being pushed out today that includes on-demand apps for Comcast Xfinity, HBO GO and MLB.TV, bringing the total number of Live apps to 36. The latest additions are compatible with Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing…

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