With Amazon’s Epix movie deal, Prime gets The Avengers, Hunger Games, & more

Amazon has reached a new deal with movie service Epix that will allow the online retailer to stream several recent blockbuster films through its Prime Instant video service for free, the company announced today.

Dailymotion revamps its website with multiple layouts, better video discovery

The world's second largest video site Dailymotion is rolling out some brand new user interface options for its website design today to enhance content discovery and improve the overall experience.

Apple will stream its iTunes Festival live

The iTunes Festival is an annual music event that Apple holds over 30 days. This year's event features musical performances by the likes of Usher, Deadmau5, Jack White, Muse, Alicia Keys, and more. Usually, the company raffles off tickets to each night of the shows, but this year it's doing considerably more.

Hulu freshens its homepage to focus on content

Lately premium streaming video service Hulu is all about revamping its design, with the latest happening to its homepage.

Netflix hits 1M subscribers in the U.K. at record speed

Hoping to decrease nervousness among its investors, video rental company Netflix announced its reached a milestone of 1 million subscribers in the U.K. and Ireland.

New Apple Store “prototype” in Palo Alto has massive bandwidth for live video

Apple is building a new store in the heart of Silicon Valley with an extremely high-bandwidth connection to one of the Internet's major hubs.

YouTube video delivery worthy of Olympic gold: Over 500K concurrent livestreams at peak

While the 2012 Olympics closing ceremony concluded last week, YouTube is just now revealing the event's impressive viewership and streaming data.

Netflix ‘Post-Play’ feature lets you auto-skip to the next TV show episode

Netflix customers no longer have to deal with the annoying pauses between TV show episodes, the company announced on its blog today.

Netflix continues its invasion into Europe with service in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, & Finland

Netflix is expanding its streaming video service in four new European markets, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland sometime later this year.

Hold up, Olympics may have actually boosted Netflix streaming activity

Contrary to recent reports, streaming activity for video rental service Netflix may not have dropped due to the 2012 London Olympics.

Olympics could be playing havoc with Netflix streaming activity

Video rental service Netflix might be experiencing up to a 25 percent drop in streaming usage activity in the U.S., according to research conducted by Procera.

If true, the lowered activity wouldn’t be a huge surprise. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings …

Hey Netflix, Amazon Instant Video’s new iPad app could eat your lunch

Online retail giant Amazon released an iPad app today that provides streaming access to its library of Prime Instant Video movies and TV shows.

The Prime Instant Video is a complimentary video service offered to members of Amazon Prime, the …

Hulu app finally lands on Apple TV—what took so long?

Apple rolled out a software update for its Apple TV set-top box today that includes a new app for Hulu.

Apple TV owners have been waiting forever for Hulu service to land on the device. Previously, rumors indicated that a …

Hulu adds slick new video player with 10-second rewind

Streaming video service Hulu has revamped the interface of its video player with less clutter and a 10-second rewind button for rewatching your favorite moments, the company announced in a blog post.

Hulu competes with Netflix and Amazon to attract …

Amazon Prime streaming library grows again with Warner Bros. TV shows

Say what you will about Amazon’s complimentary Prime streaming video library, but at least its selection is consistently growing.

Amazon has forged a new licensing agreement with Warner Bros. to bring several of the entertainment company’s television shows to its …

HBO Go blesses Android tablets with new app

When it comes to HBO’s streaming anywhere service HBO Go, those with Android devices have been left out in the cold. Until now.

The premium cable channel is bringing the HBO Go app to all Android tablets running at least …

LoveFilm combats Netflix’s UK takeover with Fox streaming deal

LoveFilm, the Amazon-owned rental service, has signed a news deal with Twentieth Century Fox to bring a ton of new video content to its library of streaming video content in the U.K., the company announced today.

The deal is just …

Ooyala serves up video on demand for Wimbledon

Increasingly, it’s becoming a necessity for people to watch their favorite sports beyond the confines of a traditional TV, which is why this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament is doing just that for its championship matches with the help of Ooyala.…

Netflix neuters its API for third-party apps (update)

Update: This post has been updated with clarification from Netflix about the API changes.

Netflix made some pretty significant changes to its developer API Friday.

The changes rip away key pieces of information that could be useful for third-party Netflix …