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If you are considering buying an Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) branded Apple TV set top box anytime in the near future, you might want to reconsider – for now, at least. There are several reasons. All of them revolve around uncertainty about what’s going on in “Apple TV” world. First, there’s the...

The world's most popular pay-TV service has finally brought its streaming video app to Chromecast. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced the app's inclusion on its official Chrome blog, reminding Game of Thrones fans everywhere that "Winter is Coming!" Similar to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), HBO Go offers a...

What do consumers think of the new Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) app for TVs and TV-connected devices? Thus far, the reaction seems to be fairly mixed. Netflix developed the new app to bring a universal menu experience to all of its users. Now when they turn on an Xbox 360, for example, they will see...

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may have just become the largest paid entertainment service in America. According to Bloomberg, Netflix had 30 million paid subscribers in the United States as of September 30. HBO, the pay-TV network owned by Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), is reportedly below Netflix with 28.7...

There are too many streaming devices on the market right now. That's not to say that consumers shouldn't have choices. But does the world really need another set-top box for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) subscribers? Between Sony (NYSE: SNE), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netgear (NASDAQ: NTGR), Google,...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is rumored to be building set-top box to take on Apple TV (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Chromecast. This rumor is not particularly new -- the online retail giant has been rumored to be developing a TV-connected device since August. The first rumor focused on...

Coinciding with the hiring of former Hulu exec., Pete Distad, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is said to be closing in on a deal with Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) to give Time Warner subscribers access to cable channels via Apple TV. Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources with “knowledge of the...

While some analysts had predicted that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) would lead television to the next generation, there is a third player approaching that could challenge their supremacy. According to Bloomberg, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to release a set-top box that will allow...