Samsung rolls out Media Hub Beta for users of AT&T Galaxy S II, Receive $25 voucher towards content

by Robert Nazarian on Oct 3rd 2011, 10:09am
tagged 2011 Smart TV, Media Hub, Media Hub Beta, movies, Samsung, Smart TV, streaming, tv shows

The Samsung Media Hub allows you to watch thousands of movies and TV shows on your Samsung Galaxy S series smartphone or Galaxy Tab. Samsung just rolled out the Beta version of Media Hub for AT&T Galaxy S II users. It lets you watch select movies and TV shows not only on your Galaxy S II, but also on any 2011 Smart TV via the Media Hub Beta application.

Upon signing up you will receive a $25 voucher that can be used within the Media Hub Beta app. At the conclusion of the program, you will receive a short survey so you can provide feedback. Hit the source link to sign up.

Samsung plans on adding a series of new services to the Media Hub program, so this is just the tip of the iceberg.

[via samsung]

Verizon Video unveiled – All the shows you want for $10 per month

by David Laborde on Aug 22nd 2011, 3:29pm
tagged episodes, full episodes, tv shows, Verizon, Verizon Video, verizon wireless

Verizon has officially unveiled its Verizon Video package offering on-demand access to a wide variety of content.

The Video package provides unlimited, on-demand access to TV shows from all major networks, live and recorded sports and entertainment, news and weather. Through Verizon Video you will receive over 100 channels with over 250 full episode shows each month.

The list of channels is impressive including CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, Animal Planet, BET, Cartoon Network, CNBC, CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, E!, Lifetime, MTV, Nickelodeon, Planet Green, Spike, SyFy, Telemundo, TLC, Univision, USA Network, Vh1 and others.

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Hulu Plus won’t play nicely with rooting

by Robert Nazarian on Jul 19th 2011, 9:58am
tagged blockbuster, Google Movie Rentals, Hulu, Hulu Plus, movies, shows, streaming, tv shows

Last month, Hulu Plus launched on Android, but we were disappointed because it was only available on a handful of phones. Shortly after, they added additional devices, which gave us promise. Now we are back to disappointment again as it turns out that if you are rooted, you won’t be able to use the popular streaming service.

This is not surprising because Google movie rentals and Blockbuster are already doing it. For the short-term, some rooted users are able to run the app which might be related to what version of Android you’re running.

[via pocketnow]

Stream or Download TV shows to your Android device with Bitbop

by Steve Ginter on Sep 18th 2010, 2:35pm
tagged BitBop, download tv, stream tv, streaming, tv, tv shows

We showed you Bitbop while it was still in beta last month, and now it’s open for everyone to try out with a free 1 week trial. Sure the name sounds like a Wii Nintendo game, but this little app is the best thing for getting TV shows (and soon movies) on your Android device. Not only does it give you the option to stream over wifi or 3G immediately, you can also download shows straight to your Android device for later viewing. Useful for those long car trips where you don’t always have a signal, or flights that play a movie you’ve seen 5 times already. Bitbop will also resume your show where you left off should you get interrupted in your small screen viewing indulgence.

The service cost $10 a month, so be sure to try it out first with the 1-week trial, and check out what TV networks and shows they have available. I think the pricing is fair considering the amount of content available and being commercial free, unlike other paid TV streaming services *cough* hulu plus *cough*. The holy grail of TV and movie watching isn’t in our pocket quite yet, but this is definitely a step closer. Give it a try and tell us what you think in the comments.

[bitbop]