Tech Moves: Expedia names CFO; former Tune CEO leaves Roku; Amazon and Microsoft departures Expedia Group named Derek Andersen as its new CFO; Peter Hamilton left Roku for an upcoming CEO role; and more tech moves. Read More
Tech Moves: Seattle startups hire new execs; board shuffles at Adaptive and Porch — Seattle-area cybersecurity company Cyemptive named Ray McCay as its new chief revenue officer. McCay spent 25 years at Hitachi… Read More
Tech Moves: RealSelf appoints interim CEO; Hootsuite hires CFO; ex-Tune CEO lands at Roku — RealSelf CEO James Coyle stepped down and Jeff Kizilbash has been named interim CEO of the cosmetic review platform.… Read More
Made in Seattle, HBO Max streaming service launches without Amazon Fire TV support Updated below with Amazon statement. The new HBO Max streaming service launches today, at $14.99/month. Developed at the company’s engineering… Read More
Amazon Fire TV hits 34M users, widening lead against top competitor Roku Amazon’s Fire TV streaming media player now has 34 million users, an increase of 4 million since the last time… Read More
Amazon developing a free, ad-supported video news app for Fire TV, report says Fire TV users may soon be getting their news from Amazon. The company plans to debut a free app for… Read More
Roku announces 4K-capable Roku 4, updated Follow feature with Roku OS 7 This is the season of new streaming media players, and Roku isn’t letting Amazon and Apple get all the glory. The… Read More
App of the Week: CanIStream.It helps you find movies and shows across multiple services Searching through all the streaming services you use (and pay for) can be a real hassle. You might remember that… Read More
Amazon Fire TV adds 600 new channels, games, apps in the past three months Amazon Fire TV is continuing to rapidly expand consumers’ selection for new games, channels and apps. Amazon said this morning that… Read More
Amazon Fire TV update includes support for streaming in hotels and dorm rooms Amazon this morning announced a series of updates for its Fire TV set-top box and Fire TV Stick, including a… Read More
Hands-on: Amazon’s Fire TV Stick is a powerful little streaming device Amazon started shipping its Fire TV Stick streaming device this morning, going up against Google, Roku and others in the… Read More
Xbox Live Gold membership no longer needed for Netflix, Hulu, other apps There’s good news today for Xbox owners that have wanted to use apps like Netflix and Hulu, but avoided paying… Read More
Set-Top Box Showdown: A graphical guide to your options [Editor’s Note: Jon Mann is a design director at Artefact, the Seattle-based technology product design firm. This post and graphic… Read More
RealNetworks tries to get back in sync with new ‘RealPlayer Cloud’ service One of the original brands behind the Internet media revolution, RealPlayer, is making a push into the cloud era with… Read More
Microsoft reportedly set to debut Xbox TV device next year Microsoft isn’t quite done turning the Xbox 360 into an entertainment hub for the living room. Tom Warren over at… Read More
Roku billboard tells Mitt Romney to cheer up, watch more TV It has been just one week since Mitt Romney lost in his bid for president. And while the defeat is… Read More
