Tag: iTunes
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Fewer Americans Are Buying & Renting Movies
Americans are becoming addicted to streaming services that give them access to a ton of movies for a flat monthly fee. According to a recent study from TiVo that talked to over 3,000 Americans, all of the major services that sell or rent movies saw a drop in popularity. In the report Amazon, Redbox, iTunes,…
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Jess’s Guide to Streaming on the Go
With holiday travel season upon us, it’s time to think about how to take our favorite entertainment on the go. Luckily, many digital streaming services are offering the option to download content and watch later, with or without an internet connection. Below, we’re sharing a few of those services, along with their video availability and…
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Jess’s Top Ten Streaming Services for Cord Cutters
There’s no denying the success of streaming services, and the industry has caught on. Even many of those who are still paying for cable are subscribing to at least one streaming service to supplement their content options. Each service has unique features, content, and benefits to offer. These are my top ten choices for those…
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Movies Anywhere is Offering 5 FREE Movies Just for Signing Up
Last week it was announced that Fox, Warner Bros., Sony, and Universal all joined Disney’s Movies Anywhere service that let you watch your movies from Amazon, Vudu, Google Play, and iTunes all in one spot. Now to make the deal even better you can get 5 free movies just for linking your accounts. The first retailer…
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Thinking of Trying YouTube TV? Don’t Do It Through iTunes…
YouTube TV came out yesterday offering a ton of channels for just $35 a month unless you want to get it through iTunes. YouTube TV is charging an extra $5 a month to sign up through iTunes. This is likely caused by Apple’s policy of making services such as YouTube give them a cut of…
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Apple Updates iTunes & Improves Movie Rentals
Today Apple updated iTunes to 12.6, and added the “rent once, watch anywhere” feature that lets movie renters watch movie rentals on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 10.3 or Apple TVs running tvOS 10.2. Those operating system versions have yet to move out of beta, suggesting a launch in the next few days. In the…
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Digital Movie Rentals Continue to Grow as Redbox Rentals Continue to Drop
Renting movies is a huge business in the United States. Yet long gone are the days when stores such as Blockbuster dominated as now streaming is the way to go. Even Redbox can not keep up now that Digital is continuing to grow. When it comes to movie rentals, no one rents more movies than…
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Amazon Video Rents More Movies Than iTunes, Google Play, & Vudu Combined
Amazon has long been a leader in digital movie rentals and now they are not only dominating the market for digital movies but they are also dominating all movie rental services—even Redbox. According to a recent Digitalsmiths study, this Tivo-owned research company’s second quarter 2016 survey showed Amazon Video is now the number 1 place…
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Amazon Video Is Now More Popular Than Red Box & iTunes
The video rental market is a billion dollar business in the United States, and it now has a new king. The days of Blockbuster and other video stores are long gone, but video rentals are still a big market with kiosks, like Redbox, and streaming, like iTunes and Amazon Video. Digitalsmiths, a Tivo-owned research company,…
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Amazon Video Is Twice as Big as iTunes
A recent study from Digitalsmiths, a Tivo-owned research company, showed that twice as many movies are viewed from Amazon Video than on iTunes. This may be shocking news, because iTunes is a very popular service; however, this fact may prove the importance of having your content available on multiple devices rather than locking it to…