Chromecast
BritBox now available on Chromecast
December 24, 2019 | David FarnorBritBox is now available on Google Chromecast.
The BritBox Chromecast app allows subscribers to view BritBox on any television with a HDMI port by adding a £30 Chromecast device. Viewers are able to use their iOS or Android smartphone to … Read More
Prime Video comes to Chromecast as YouTube returns to Fire TV
April 18, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon Prime Video is officially coming to Chromecast this year, as Amazon and Google mend the relationships between their respective streaming services and platforms.
Rivals in both programming and hardware, things have been tense between them before now, with Amazon … Read More
My5 now available on Google Chromecast
December 15, 2016 | David FarnorMy5 is now available on Google Chromecast.
Channel 5’s VOD service, which replaced Demand 5 last year, lets viewers catch up on titles from across the broadcaster’s network, including Channel 5, 5STAR, 5USA and Spike. The revamped platform has enjoyed … Read More
ITV Hub now available on Google Chromecast
November 28, 2016 | David FarnorITV Hub is now available on Google Chromecast.
The broadcaster’s VOD service relaunched last year as a digital hub for all of its channels, including live and catch-up content. As part of a new deal with AwesomenessTV, the site will … Read More
UK streaming media devices compared: Which set top box is best?
November 25, 2016 | David FarnorWith Black Friday upon us once again, the high streets will be filling up with people shopping for a bargain in the sales. For those without a smart TV, streaming media devices have become a must-have in the age of … Read More
Google joins 4K race with Chromecast Ultra
October 6, 2016 | David FarnorGoogle is joining he 4K race with the launch of its new Chromecast streaming device.
Dubbed the Chromecast Ulta, the upgraded version of its black puck brings Google’s TV smartifying capabilities back up to speed with its rivals, who are … Read More
Amazon Fire TV neck and neck with Chromecast
May 18, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon’s Fire TV devices are now neck and neck with Chromecast in the streaming device race.
Roku continues to lead at the front of the pack, accounting for 30 per cent of players purchased between Q1 2015 and Q1 2016. … Read More
All 4 now available on Chromecast
November 24, 2015 | David FarnorAll 4 is now available on Google’s Chromecast.
The digital hub, which replaced 4oD earlier this year, combines the broadcaster’s live-streaming and catch-up content into one online platform
The service is already available on computers, Freesat Freetime, Sky, Virgin Media, … Read More
Google unveils new Chromecast to compete with Apple and Amazon
September 30, 2015 | David FarnorGoogle has unveiled an updated Chromecast to compete with Apple and Amazon-shaped rivals.
Google’s cheap stick was first out of the gates in the new wave of small, affordable streaming media devices, allowing consumers to turn their dumb TVs into … Read More
Google releases Nexus Player in UK
March 26, 2015 | David FarnorGoogle’s Nexus Player is now available in the UK, going head to head with Apple and Amazon’s streaming devices.
The device, shaped like a hockey puck, is the first device running Android TV in the UK and follows the launch … Read More