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Does NowTV broadcast at 1080p as i am thinking of giving this a go via my Xbox One app?

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Currently 720p & stereo - in the future???

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This is a good thing and will help with one of OLD BOY's (justified) complaints

Also, OLD BOY, if you watch the day after the broadcast, there are no adverts. Well, except for Sky Atlantic shows; they have an Atlantic promo in the middle of the show. They must think Sky Atlantic viewers are a bit thick and need to be reminded what channel the show is on! Fortunately it only lasts a few seconds

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Thanks for that, Passingbat. Unfortunately, I watch TV as and when I can, so scheduled broadcasts are not really good for me. As such, even Catch Up, with its 7 day lifetime, is of limited use to my family.

If Sky added material for up to a year (with a clear 'view by' date), I would be sorely tempted to get a Now TV box.

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Sky/Now TV catch up is mostly 30 days , box sets are generally 3 months to several years.

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Thanks, Muppetman. It's getting a little more interesting....:cool:

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24: Live Another Day has been added to Now TV box sets.

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Why limit it to seven - thirty days to catch though? Just record it from the linear TV broadcast and keep it as long as you want. You get no buffering issues with linear TV and you can even skip the adverts.

There is a way you can have material for up to a year (and beyond) for a monthly fee, buy the shows you want on DVD. Old series of many, many shows are pretty much dirt cheap now and for the money you spend on Now TV, you could buy (at least) a season of each respective show a month.

There is little need to rely on catch up TV or even hope a VOD provider will offer there programs for a massive amount of time.

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Old shows yes, but recent seasons, not so much so...


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Thrones...ame+of+thrones

People generally want to be up to date.

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Yeah, agreed the HBO stuff is expensive, I don't recall saying they weren't. Now tv don't just show HBO stuff though, do they? If people "generally want to be up to date", why do companies offer such extensive back catalouges of old shows? I guess Netflix is so successful because it only shows new content, oh wait, it doesn't.

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Netflix is history, it's all old stuff they show!

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It's more History than the History channel! :D

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Old stuff like Orange is the new black, Happy valley, Marco Polo, robocop (2014), daredevil the series, plus 3 other new marvel series, the list goes on.

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There is still plenty to watch on there nevertheless.:)

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Some people like watching old stuff.

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No one is arguing about that. But until we get an HBO Nordic type option, Now TV is the only option if you prefer to stay relatively current with your TV viewing.

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Anyone tried Amazon 4K ?

I've been thinking of subscribing again , I've tried 4K on Netflix and have been generally impressed with PQ on 4K the best example being Marco Polo however sadly the show isn't that great in my opinion.

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I'd like the Roku 3 to become the entry level Now TV box with the rumoured Roku 4 becoming a premium option with 4K streaming.

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I really enjoyed Marco Polo; there were two many people expecting a second GOT in my opinion! And, GOT, it wasn't meant to be.

I've read someone say that the Black List on US Netflix looks, "Jaw dropping" in 4K.

Apple
 

Meanwhile, rumours are swirling around that Apple may try entering the pay-TV market spurred on by Sony's and Dish's successful content licensing deals, a previous sticking point.
http://recode.net/2015/02/04/apple-i...eb-tv-service/

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Yeah, no one was arguing about it. Quite why you felt the need infer people were is beyond me.

I agree, it is the only option if you give a damn about the advertizers wet dream and snooze fest that is Atlantic. It is not an botheration for me. I don't need a Now TV box to stay up to date or even relatively current.

Staying up to date/relatively current was not the only point OB raised when I replied to his post, though. He mentioned about boxsets being kept for a longer time than they currently are on Now TV, I simply pointed out that he could buy any number of older shows for a similar price as the Now tv monthly subs and keep it forever. A simple solution that quickly eradicates a problem VOD providers bring.

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hahaha excellent comment!

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Netflix US adds the previous seasons of a good number of shows just before the current season starts.

So it may be history but it is extremely recent history in a lot of cases.

UK Netflix may do the same, I'm just not as familiar with it.

Some Netflix regions have deals with US networks to air certain shows episodes a few days after the US broadcast date. E.g. Canada with The 100 and Netherlands with Nashville.

Also, as has been mentioned, there are Netflix's own shows.

Netflix is no longer a service just providing "Yesterday's shows".

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Better call Saul episode 1 added to Netflix UK tomorrow with the second episode added the day after. All the following episodes will be added at 7am every Tuesday.

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Hope my Netflix account is safe, my sister was using a friend's account to watch Pretty Little Liars but the friend is watching it from the start so her and my sister keep clashing on what episode to watch. I setup a profile under mine for my sister to use and so she is finishing the last series this week.

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Yeah your account will be fine you are allowed upto 5 profiles on one account. All accounts allow 5 users however how many can stream at the same time depends on your netflix package. The top pack is £8.99p/m which allows 4 streams at once, £6.99p/m 2 streams at once and £5.99 1 stream at once and sd only.

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Thanks., just checked and I have the 2 streams for £5.99, which I believe the existing customers got locked in at and only new ones pay £6.99

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That's correct yes i'm on 2 streams for £5.99. I've been with Netflix since day 1 though lol.

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Only trouble is, I was watching US Netflix on the xBox One and now she has started watching the UK Netflix I cannot get back into the US one. Hopefully she finishes watching it soon.

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If you use Unblock US, you can change regions at will via the Unblock US website. Just leave the DNS settings in the Xbox One (or whatever) as the Unblock US DNS and use the region switcher.

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Tivo will always be on UK, so that could be used for UK content and the X Box for any other region.

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I notice from the tv advert that Better Call Saul is "first on Netflix", as opposed to exclusively so.

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I know in the USA its being shown on AMC hence why all episodes aren't available at once over here.

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Checked settings, then went on my laptop changed it to US Region and it worked fine on the One. Better change it back for tonight for my sister though.

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Anybody on O2 who has a Chromecast can get a free £5 Google Play credit and free Amazon Prime Instant video for 30 days.

Also on offer is a free Valentines card up to the value of £6 from WH Smith :)

http://www.savethestudent.org/studen...-priority.html

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Freeview is to be rebranded and increase it's VOD offerings:

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201502133...#axzz3RdWBX09E

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It appears if you have a Chromecast you can get 3 months free Now TV entertainment pass by 28th Feb not sure if this has been mentioned before or not.

It should be in your Chromecast offers.

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I've just followed the link through to NowTV and it says redeem your offer before 31st January 2015?

Also, i'd redeemed some offers before, the free download of X-Men and the google play credit and they showing to redeem again??

Ok, just done it :) saves me downloading a couple of shows for the next few months, thanks for the heads up :)

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A good way to get another month for nothing (isn't it normally only two months free??)

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If I bought a chromecast now would I get this offer?

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This link says it must be set up on or before 28th Feb 2015.

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Thanks

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For anyone who is interested, the Amazon Fire TV is currently £64 (reduced by £15).

It works with Unblock-us to give all Netflix regions and still accesses the UK Amazon Prime. I'm connected via HDMI and it gives 5.1 audio on both Netflix and Amazon Prime.

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There was a few knocking around on ebay for $24 refurbished ones but a absolute steal at that price, sadly they went very very fast so i missed out as was going to buy a couple for gifts.

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I was getting fed up with the useless response from Amazon with regard to lack of 5.1 audio on my 2014 LG Bluray for Prime video.

I've been checking Amazon regularly for the Fire stick launch, but due to the Fire TV coming down in price, decided to go for it. The last time it was at that price I hesitated hoping the LG BR would get sorted by Amazon.

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I think you will love the firetv box mate, it still lacks quite a few apps but it's getting there just sideload xbmc and some addons and you'll be well away.

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I may put XBMC on it, but It's not really necessary for me as I access my ripped DVDs on an HTPC using My Movies and I'm only really interested in the three main streaming services; Amazon, Netflix and Now TV. Now TV would be nice, and I know you can add it, but one review I read said that it was only SD when added to Fire TV, and my LG BR player gives Now TV at 720p.

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Not sure about nowtv, Skygo appears to be hd on the fire tv if that helps?

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The info I saw was here:

https://www.avforums.com/review/amaz...k-review.10880

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I remember nowtv on my old MX box i do recall it not being HD.

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Thought some might be interested in this, here's a video i did of Skygo working on firetv. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztLGExs4m0U

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I think that was posted on another forum that I use. Isn't Sky Go more expensive than Now TV for non Sky subscribers?

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Yeah i posted it on dspy in the firetv thread.
It can be but it depends what you want if you want movies sport and entertainment it's £40p/m which works out cheaper than nowtv. Also you get more entertainment channels such as nat geo, history, watch etc.
The ent pack is £15p/m.

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ESPN on Roku [US]

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/02/wat..._reader=feedly

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Been on roku for ages, unless you mean the newley launched espn cricket?

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No idea, if you read the article dated the 24th, it talks about ESPN Watch and some Disney channels being added to Roku with immediate effect. I presumed, obviously incorrectly, that this was news.

Perhaps, in future, I should check with you before posting.

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No need for the attitude is there? I was merely pointing out it'd been on roku for ages as has Disney, maybe you should check your attitude and source in future before posting.

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Outlander to be added to Amazon Instant Video

The first 8 episodes will be available from March 26 then new episodes weekly from April 5th.

Trailer

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It's a very good show.

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Looks good; I can see the first eight episodes potentially ending up as a binge watch... and in 5.1 now that I have the Fire TV ;)

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I hate those false Scottish accents.......:D

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https://uk.cinemanow.com

You can currently get a free £5 streaming movie voucher with the above service by ordering something from www.hungryhouse.co.uk. The order must be over £15 and the offer expires 1 March 2015.

Has anybody heard of Cinema Now (I hadn't until today )?

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Never heard of them Richard.

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They've been in the USA for years quite good i've used the service on my ps3 a few times the quality is HD and buffer free too.

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CinemaNow is just a rebrand of KnowHow movies a service which was launched by the Dixon's retail group. I believe CinemaNow will also offer support for Ultraviolet.

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Yes, the retreat of UK retailers from online movies. In the same way that Tesco sold Blinkbox Movies to TalkTalk, Dixons Carphone sold KnowHow Movies to Cinema Now of the US in November 2014. Not sure how much - if anything - Dixons got for it.

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TiVo have bought some of the assets of Aereo; not sure if this will be of benefit to UK TiVo users:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/tivo-oth...ion-1424992904

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For some reason it does look like streaming services from the UK aren't successful. Anybody have any ideas why?

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Sky?

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The services Andrew mentions are Pay per view. Personally I have no interest in PPV, but do have in subscription services.

Wuaki TV offered both, but it tried them on their launch discount offer but cancelled very soon, as their subscription titles paled compared to Netflix.

That was a good while ago. Maybe they have improved and are doing OK; I don't really know.

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Linear TV ;)

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And some posters think its on its last legs.:nono::nono:

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I don't think it's quite on it's last legs just yet, but I think it's heading that way.

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I've just looked at my billing history in NowTV and it says one month pass, i'm hoping on the next billing period that it again applies another free one month pass.

Forget this, i've just checked in my account and it says it runs out on the 16th May :)

Is there a limit on how many free passes you can add to your account?

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Personally as some posters have pointed out Linear TV will be here long into the future MM.

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To be fair, subscription services are successful. But they aren't in competition with linear TV, and fulfil a different purpose.

The nearest one that could be remotely regarded as any sort of competition to linear TV is Now TV coupled with a Now TV box, as this includes all the catchup channels and selected Sky channels.

I (and I suspect most other people) don't use it as an alternative to Freeview channels, as catchup is clunky and time restricted compared to a Freeview PVR. But I do regard it as good competition to traditional ways to get pay TV channels. Pay TV is the sector that has the most threat from streaming; Freeview channels are currently under no foreseeable threat.

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Talking Now TV, GOT Season 1 to 4 has just been added for anyone interested.

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Apparently, Netflix have jointly produced Pompidou in conjunction with the BBC.

After having just watched last Sundays episode, I think that this was a serious error of judgment :shocked:

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The chromecast 3 months free pass for NowTV entertainment has been extended until the 31st August now.

There's also another £5 of google play credit available, i've just taken that and now have £20 in my google play account, just a shame most of their 'new releases' i've never heard of.

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I have racked up about £40 through these offers spent a few quid on Android Wear watch faces.

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Best £18 i ever spent on the chromecast :)

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HBO Now in the US to be Apple exclusive for three months.
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/...y-to-apple-tv/

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NOW TV comes to EE TV set-top box

Link

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My oh my; Sky movies content seems a bit depleted ;):D

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The Sky movies app says 1204 movies so near enough :D

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Sony's answer to NowTV?

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1331...thin-two-weeks

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Now Verizon are at it as well!

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/03/ver...ter-this-year/

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Trust me more will follow suit Sky already have it up and running via nowtv or skygo monthly ticket.
Comcast will make an announcement very soon about their online service.

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I understand it's coming to Apple TV shortly. Let's hope it comes to VM as well - sooner rather than later!

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What do you think the chances are of Comcast on line coming to our TIVO boxes in the near future if it launches in the UK?

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OB, you watch too much TV......:D

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Nah, I am just selective about what I watch when my backside eventually reaches the sofa!

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Now password sharing has it's own name 'Cord Cheating'!

Apparently, 20% of us are at it and the industry is aware of it :D

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201503123...#axzz3U5U9VYVQ

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Considering the relatively low cost of these services and the value they give, it is penny pinching and part of the 'let's get it for nothing' culture we live in these days. All it does is reduce the amount of content that could be provided. Services the provide low cost value for money should be supported, not defrauded IMHO.

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No chance tbh mate same with slingtv and verizon as they are US services, hbogo i think will come but maybe not for quite awhile.
I wouldn't be surprised to see virgin and bt etc try to get deals in place to launch a online tv service too.

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I'm trying the slingtv service at mo it costs $20p/m about £14 so far it's quite good, i agree with you on the password sharing part for how little things such as netflix cost it really is penny pinching.

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Two companies, each with their own inflated egos, getting in to bed with each other for three months. I really can't look... anyone have a spare bucket they can pass me...

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Can you use a UK credit card?

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I suspect that some of this is to get around geographically restricted content.

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Vodafone targets November launch for internet pay-TV service

Link

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No; a smart dns service would fix that problem.

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I did it through my firetv via my usa amazon account which has my uk debit card linked to it.

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HBO NOW starts in America. Any news on it coming to the UK?

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/scienc...cle4383900.ece

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I wouldn't have thought so for a few years yet, if at all.

Don't Sky own the streaming rights for HBO in the UK?

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Nothing yet at the moment for 3 months it is exclusive to Apple but will roll out across other platforms eventually.

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Sony unveils Playstation Vue TV service

Link

No news on an International launch yet.

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Bloodline (from the creators of Damages) starring Kyle Chandler (Friday night lights) added to Netflix from today with all 13 episodes available.

Trailer

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New Apple, Roku TV boxes mooted:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03...e_tv_and_roku/