We’re pleased to say that the Netflix app for iPad has now been given an update, which will now see app given a makeover with all the movie icons and menus updated to Retina Display quality.

If you have the Netflix app already on your new iPad, you will have most likely installed the latest update already. If not though, you can simply go to the app store and install the app to check out the higher quality on offer – it does look rather nice.

Unfortunately though, Netflix still can’t offer HD video streaming on the iPad. When talking about the update to the iPad, a statement on the Netflix Twitter page teases that HD movies are still in development and that they will ‘follow later’. Some changes that we can tell you about though include general stability fixes and improvements to Airplay and VoiceOver, as noted by The Verge.

If you feel that the time is now right to explore Netflix movie streaming on your new iPad, you can head to the iTunes page here for further details. Considering that Netflix already allows 1080p streaming to Apple TV, you have to feel that it is only a matter of time until we see it on the iPad as well.

Are you a happy Netflix customer? Let us know what changes you would like to see in the next update, other than HD video streaming.

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The company is set to launch a new redesigned internet TV service in the coming weeks, and according to FT.com consumers will be offered a more personalized service along with social media elements. BT is planning to bring with the redesign more interactivity along with the large library of on-demand content.

Its service provides customers a pay TV service that includes movies and live sports via the internet, and is being used by the telecoms company as another way to generate revenue besides the traditional phone and broadband services.

Users will get a system that provides personalized recommendations that are tailored to the viewer’s tastes. There will also be some social media involvement brought by BT Vision that is being enhanced in preparation for the YouView internet TV launch. This is being supported by the company along with the main TV channels. This will be available on YouView that is the next version of the Freeview platform thought to be launched in May.

BT Vision has not lived up to expectations since it was first launched as it faces stiff competition from the likes of Sky TV, Virgin Media, and Amazon’s Lovefilm. BT has revealed that during its second quarter up to September, 41,000 new customers signed up to its service, which was the highest number for over two years.

This brings the total of subscribers to the service to around 639,000, and is far less than the two to three million BT had wanted by 2011. Do you have BT Vision?

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We have a brief roundup of Vita-related information to share with you now who those of you that missed the event, with US Vita fans arguably the ones who can be most pleased. After its announcement on the PS3, it has been confirmed that Netflix streaming video content will also become available for the Vita and further good news is that Netflix are trying to get the service up and running in time for the US Vita launch on February 22nd.

Being primarily US-based, don’t expect this to appear outside of the US, although Europe and specifically the UK may get an alternative service in LoveFilm so it is not too bad. Netflix is obviously very popular already with home console owners, and the idea of being able to stream movies away from home is a pretty mouth-watering prospect for those with a steady WiFi connection – 3G would obviously be very costly due to high amounts of data neeed to stream movies.

Also new for the PS Vita is Sony’s Music Unlimted Service, a premium service which will give you instant music on your Vita at the cost of $3.99 a month. That price seems pretty reasonable to us, although the Vita could be seen as an ideal product for other streaming music services in the future. Sony will offer Music Unlimited, but imagine the possibility of Spotify appearing sometime in the future as well – music lovers will be all over that if it happens.

These two reasons alone make it obvious that the PS Vita will not be marketed as just a gaming device. Netflix and Music Unlimited will give gamers an opportunity to use their new handheld in a similar way to the PS3, i.e as an entertainment device. Let us know your thoughts on the addition of these two new services – does it now make the Vita a lot more appealing in your eyes?

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Only yesterday we reported to you about the Netflix streaming service that had crossed the pond and launched in the UK. Now Roku has followed it over to the country with the launch of two set top boxes. According to an article over on SlashGear consumers will have the choice between the Roku LT and Roku 2 XS boxes.

Both of the devices support HDMI and RCA connections for your TV, alongside Wi-Fi to connect to your network. The Roku 2 XS also has a wired Ethernet input as well. The basic level Roku LT offers support up to 720p, with the more expensive Roku 2 XS supports 1080p Full HD.

The higher specified of the boxes adds some casual games that include Angry Birds along with a motion controlled game remote, which uses Bluetooth to connect to the main box. It also has a microSD slot for storing extra games, and a USB port to play music, videos, and view photos via a USB drive.

It offers access to Netflix, Facebook, Flickr, and Crackle among other services. Available to pre-order now the Roku LT is priced at £49.99, and the Roku 2 XS is available at £99.99. Both devices will begin shipping towards the end of the month.

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Amazon has decided not to take the Netflix launch lying down as its competition for consumers money just got more intense. TechRadar are reporting that Lovefilm will now undercut the new Netflix offering by introducing an unlimited streaming service for £4.99 per month, which compares to Netflix’s service that is priced at £5.99 per month.

Users also get a similar thirty day free trial of the service, and the deal has been available for a few weeks now, but Lovefilm has stressed the £4.99 price is here to stay and won’t be going up. Users will have access to an unlimited amount of content that can be streamed to a number of devices.

These include the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Apple iPad, and a number of Smart TVs from the likes of Sony and Samsung amongst others. The company also took the time to reveal it now has two million paying subscribers, and had a record amount of new customer’s joining during the fourth quarter of 2011.

Exact numbers were not given of how many joined but the company did say there were “hundreds of thousands” signing up between October and December 2011. The company does offer a postal service to consumers as well with DVDs and games on offer.

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Previously users couldn’t access the app on the PS3, but from today the service is now live and users can sign up for a one month free trial via the Netflix website. Then if you want to continue using the service it will cost £5.99 per month to watch unlimited movies and TV shows.

There are a number of different ways to get the streamed content to either your TV or mobile device, but you will need a good internet connection. You can simply watch on your computer or connect your laptop to your TV via a VGA to HDMI cable. Besides the PS3 the service is also available on the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.

There is a free application for the Android, iOS and Windows platforms allowing you to watch content on the go. Not all Android and Windows devices are supported though. Users can sign up to the service via Facebook that will allow you to share and discover what your friends are watching.

If you sign up to the free trail you will need to cancel the service at the end of the month or you will then be charged the monthly fee. The new service from Netflix goes up against Amazon’s Lovefilm but promises older BBC TV shows after agreeing a deal with the broadcaster.

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The popular service allows subscribers to stream thousands of movies and TV shows, and consumers who pay a monthly fee have unlimited access to the content that is downloaded via a broadband connection.

According to an article over at CVG the Netflix application is a 13MB download, but for the time being users have no access to the service. They can always sign up to receive a message once the service does go live.

The new offering will go up against Lovefilm that is provided by Amazon in the country. Back in December it was announced that the company had agreed a deal with the BBC to provide top shows from the channel, and they have also revealed agreements with MGM, Miramax, and Lionsgate UK.

The company will be revealing further details about the UK service nearer to the launch, which will include price plans, supported devices, and content. In the US subscribers can use a whole host of products to receive Netflix content, which includes the likes of the Xbox 360, PCs, Wii, PS3, and even the 3DS.

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The online movie service from Netflix has inked a deal with BBC Worldwide, which according to The Guardian will see popular shows such as Doctor Who, Little Britain, and Top Gear being shown. This new agreement will also see Netflix streaming other big shows such as Torchwood, Fawlty Towers, and Miss Marple.

Subscribers to the service will have access to content from six months after they were first broadcast on the TV. This agreement comes after similar deals were struck with the likes of Miramax, as the US based Netflix looks to launch in the UK and Ireland during the early part of 2012.

Ted Sarandos of Netflix said in a statement that over twenty million subscribers of the service already enjoy content from the BBC, and added “We are incredibly proud to make these high-quality programmes available to Netflix members in the UK and Ireland”.

There were no financial details of the deal revealed by either company, and BBC Worldwide has similar agreements from a variety of other service providers. These include the likes of BlinkBox, BT Vision, and Virgin Media.

Meanwhile Steve Macallister from BBC Worldwide said “UK audiences have really grasped the experience that online viewing can bring, and our programming has proven to be particularly popular with this digital audience”. Netflix will be going head to head with Lovefilm in the UK, which is owned by Amazon but doesn’t have a deal with BBC Worldwide.

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According to an article over at TechRadar the BBC Trust has relaxed rules where its content can only be shown on demand via its iPlayer. This could well mean that all or some of the BBC’s back catalogue finally getting onto the Sky TV subscription service. Before now Sky have refused to replicate the BBC’s iPlayer onto its catch up service Sky Go.

We may even see BBC content finding its way to other services such as Netflix and LoveFilm as well. in the UK Virgin Media have been offering the iPlayer on its TiVo box, but Sky refused the service as they would have to take all the iPlayer content and display it in an iPlayer style setting. This was instead of it being able to decide what content from the BBC it actually wanted to show.

There are supposed to been talks between the BBC and Sky for a while now, and could have resulted in the BBC relaxing its rules. The new rule basically says that it’s in the interests of license fee payers being able to access BBC content from a variety of platforms and devices.

It continues by saying that iPlayer content should be clearly marked as BBC content, but there are times that special arrangements can be made to change this. If this does happen it will please many consumers who use Sky or Netflix.

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During the third quarter in the US the company lost a massive 800,000 subscribers, and could be a direct result of the price changes during the year. Netflix changed its price plans and split its packages on offer to consumers. We reported in the summer the company was to charge $7.99 for each of its streaming and DVD rental packages, which worked out much more than the $8.99 it charged for both packages previously.

According to TechRadar this resulted in many subscribers choosing one package or the other, and only seven percent of its subscribers signed up to both plans. Now the company has showed its hand with plans to expand into Europe, some are wondering if the company’s best days are behind it.

The number of subscribers the company had dropped down to 23.79 million from 24.59 million in the previous three months. Netflix issued a statement to shareholders and said the last few months had been tough, and they had upset many customers with the price changes.

It added though that the company’s “long‐term streaming opportunity is as compelling as ever and we are moving forward as quickly as we can to repair our reputation and return to growth.”. Netflix faces further problems after it failed to renew a deal with Starz Play distribution network, which will result in a vast amount of popular content being removed from the service such as Toy Story 3.

The company may struggle to get consumers to sign up in the UK who already have some popular and cheaper on demand services available. Have you left Netflix recently?

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