Binge adds 4K streaming plus news channels
4K on select content and devices, plus CNN International, MSNBC and Bloomberg TV channels.
- Published by David Knox
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Binge customers on Standard and Premium tiers will be able to stream content in 4K on selected content from late October.*
Global news channels, CNN International, MSNBC and Bloomberg TV are also now available from today.
Alison Hurbert-Burns, Executive Director of Binge said: “We know customers love streaming entertainment in 4K, especially big production shows like House of the Dragon and The Last of Us which is why I am so pleased that we can now provide this feature.
“The addition of live news channels will help viewers stay up to date with all the latest news from around the world, offering more content, and greater value to our customers.”
*Selected devices only. Requires compatible 4K TV. Minimum broadband speed of 25Mpbs required. Selected content only.
12 Responses
no 4K content yet?
They will go the way of the Foxtel Now box, redundant and before that happens , there will be no updates for them, like what happened with the Now box , meaning many streaming apps wouldn’t work on the box
Still waiting to be able to download content offline, their website still says it’s something they’re “working hard to make it happen soon”
Now for Kayo. Pigs might fly first!
Any word if they will have catchup on those news channels, like on Flash?
No news, I don’t see this happening. It barely happens for SKY News.
Fair enough. Even if they did just that day’s news, it would be enough for me to cut off Flash (and maybe that’s why)
I might be imagining things but the news channels had better resolution on Flash. They don’t look good at all on Binge.
David your story doesn’t mention the price increase fro $18 to $22 from the email I received.
Honestly my eyes can’t notice 4k over HD and who wants that foreign news dribble. So I get to pay $4 more per month and get nothing out of it.
Fair point, they had not advised.
And a $2 price rise to go with it. At $18 it’s on the higher end but mainly due to HBO content it’s probably the only service I keep all year round.
Probably we wouldn’t have the answer for this, but if 4K is made available on Binge or Kayo in the future, what would be the reason to take Foxtel residential boxes? I know no-one’s been taking it up anymore for a while, but wasn’t the IQ boxes marketed as the premium experience? What’s so premium about them anymore – rather are Foxtel stopping selling them now as I can’t really see a point. And with the Aussie version of Sky Glass on the horizon, would Foxtel new TVs have these apps in 4k or simply Foxtel packages?