Lightbox to support Chromecast within a few weeks

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#1295288 1-May-2015 19:48

shortly is when it happens

its commercially sensitive information so thats about the best you will be from them

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#1295547 2-May-2015 10:49

What makes it commercially sensitive? The only competition worth worrying already has Chromecast support.

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#1295549 2-May-2015 10:52

dafman:
Lightbox: Our legal team is working hard developing our Chromecast support.

Announcement to follow very shortly.

Any chance you can define 'shortly'?

Previously you have referred to 'soonish'

Is 'shortly' better than 'soonish'?

Is 'shortly' or 'soonish' better than 'when hell freezes over'?

Apology to Lightbox, I'd had a couple of Upper Hutt's finest Panhead when typing last night, should have toned it down a bit.

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#1295599 2-May-2015 11:36

steve98: What makes it commercially sensitive? The only competition worth worrying already has Chromecast support.

I agree, it seems very strange- not exactly the sort of information that would require commercial sensitivity? You'd think Spark would be happy to publish a road map for intended device roll out and timing? As mentioned previously, the only thing I can think of is the possibility an initial exclusivity agreement with Samsung? If so, maybe not the best strategic move with hindsight.

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#1295624 2-May-2015 12:28

dafman:
steve98: What makes it commercially sensitive? The only competition worth worrying already has Chromecast support.

I agree, it seems very strange- not exactly the sort of information that would require commercial sensitivity? You'd think Spark would be happy to publish a road map for intended device roll out and timing? As mentioned previously, the only thing I can think of is the possibility an initial exclusivity agreement with Samsung? If so, maybe not the best strategic move with hindsight.

That's a very good point. Samsung's exclusivity-in-exchange-for-free-app-creation is the scourge of development in this country. Lazy, cheap broadcasters selling their online futures for the price of an app. Pathetic.

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#1295627 2-May-2015 12:35

steve98:
dafman:
steve98: What makes it commercially sensitive? The only competition worth worrying already has Chromecast support.

I agree, it seems very strange- not exactly the sort of information that would require commercial sensitivity? You'd think Spark would be happy to publish a road map for intended device roll out and timing? As mentioned previously, the only thing I can think of is the possibility an initial exclusivity agreement with Samsung? If so, maybe not the best strategic move with hindsight.

That's a very good point. Samsung's exclusivity-in-exchange-for-free-app-creation is the scourge of development in this country. Lazy, cheap broadcasters selling their online futures for the price of an app. Pathetic.

It does make Samsung's smart TV's more appealing though. But with Sony android TV's around the corner corner, how will Samsung stack up

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#1295628 2-May-2015 12:37

okkii:
It does make Samsung's smart TV's more appealing though. But with Sony android TV's around the corner corner, how will Samsung stack up

Of course it does! But that's the only benefit, and it only benefits Samsung, not the broadcaster.

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#1295660 2-May-2015 13:10

steve98:
okkii:
It does make Samsung's smart TV's more appealing though. But with Sony android TV's around the corner corner, how will Samsung stack up

Of course it does! But that's the only benefit, and it only benefits Samsung, not the broadcaster.

I just get my content elsewhere, but even with freeview on demand, not interested in SD so if was available other means on TV still wouldn't bother. I've stopped watching Blacklist etc, and even arrow I'm only nearly at end of season one, I guess I'm rare in that I don't have to watch something as soon as it comes out, and quite happy to wait until available in a superior way.

I've got a chromecast now and it works good on second TV, netflix picture looks a lot better then it did going through the WD live player, PS3 on other TV. Hassle to move PS3 around, so still only have lightbox on one TV :(

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#1295662 2-May-2015 13:33

lightbox also needs to switch from silverlight to html5 or flash asap, because needing silverlight is utterly stupid. Also lightbox needs to remove the device limit, netflix has none, so why should lightbox have one

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#1298810 6-May-2015 08:43

mattwnz:
Wade: :(

Everytime i see a new post in this thread i get hopeful i am going to read an announcement that chromecast is here

Same here, when I see an update I think it has been released. I fear my 12 months of access will be up before it happens.

This. I don't regret signing up for the free 12 months but wish I had done it later - I've wasted quite a bit of it.

I also just saw the other GZ thread Lightbox android (non Samsung) app available and got all excited - I might play with that at home tonight but the Chromecast support is what I'm really hanging out for.

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#1298823 6-May-2015 09:00

We launched iPhone and Android phone apps last night, as well as opening up our tablet build to all Android devices.

Chromecast support will be coming in the next update for both iOS and Android, scheduled for later this month.

Lightbox - we are online TV.

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#1298824 6-May-2015 09:02

Lightbox: We launched iPhone and Android phone apps last night, as well as opening up our tablet build to all Android devices.

Chromecast support will be coming in the next update for both iOS and Android, scheduled for later this month.

Positive news, thanks.

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#1298826 6-May-2015 09:03

Lightbox: We launched iPhone and Android phone apps last night, as well as opening up our tablet build to all Android devices.

Chromecast support will be coming in the next update for both iOS and Android, scheduled for later this month.

Nice work! I've tested the Android app on my HTC One X, & it seems to work well. But as you now have more apps available to me than my device limit allows, I'm unable to test the iPhone one. :-)

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#1299267 6-May-2015 16:49

The Lightbox app for iPhone works as expected. Only gripe is that the app does not seem to be sized for the iPhone 6+ screen - it appears "stretched". AirPlay also fails if I lock the phone or background the app.

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#1299294 6-May-2015 17:49

Great to see this update. The iphone app works well, although the android one has a problem, where the video is green and interlaced. But guess an update will fix this.

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