Yahoo Launches Video Discovery App To Help You Find Movies And TV Shows Online

Yahoo has a new way to help you discover streaming video content. The internet tech giant and publisher launched the Yahoo Video Guide app on December 10, 2015.

The new Yahoo Video Guide app is currently available for iOS and Android users in the U.S. The mobile app lets users search for movies and TV shows they want to watch across a variety of digital entertainment services, including Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Video, HBO Go, YouTube, ABC, Fox, and more. After a user installs the the Yahoo Video Guide, the app analyzes which streaming apps from these entertainment brands are already installed on a user’s phone. A user can then view titles he or she has access to via the Guide. Once a user selects a title, the Video Guide launches the applicable app on the user’s device.

Users of the Yahoo Video Guide can browse recommended features from the home screen, or look through the “Movies” and “TV” tabs for specific selections. Each title comes with a summary, a rating pulled from Rotten Tomatoes, and the title’s streaming cost, as well as places to watch the selection for free (if available). Users can also choose movies and TV based on their mood thanks to the app’s “Mood Picker” feature, which presents different GIFs to help users discover related content. For example, a user who selects a GIF of a fire might be shown action movies, while another user who taps a GIF of two people kissing will be shown romance options.

“As your favorite movies and TV shows continue to migrate from the cable box and into a variety of streaming services, it’s becoming increasingly painful to actually find and watch them,” wrote Yahoo’s Senior Director of Product Management Robby Stein in a company blog post. “That’s why we built Yahoo Video Guide – it’s our first step in bringing you an easier, faster way to find and stream your favorite movies and TV shows in the cord-cutting age. This is an exciting step for us as we move towards a day when we all watch TV and movies exclusively from our mobile phones, iPads and connected TVs.”

If you’re a U.S. citizen, you can download the Yahoo Video Guide app from the iTunes App Store or Google Play.