OTT/Streaming

BMG has signed an agreement with Netflix to exclusively manage and administer the streaming giant’s music-publishing rights outside the U.S. The agreement includes score, transit... More

CBS has agreed to acquire the assets of Scout Media, a multichannel sports video network, for $9.5 million after submitting the only bid for the bankrupt company. Scout.com will be... More

Streaming video has become a mainstream, everyday activity for most Americans — but when it comes to the Super Bowl, most gridiron fans will still be parked in front of a TV set ... More

Fox may have nabbed rights for this year’s Super Bowl LI taking place on Sunday Feb. 4th between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, but for the second year Verizon... More

Just a few years ago, received wisdom predicted that watching video on mobile phones would never really take off. Beyond kids watching the odd YouTube clip, who’d want to watch �... More

The “days are numbered” for the net neutrality rules enacted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission under Barack Obama, at least if you take President Trump’s newly ap... More

Apple, the company known for its devices, has plans to start making original movies and television programming. Hollywood seems to be happy to have Apple enter the game, but some s... More

If 2016 was the Year of Live’s Launch, 2017 will be the Year of Live’s Mainstreaming. Millions of people are learning to create live video, and more importantly, watching the l... More

Come Feb. 13, Hulu is hoping some viewers thank them for being a friend. On that date, the streaming service has exclusive streaming rights to all 180 episodes of "The Golden Girls... More

Twitter started to roll out a new Explore tab in its mobile apps Thursday that takes the place of the existing Moments tab, deemphasizing what was once seen as a key initiative to ... More

Last week, President Trump’s inauguration broke live video streaming records and became the largest live news event streamed, with 4.6 million viewers watching it concurrently at... More

AT&T cheers and Netflix jeers as Ajit Pai, elevated to chairman Jan. 23, sets the stage for less regulation and lax "net neutrality" rules, and one analyst predicts the move will "... More

Esquire Network may be missed, but not by many. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day numbers, the channel averaged 141,000 viewers in primetime for 2016. That was an 18% increas... More

The move will see millions of homes, currently unable to install a satellite dish, be able to enjoy the entertainment offering on Sky. Delivered through a box over broadband, the s... More

Snickers, a fan favorite with its Super Bowl spots over the past decade, is upping the ante for 2017 by planning the first live commercial ever to air on the big game. The 30-secon... More

Hulu signed an output deal with Magnolia Pictures that will give the streaming video service the first pay-TV window to films released by Magnolia. Hulu, competing with Netflix and... More

Cracked, the Scripps-owned media satire offering focused on millennial audiences, said it has launched an app for Apple TV devices. The app features fresh videos each day and serve... More

ABI Research predicted that live linear OTT video services will grow to about $7 billion in global revenue by 2021, up from about $1 billion in 2016. "These services meet the co... More

Sprint has acquired a 33 percent stake in Jay Z's streaming service Tidal, the two companies announced today. A source familiar with the matter tells Billboard that the purchase wa... More

Last Friday, while most of the world was focused on the presidential inauguration, Google announced that YouTube advertisers will now be able to target their ads based on users’ ... More