OTT/Streaming

 

Amazon, Netflix Original Content Success Sparks Spending Spree (HMM)

Following Golden Globes wins for movie Manchester by the Sea and TV series "Goliath," in addition to 11 total nominations, Amazon Studios has bridged the divide in content spending... More

A Closer Look at Hulu’s Upcoming Relaunch: New App Design Still Puts On-Demand First (Variety)

Here’s something you won’t see when firing up Hulu’s revamped apps, which the company is set to launch in the coming months in conjunction with its new live TV service: a liv... More

Showtime’s CEO Sets Twin Peaks’ Return and Explains How Streaming Changed the Network (Adweek)

Showtime's eagerly anticipated revival of David Lynch's Twin Peaks finally has a premiere date—Sunday, May 21. The 18-episode limited series will debut that evening with a two-ho... More

Disney Streaming Box Puts Kids Front and Center (Tom’s Guide)

The streaming box isn’t perfect, but it’s getting close. We’ve got 4K, HDR, thousands of channels, and refined searches. How could a streaming media player do something innov... More

Streaming Now Officially the Number One Way We Listen to Music in America (Pitchfork)

It's official: according to a new year-end report released by Nielsen, over the course of 2016, streaming became the primary mode of music consumption in the U.S. Overall on-demand... More

2017 Streaming Wars: Will Spotify, Apple Music or Amazon Dominate? (Billboard)

In a year full of milestones, 2016 became the first time ­streaming overtook sales as the music industry's dominant model, accounting for 51.3 percent of album consumption and bes... More

Netflix Further Expands Hollywood Presence with Lease of New Office Building (LA Times)

Video streaming giant Netflix Inc. will expand its presence in Hollywood by moving into another office building on the Sunset Bronson Studios lot. Netflix will lease all 92,000 squ... More

All Three Major Labels, Pandora, RIAA Announce Support for Hi-Res Audio Streaming (Billboard)

A large swath of the music business, including all three major labels (Universal Music Group, Sony Music and the Warner Music Group), the Recording Industry Association of America ... More

HBO Enters OTT Patent Agreement with TiVo (FierceCable)

TiVo announced that Time Warner Inc.’s HBO has signed a long-term intellectual property license. HBO’s new license will provide it access to the TiVo patent portfolios and the ... More

Film, TV Streaming, Downloads Overtake DVD Sales for First Time in UK (The Guardian)

Britain’s growing appetite for services such as Netflix and Amazon has helped push streaming and downloads of films and TV shows ahead of sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs for the ... More

CES 2017: iHeartRadio Looks to Win Over Radio Devotees With Official Launch of Streaming Services (Billboard)

Broadcast radio giant iHeartMedia has wrapped a month-long beta phase for its pair of subscription services, iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access, announcing today at CES th... More

8 Major Trends That Will Come to Define the Year 2017 for Streaming Video (Decider)

All signs point to the biggest TV story of 2016 — streaming video — being an even bigger in 2017. Netflix and Amazon will grow their U.S. and global brands and original series ... More

Hulu Reaches Deal with CBS for Live-Streaming Content (Wall Street Journal)

Hulu struck a deal to license CBS Corp.’s broadcast network and cable channels for its forthcoming live-streaming service, adding to its lineup ahead of a highly anticipated laun... More

Google Mulling SoundCloud Buyout (MBW)

High-level rumors are now beginning to bubble, however, that Google is very interested in snapping up the Berlin-based company – which boasts more than 175m users around the worl... More

Vubiquity a Key Partner in Worldwide Digital Distribution (HMM)

Working with nearly 650 leading film studios, television networks, independent producers and online creators, Vubiquity brings premium content to more than a thousand global video ... More

Spotify, Soundcloud, Sirius XM Gear Up for Strong 2017 (NY Post)

Our tea-leaf readers say 2017 is going to be a big year for the digital music guys. Spotify’s long awaited IPO is expected to pop as long as founder Daniel Ek can get Universal M... More

Will 2017 Be Cord-Cutting’s Big Year? (Light Reading)

Will 2017 be the year that US pay-TV customers finally cut the subscription cord in huge bunches? Could be. Indeed, after several years of slow but steady US pay-TV subscriber loss... More

5 Things We Learned About OTT in 2016 (Digiday)

TV networks are finding value in going direct to consumers- People are subscribing to streaming services from legacy TV networks. CBS All-Access, which offers the broadcast network... More

Music Streaming Hailed as Industry’s Savior as Labels Enjoy Profit Surge (The Guardian)

Five years ago, the demise of the music industry seemed almost inevitable. Recession, rampant piracy, falling CD sales and a fear that “kids just don’t buy music any more” ha... More

Research: Multiple OTT Subscriptions on the Rise (CED)

About 31 percent of U.S. broadband households have multiple OTT service subscriptions, which is nearly one half of the 63 percent of U.S. broadband households subscribing to at lea... More

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