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Google Announced New Game Streaming Service Called Project Stream (Mashable)

Google announced Project Stream today, which allows Google Chrome users to stream video games. Project Stream is a new video game streaming service that Google is testing, and you ... More

Report: Netflix Eats Up 15% of All Internet Downstream Traffic Worldwide (Variety)

Netflix remains the 800-pound gorilla of the streaming world: Video from the service consumes a significant 15% of all internet bandwidth globally, the most of any single applicati... More

BBC News Launches Video-Only Platform (TVBEurope)

BBC News has launched a new video features platform that will feature its own bespoke content. BBC Reel has already commissioned dozens of original videos from more than 50 filmmak... More

Here Comes the Third Wave of Cord Cutting: Home Internet Service (Fortune)

The trend of people cutting their home Internet connections in favor of wireless online connectivity is accelerating, according to the latest survey from Pew Research. No doubt fed... More

FCC Approves 5G Rollout-Related Reforms (MCN)

Over the objections of local government officials and the reservations of Democratic commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC has voted to streamline the path to small cell deploy... More

Microsoft Azure IoT Plans Now Support Digital Twins (SDxCentral)

Microsoft’s multi-billion dollar IoT pledge has now sprung a twin. The computing and cloud giant added support for the use of digital twins on its Azure IoT platform. Digital twi... More

How Showtime and Hulu Combat Subscriber Churn (Adweek)

If there’s one truth we collectively realized by watching the Emmys this year, it’s that streaming networks are dominating the entertainment industry and pretty much mopping th... More

How Instagram Rose Into a Cultural Powerhouse (NY Times)

Instagram’s co-founders, who resigned on Monday, presided over a company that boomed with help from technological advances and societal changes.... More

Research: Global SVOD Subscriptions Predicted to Reach 777M by 2023 (TVB Europe)

Global SVoD subscriptions are predicted to reach 777 million by 2023, according to new data from Digital TV Research. The analysts suggest eleven countries will have more than 10 m... More

The 7 Most Important Announcements from Microsoft Ignite (TechCrunch)

Microsoft is hosting its Ignite conference in Orlando, Florida this week. And although Ignite isn’t the household name that Microsoft’s Build conference has become over the cou... More

Hollywood Seeking a Foothold in $314M Podcast Industry (Billboard)

A series of traditional media moves into podcasting signal that the niche audio medium is poised to get a lot louder. The deals showcase a shift in how Hollywood is approaching the... More

Study: Relevant Video Content Drives More Engagement, Revenue (Forbes)

According to a Hubspot study, 83% of consumers would consider sharing video content with their friends if it is specific to their interests. This is why many media publisher compan... More

Sony Launching New PlayStation Classic Console for $100 (THR)

Sony will release a new budget console, the PlayStation (PS) Classic, with the look of the original PS, which will come with 20 classic games preloaded, the company announced on We... More

Why Dolby Atmos Coming to the Apple TV is a Big Deal (The Verge)

With the launch of tvOS 12, support for the Dolby Atmos surround sound format is finally coming to the Apple TV 4K. Apple’s streaming solution launched last year with support for... More

What 5G Will Mean to Consumers – and When (WSJ)

Each of the modern leaps in wireless network technology has brought distinct change: The second generation—aka 2G—allowed for voice transmission, 3G ushered in the app revoluti... More

IBC 2018: ZOO Digital Shows ‘World’s First’ Cloud Dubbing Service (Broadcast)

Localisation company Zoo Digital used IBC 2018 for the European launch of two of its in-house developed products, Cloud Dubbing and Delta. Its Cloud Dubbing platform is an online r... More

Andre Blay, Father of the Home Video Industry, Passes at 81 (Dealerscope)

Blay's idea was simple. He wanted to bring the silver screen to the home screen. And today's wealth of content sources makes it difficult to imagine a world without an abundance of... More

DC Comics’ Streaming Service Launches Tomorrow (TechCrunch)

Tomorrow is apparently Batman Day. That mostly means promotions from the folks at DC Entertainment and the long-awaited launch of the company’s DC Universe streaming service. If ... More

IBC 2018: The BBC Says it Has the Answer to Minimizing Live Sports Streaming Delays (Forbes)

One of the biggest challenges facing the live streaming of sporting events is latency. Because it takes longer to process and distribute video feeds using the Internet than with tr... More

YouTube Kids Adds a Whitelisting Parental Control Feature (TechCrunch)

YouTube Kids’ latest update is giving parents more control over what their kids watch. Following a change earlier this year that allowed parents to limit viewing options to human... More

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