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Nobody likes buffering, but a recent report from Akamai puts a dollars and cents figure on just how much people dislike it. A key finding in Akamai’s “Understanding the Value o... More

A clear majority of viewers do at least some of their video watching online rather than, or in addition to, broadcast or cable. That is according to the analysis of 2017 numbers cr... More

Sony and Microsoft on Thursday said they're exploring a strategic partnership to develop cloud-based solutions for their respective game and content streaming services. The announc... More

In an attempt to boost ad spending and commerce across its services, Google is getting ready to add new shopping features to YouTube. Later this year, brands will be able to bring ... More

Emerging economies in Eurasia and the Americas are making great strides in adopting technologies that bring rich broadband connectivity to consumers who increasingly expect the sam... More

AT&T shed some new light on plans for the forthcoming WarnerMedia subscription-streaming service, with chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson explaining that HBO customers on pay-TV o... More

Verizon on Tuesday announced that its Narrowband IoT network is now available across the country, covering 92 percent of the U.S population. Verizon's Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Netwo... More

TVs, smartphones and laptops retain the lead in U.S. household tech ownership, but smart speaker ownership has grown nearly 100% in a year, according to a new Consumer Technology A... More

"We measure the quality of our work by your success and business outcomes,” said McDermott. “We’re focused on becoming the best-run version of ourselves in the relentless pur... More

Netflix has a China strategy, but that doesn't involve launching its streaming service in the world's second-largest economy. Instead, the U.S.-based streaming company has recently... More

Even though ownership of new connected devices is high, many who own them don’t use most of their core capabilities.... More

Apple is planning to unleash a slew of new apps, features and development tools at its annual software conference next month. To improve its devices and strengthen its connection t... More

The global demand on the day of Game of Thrones’ 8th season premiere exceeded the global premiere demand of every other TV series – including Game of Thrones’ own global seas... More

Fox has an intriguing new offer for Super Bowl advertisers: a complete reworking of the gridiron for the game’s glitzy commercials. Fox intends to cut one commercial break from e... More

LiveTiles has inked a strategic partnership with ISV Search365, combining technologies to create a sophisticated information discovery tool, featuring real-time file search and res... More

Watch Showtime for hours, and you’ll see such high-quality dramas as “Homeland,” “Ray Donovan” or “Shameless.” Commercials, however, have never been part of the deal.... More

Hollywood has a new suitor in Silicon Valley. Airbnb, the high-flying startup for booking home rentals around the world, has ambitions to develop a slate of original shows to whet ... More

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his keynote speech during the company’s F8 developer conference Tuesday to announce a redesigned Facebook app and website. The new app will be a... More

Apple believes that consumers will take its new TV service as one of a set of multiple OTT TV offerings that the majority of people will sign up for, according to CEO Tim Cook. Spe... More

Walmart is reportedly planning to bring at least six new original programs to its Vudu platform in the next year. A report from Bloomberg claims that the lineup will be comprised o... More