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Walt Disney Co., 21st Century Fox Inc. and Time Warner Inc. units won a court order shutting down a Utah-based video-streaming business that lets subscribers pay $1 to watch Hollyw... More

Jason Zander, Microsoft Azure: I’d say that in this public cloud space in general, the journey that many will start off on is from a SaaS layer they’re going to use Office 365.... More

With subscription pricing and the ability to easily skip among artists (as opposed to per-album or per-song charges, which were the norm), streaming pushes users to listen to explo... More

If it seems Sony Electronics is striding with a new spring in its step, it's because the company is enjoying the fruits of a resurgence that began with a new philosophy three years... More

Facebook keeps punching up video features on the world’s largest social network. Its latest development: live-streaming broadcasts with a 360-degree view. The company has previou... More

Despite a trend that is seeing the functionality of set-top boxes being virtualized in smart TVs, gaming consoles, mobile devices and TV-connected streaming devices, the set-top bo... More

Instagram announced its Live video broadcasting features in November, which allow users to show your followers what you’re up to in real-time, and also let users browse for Live ... More

This morning, Sumner and Shari Redstone, the CEO and president of the holding company National Amusements, respectively, withdrew September’s proposal to merge the company’s tw... More

Hulu, Dish Network Corp's Sling and other streaming services battling for customers who are ditching cable are working to make new live TV services more personalized for each user,... More

The dust may not have settled yet from Fitbit’s acquisition of smartwatch maker Pebble, but the future of wearables is still up in the air. A report by Gartner said that people a... More

The number of OTT subscriptions in key markets is expected to see a significant rise over the upcoming Christmas period, according to the latest Paywizard research. The survey does... More

Authenticated and transactional VOD are key content distribution models in the digital age. Access for the earliest VOD window for television content varies depending on the conten... More

Microsoft Accelerator has partnered with Wipro to provide startups with go-to-market opportunities and integrate their solutions with select Wipro solutions. The partnership is par... More

360-degree video is turning the heads of advertisers. Google’s TrueView platform first rolled the format out for Chrome, YouTube and iOS in July 2015. But in the past few months,... More

Netflix will remain the dominant force in Western European SVoD for the next five years, according to the latest Digital TV research. ‘Western Europe SVoD Forecasts’ added that... More

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu control the subscription-streaming video market in the United States — to the point of saturation. As a result, the percentage of new domesti... More

The digital music marriage that many wanted to happen isn’t happening after all. Spotify has given up on its latest effort to buy SoundCloud following months of talks between the... More

Facebook Live allows users to “go live” whenever they want, easily and conveniently. They don’t need anyone’s permission, nor do they need special equipment to start broad... More

The BBC has begun a trial of 4K high dynamic range video on its iPlayer streaming platform. The test involves four minutes of footage from its Planet Earth II series, which promise... More

Ever since Microsoft announced earlier this year that it would be opening up its Windows Holographic platform to other device makers, the company has been an intriguing presence in... More