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Slack, already an indispensable tool within newsrooms, is becoming a surprisingly effective community tool for publishers as well. Back in April, The Washington Post launched Pay U... More

It is not just over the top providers, such as Amazon, Netflix and Hulu, that are putting pressure on cable operators in the U.S. today. New delivery systems, from DIRECTV (now par... More

CenturyLink today announced it has acquired certain strategic assets of the company formerly known as Active Broadband Networks, a provider in software-based broadband networking. ... More

PlayStation Vue, the web-TV service for owners of Sony Corp.’s video-game consoles, has signed up more than 100,000 subscribers since its March 2015 debut, people with knowledge ... More

Amazon is now streaming Season 2 of their original series Bosch in High Dynamic Range (HDR) enabled by Dolby Vision. The enhanced imaging is only available on select Dolby Vision-e... More

Can listeners really hear the differences between standard and high resolution audio formats? A new study arriving soon from Queen Mary University of London thinks so, though the r... More

Growing OTT digital video services are forcing traditional TV companies to make major changes. But collectively, more needs to be done in order for TV's financial performance to se... More

Apple is in negotiations to acquire Tidal, the struggling streaming service owned by hip-hop mogul Jay Z, reported Wall Street Journal on Thursday. While talks may not result in a ... More

Spotify says Apple is making it harder for the streaming music company to compete by blocking a new version of its iPhone app. In a letter sent this week to Apple’s top lawyer, S... More

Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire a one-third stake in the video-streaming unit of MLB Advanced Media, in a deal that values the business at about $3.5 billion, according to a pers... More

Amazon massive cloud services are now officially available in India. The tech giant already promised to bring Amazon Web Services to the market last year. The new Amazon Web Servic... More

Media moguls will have no shortage of topics about which to gossip when they meet in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 5 for investment banker Allen & Co.'s annual retreat and power broke... More

Senior Colorist David Cole has joined FotoKem’s Creative Services Division, deepening the facility’s digital intermediate talent bench. The move underscores FotoKem’s focus o... More

Comcast is viewing the Olympics as an opportunity to demonstrate to cable subscribers the features of its new X1 set-top boxes, which will offer access to a searchable database of ... More

The big question raised by the deal is how it will affect Lionsgate’s participation in Epix, the premium movie channel it owns with Viacom and MGM. Lionsgate has about a 30% stak... More

Disruption of the current video business could take the form of gradual evolution, said [Joachim] Stephan. Pay TV providers believe that online video is just another technical deve... More

As over-the-top and subscription video on demand services like Netflix and Hulu continue to gain traction in the content business, networks must abandon the traditional linear TV m... More

A week after British voters opted to leave the European Union (EU), Europe has rolled out a new scheme to boost investment in EU entertainment companies. The program, which launche... More

What happens when a technology gets as good as it can? It’s an interesting question, and not necessarily as far-fetched or ill-timed as you may imagine. Consider the world of dig... More

Netflix will continue to look into the possibility of entering China, a senior company executive said Thursday, as the video streaming service seeks to grow its subscriber base out... More