OTT/Streaming

The video-streaming service Hulu is controlled by Walt Disney, Comcast and Twenty-First Century Fox. The setup has never been ideal, and the strain may soon force ownership into th... More

Bob Iger, chief executive of Walt Disney spoke of Sky as a “crown jewel” in his $71 billion pursuit of 21st Century Fox assets. In the end, though, it was a jewel he could do w... More

CollegeHumor, the IAC-owned comedy website that’s been around since 1999, was running into roadblocks in pushing the creative envelope. First, YouTube and Facebook have increasin... More

When it comes to video, streaming is the future. Whether that video is being streamed to mobile devices or to TV sets is another story, but any conversation with a technology, tele... More

Video advertising is undergoing a seismic shift, as more consumers embrace streaming video, and as traditional TV and video players experiment with new advertising technologies and... More

NBC Sports Group has revealed that Sunday’s coverage of Tiger Woods’ first tournament win in five years drew record streaming figures for a final round. The company says that 1... More

When it comes to video, streaming is the future. Whether that video is being streamed to mobile devices or to TV sets is another story, but any conversation with a technology, tele... More

The streaming giants are facing increased competition from Facebook, YouTube and Apple, as well as DC Universe and Disney's upcoming direct-to-consumer service. The study, released... More

Sirius XM will buy music streamer Pandora in a $3.5 billion all-stock deal, as it seeks to build scale to battle heavyweight streaming rivals Spotify and Apple Music. Sirius XM, co... More

Streaming device maker Roku unveiled its fall device lineup Monday, which includes two new streaming devices as well as the company’s previously-announced smart speakers. The com... More

Over-the-top TV (OTT) ad spend will grow 40% to reach $2 billion this year, according to Magna’s US Ad Spend Forecast Fall 2018, released Thursday. And addressable TV campaigns w... More

If you’re wondering why Amazon went so crazy today with new speaker-related announcements, even introducing Echo audio accessories without microphones, a new report from the Reco... More

Beginning today, Spotify will begin allowing a select group of independent artists the ability to upload their music directly onto the streaming platform through their Spotify For ... More

After years of friction over the direction of its direct-to-consumer strategy, Disney has just claimed major bragging rights with ESPN’s announcement that streaming service ESPN+... More

Reaching a milestone in the relatively nascent virtual MVPD sector, Hulu’s live TV service has eclipsed 1 million subscribers, roughly 15 months after the offering was launched, ... More

Amazon Web Services announced that leading national broadcast rights holders, pay TV providers, and sports programmers used AWS, including AWS Elemental Media Services, to power li... More

In the first half of 2018, music subscribers grew by 16% and Apple Music gained two points of market share while Spotify maintained its formidable global lead, according to mid-yea... More

CBS All Access, the network’s over-the-top streaming service for cord cutters, will now let subscribers save shows for offline viewing. The feature, “Download & Play,” is onl... More

Twitter will now put live streams and broadcasts started by accounts you follow at the top of your timeline, making it easier to see what they’re doing in realtime. In a tweet, T... More

Netflix has been a growth story for years now, but these days the company’s international aspirations are outpacing its scale in the U.S. Maria Ferreras, vice president of busine... More