OTT/Streaming

Brands and publishers are among the first to use IGTV, the new long-form video platform that lives inside Instagram and has its own standalone app. Instead of the minute-limit in t... More

We’re at the precipice of a watershed moment in broadcasting. Over the past two years, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Verizon and Yahoo have all picked up smaller nonexclusi... More

Microsoft is bringing Dolby Vision streaming to its 4K-ready Xbox One consoles, allowing users to watch Netflix in the 12-bit high-dynamic-range format. The Xbox One S and Xbox One... More

Netflix garnered more Emmy Awards nominations than any other network or streaming service, topping perennial nominations leader HBO, the TV Academy announced Thursday morning in Lo... More

ESPN is hoping its latest original, “Enhanced,” will be enough to convert dedicated sports fans to subscribers of its OTT platform ESPN+. The new series, which will premiere ex... More

The BBC has warned that those watching England’s World Cup campaign over streaming services could experience latency delays of up to 20 seconds. Despite the broadcaster working h... More

Reese Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine production company are entering the VOD space. The actress and her company are teaming with AT&T's DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-Verse with a ... More

Video streaming services dramatically increased national TV advertising spending for the first six months of 2018 -- due to highly viewed sports programming, such as the Winter Oly... More

The problem with sundowning music formats is that, in our eagerness to pitch ourselves into the future with new technology, we bury what brought us so much pleasure in the first pl... More

When the 20th Century Fox TV-produced broadcast drama pilot Mixtape did not make the cut to series at Fox, the executives at the broadcast-focused studio sprung into action. Teamin... More

Netflix is getting rid of the user reviews feature of its website. The streamer began notifying users this week that, as of July 30, they will no longer be able to write reviews f... More

The FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 has seen record online viewing figures, thanks to advances in OTT technology and the burgeoning mobile media streaming market. During the first week ... More

Facebook is in discussions for what could be its biggest original series deal to date: a reality show about global soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, Variety has learned. The soci... More

Netflix is testing a new Ultra service which would allow subscribers to receive Ultra HD video on four devices as well as audio streaming. The company is currently testing the pack... More

Facebook is punching up its video lineup with more live sports, inking a deal with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions to stream live boxing and original programming on the ... More

Ever since Apple first started picking up original video programming last year, one question has been left unanswered: Where, exactly, will all this video content live?... More

Hulu could be pulled in different directions depending on who prevails. Comcast is interested in investing in Hulu with Live TV, a $40-a-month bundle of TV channels, as a way to ta... More

Successful aggregation requires much more than just sticking another app on your home screen. It needs to offer seamless switching between different sources of content, whilst stil... More

Disney has named the executive who will run its upcoming direct-to-consumer streaming SVOD service, set to launch in late 2019: Ricky Strauss, who will serve as president of conten... More

Internet-based TV services have seen an influx of new customers thanks to the World Cup, if new app download numbers are any indication. First-time downloads of the five leading in... More