OTT/Streaming

 

NAB Show: NeuLion Launches Insights Report Around OTT ‘Watch Data’ (MESA)

NeuLion today announced the launch of its NeuLion “Watch Data” Insights report. As consumers connect, transact and stream OTT services powered by NeuLion, aggregate audienc... More

YouTube Will Exclusively Stream Coachella 2018 (Billboard)

For the eighth year in a row, YouTube will broadcast the exclusive live stream from the first weekend of Coachella. The festival -- which kicks off on Apr. 13 and runs through ... More

OTT: The Exciting, Scary, Wild West (MCN)

We are in another Wild West period — the boom of over-the-top services, including skinny bundles and direct-to-consumer services from content creators. Three dynamics are driv... More

MPAA Touts Netflix, Streamers for Driving Growth in Movie Spending (THR)

The Motion Picture Association of America — which represents Hollywood's major studios — is giving a big shout-out to Netflix and other streaming services. Breaking from tra... More

ESPN Sets April 12 for Launch of ESPN+ Service (MCN)

Disney Direct-to-Consumer and ESPN said they will launched the new ESPN+ streaming service on April 12. ESPN+ will be integrated into a new ESPN App and cost $4.99 a month. It w... More

Redbox Looks to Mediamorph for Avails Management, Supply Chain Automation

Movie kiosk and online streaming operator Redbox has announced a new partnership with cloud-based enterprise software firm Mediamorph, with Redbox using Mediamorph’s platform to ... More

Netflix’s European Users Can Access Their Home Catalog Throughout the EU (The Verge)

The rules cover any digital content subscriptions, but it doesn’t cover free content, which will be up to the providers’ discretion. The new change also means that Netflix will... More

After Driving Streaming Music’s Rise, Spotify Aims to Cash In (NYT)

After a decade, the start-up from Sweden has proved itself a worthy adversary, with 157 million users around the world, 71 million of whom pay for subscriptions. That is about twic... More

Buffering is the Streaming Snafu that Won’t Go Away (eMarketer)

There are few things more frustrating for cord-cutters than getting home from a long day’s work and queuing up their favorite show online as they kick back on the couch, only to ... More

HBO Completes European OTT Rollout with Poland Launch (Digital TV Europe)

HBO said that all 17 countries under the HBO Europe umbrella now offer subscribers a full HBO over-the-top service, with the company operating a total of three regional OTT service... More

AWS Elemental Claims Winter Olympics Streaming Successes (Rapid TV News)

Amazon Web Services has revealed that its technology saw effective deployment in ensuring the delivery of streaming online video for Olympic Winter Games with key Asian clients, na... More

Streaming Services are Vying for Dominance in India as Cord Cutting Finally Takes Off (Forbes)

The pivot for video streaming in India happened in 2016. The two biggest streaming services–Netflix and Amazon Prime Video–launched in India, and there was also increased mobil... More

NBA Testing Final-Quarter Live-Stream Broadcasts for Under $1 (The Verge)

The NBA has a plethora of streaming options for basketball fans. If you want the whole season-long, league-wide package, there’s League Pass. But NBA Digital (a joint effort betw... More

Turner to Launch Streaming Service Bleacher Report Live (B&C)

Turner will launch the live sports streaming service Bleacher Report Live (B/R Live) April 7. Turner describes the service as “the central hub for both the discovery and consumpt... More

Verizon Digital Media Services Helps Tennis Channel Stream More Than 2,000 Live and VOD Matches in 2018 (MESA)

Verizon Digital Media Services today announced that it has been selected by Tennis Channel to power the Tennis Channel app’s video delivery. The Tennis Channel app offers live te... More

YouTube Plans More Ads Between Videos to ‘Frustrate’ Some Viewers Into Paying (Billboard)

YouTube’s much-discussed upcoming paid subscription service, rumored to be on the way sooner rather than later, will be closely scrutinized following the relative lack of success... More

Jack White Concert for ‘Boarding House Reach’ Album Release to Be Live-Streamed on Twitter (Variety)

Jack White’s concert for the release of his third studio album, “Boarding House Reach,” will be live-streaming for free this Friday, exclusively on Twitter. The stream is ... More

Spotify Will Spend Nearly $450 Million on Google’s Cloud Over 3 Years (CNBC)

Spotify is committed to spending close to half a billion dollars on Google's public cloud services over the next three years, the music streaming service disclosed on Tuesday. A... More

What Crackdown? Investors Bet on China’s Live-Streaming Titans (Bloomberg)

Chinese live-streaming titans YY and Momo are among the best performers in the Asian technology universe. Yet investors say they still look cheap and have room to run, despite the ... More

AT&T, Time Warner Battle DOJ for the Future of Streaming Video (CNET)

Will AT&T get its hands on "Game of Thrones" and CNN? That's what a federal judge will decide as AT&T and Time Warner head to court this week to defend their proposed $85 billion m... More

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