OTT/Streaming

It’s All About Voice - Among the many tech themes at CES, one stood out: voice. Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant were ubiquitous (along with Apple’s Siri), with countless ... More

After months of complaints from advertisers over their messages appearing alongside inappropriate or exploitative videos, YouTube has announced a new set of policies designed to im... More

Amazon said that NFL Thursday Night Football game viewership via streaming rose 17% as Amazon Prime replaced Twitter. Amazon Prime Video has live coverage of 11 games, 10 simulc... More

The doctors of County General Hospital have found a new home. Hulu has nabbed the exclusive streaming rights to ER, bringing the entire classic medical drama to streaming for the f... More

These playoff games serve as a prelude for next season. At that point, Yahoo Sports will be allowed to stream in-market and national games—including national preseason, regular s... More

After spending years treating over-the-top video streaming as something to address in the far-off future, TV networks are actively shopping their streaming apps to marketers and te... More

Ben Sherwood, president of Disney-ABC Television Group, said that his division will be the largest contributor to Disney’s planned 2019 internet-video subscription service — an... More

Thanks to the emergence of OTT and direct-to-consumer options, the viewing audience continues to fragment and put more and more pressure on the traditional TV world. Though prog... More

The rise of virtual MVPDs are giving programmers new ways to reach audiences, but they are also creating some concerns as their various free trial periods enable consumers to quick... More

BAMTech’s platform will support a much-discussed new digital service for US pay-TV leader ESPN. BAMTech will also build a new entertainment service for the House of Mouse. It is ... More

Amazon.com Inc. plans to bid for the rights to stream Premier League matches in the upcoming auction in the U.K., according to a source familiar with the matter, part of a broader ... More

CBS is bringing short-form content from “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden” to Facebook’s Watch. Starting Thursday, fans ca... More

All six seasons of “Lost,” the supernatural drama that aired on ABC, are now available on Hulu — after Netflix’s subscription-streaming rights to the show expired. As of... More

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions on Tuesday announced that they will officially partner with Facebook for this year’s Golden Globes, offering an... More

Streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music now account for the majority of music consumption, according to industry figures that also show a continuing vinyl revival. BP... More

For NBC – signed up to carry the Games until 2032 in a US$7.65 billion deal which makes it the movement’s biggest benefactor – digital distribution is becoming an ever more i... More

November research from Raymond James suggests that movie selection is one of the biggest reasons people stream video even as many users turn to the services for vast quantities of ... More

There’s no getting away from it - sports live streaming is here to stay. While consumers might still resist paying for live streaming, both major sports and niche are finding hom... More

ESPN said it reached an agreement with the National Football League that will allow it to stream Monday Night Football to mobile phones. The agreement follows a new deal between... More

Laugh Out Loud, a comedy video network from comedian Kevin Hart and Lionsgate, plans to make paid subscriptions a key part of its business in 2018. The comedy video network offe... More