OTT/Streaming

With a veteran television exec, talent like Demi Lovato and Google's $86 billion in cash, the platform known for skateboarding videos and tween vloggers wants to join the battle to... More

On some level, this cycle simply reflects the ongoing theme of what could be called “phase two” of the streaming revolution; as studios and networks realize just how much more ... More

Microsoft today announced it will soon shutter both its Groove Music Pass streaming service and the ability to purchase songs and albums in the Windows Store. Given how competitors... More

Scandinavian premium TV streaming service HBO Nordic and Turner, both part of Time Warner, are joining forces to launch a new kids streaming service called Toonix. Created by Turn... More

Sounds like a lot, right? But this is equivalent to the amount of data our Media Shuttle customers now send and share – every month. And it is worth bearing in mind that all t... More

Binge viewing remains a major factor among subscription video-on-demand services. Hulu says 60% of its viewers watch multiple episodes of a series in one sitting. Some 32% prefe... More

A study from Digital TV Research is forecasting that online TV episode and movie revenues for the leading 138 countries will reach $83 billion in 2022, more than double the $37 bil... More

The transformation of TV is happening faster than many anticipated. OTT viewing is growing exponentially. It’s now the dominant platform for premium video viewing. While advertis... More

Apple Music tells Billboard that it now counts well over 30 million ­paying ­subscribers, helping fuel a 17 percent revenue jump for the U.S. recorded-music business in the first... More

Speaking in an Advertising Week session, HBO CEO Richard Plepler framed the network’s stand-alone OTT strategy as an unalloyed success. “We put the lie to the idea that the pie... More

As part of its iPhone unveil earlier this month, Apple also announced a new 4K Apple TV and topped it all off with $20 price tags for 4K HDR titles. In fact, Apple promised to auto... More

As Canada rolls out a new digital strategy, the government has decided against imposing a sales tax on U.S. streaming video and digital services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and iTun... More

Facebook may have openly distanced itself from live streaming prime-time sports. But soccer chiefs believe it’s only a matter of time before the social network will rival broadca... More

Netflix may soon be coming to an airliner near you. At an aviation industry conference this week, the movie streaming company announced it is close to perfecting a technique to red... More

YouTube has new quick ways to cut up and serve ads. Going into Advertising Week on Monday, YouTube is launching a few new tools for advertisers with research from Ipsos, finding... More

Its ambitions are 'TV-like,' but Facebook's video play needs to be so much more if the social network is to battle with the likes of YouTube, Netflix and Hulu. But to hear Sheryl S... More

As ESPN viewers watch the kickoff to next week’s “Monday Night Football” game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals, ESPN executives will be attempting a pivot... More

For a glimpse into the future of video on Spotify, spend five minutes with 2 Chainz as he dons a surgical gown, mask and booties and joins “Dr. Miami” in the operating room to ... More

The European Commission has greenlit a long-gestating French draft measure to have foreign streaming services such as Netflix and video-sharing websites such as YouTube that distri... More

TV disruptor Netflix is now streamed by almost 50% of Internet users in the United Kingdom, according to new data from RBC Capital Markets. Netflix launched streaming service in th... More