OTT/Streaming

Showtime said its standalone subscription streaming service has extended its reach with the launch of an app for the Xbox One gaming console. Those gamers can now download the app ... More

Netflix has announced today that it’s going to be introducing support for the Dolby Atmos sound system to its streamed video services. What’s more, this doesn’t appear to ... More

Interesting sports/media/internet news: Starting this summer, one of the country’s biggest cable programmers will let people stream one of the world’s most popular sports — w... More

Net neutrality is the fight over whether or not internet service providers have the right to charge websites extra money for faster access to customers. The fight was largely drive... More

It’s no secret—nor surprise—that streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio and the select few others that have managed to survive the incredibly tou... More

Chinese regulators have halted live streaming on Sina Weibo, one of China’s most popular social media sites, and two other platforms with immediate effect. The sites are accused ... More

Vimeo, which had been gearing up to launch a subscription VOD service, will no longer proceed with the plans. The video-streaming service, owned by Barry Diller’s IAC, had been b... More

This report certainly came out of left field, but at this point, the world should have learned not to be surprised by Elon Musk's seemingly limitless entrepreneurial ambitions. ... More

Sen. Orrin Hatch waded into the controversy around content filtering on Wednesday, writing a letter urging the MPAA to allow filtering on streaming services. Hatch is the author of... More

Spotify users have noticed a new opt-out setting appearing both on desktop and in-app: Sponsored Songs. Sponsored content in general is not new for Spotify — last year they allow... More

YouTube wants to help creators make more VR video, so it’s announcing a new program today at Cannes to arm folks with the equipment and expertise that they need to do so. The ... More

Vivendi’s Dailymotion is undergoing a redesign, rebuild and rebrand for the site that is often called the European YouTube. It’s a complete overhaul with a focus on mobile-firs... More

Netflix has added a new wrinkle to its streaming library with the debut of an interactive storytelling component for two kid’s titles, Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale and B... More

The slow thaw in artists’ discontent is easy to understand once you see the numbers. Last year, streaming made up more than 50% of the music industry’s revenue for the first ti... More

Hulu June 20 announced a new agreement with Viacom for exclusive subscription streaming video-on-demand (SVOD) rights to TV Land dramedy "Younger." All past episodes of the series ... More

YouTube sees a big opportunity in original content. The Google-owned site announced deals for 40 original programs with talent including Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Hart and Demi Lovato... More

Reed Hastings' streaming giant has thrown its hat into the movie arena over the past few years, beginning with the October 2015 debut of "Beasts of No Nation." The company's com... More

Spotify passed 140 million worldwide users as both its revenue and operating loss grew significantly in 2016, according to the company’s annual financial statement released Thurs... More

Netflix has, for the first time, surpassed cable in total subscribers according to Leichtman Research. US cable companies have 48.61 million subscribers while Netflix has just hit ... More

The pace of negotiations between studios and exhibitors will force studios to usher in their own premium video on demand (VOD) platforms as early as the end of this year, an analys... More