OTT/Streaming

The media industry continues evolving, especially in recent months. There has been an inordinate number of streaming video announcements recently, coinciding with the launch of the... More

Facebook Watch has found a new calling as a testing ground for TV, even as it struggles to compete directly with the living room screen.Take ABC's new show developed for Facebook, ... More

Media localization firm BTI Studios Nov. 12 announced the acquisition of Munich-based Berliner Synchron GmbH, as the first professional dubbing studio in Germany, one that’s dubb... More

Content protection and multiscreen TV solutions provider NAGRA and DISH Network marked a legal victory Nov. 12, taking home a judgment against the Kodi-based SetTV streaming servic... More

The shift toward over-the-top (OTT) video has accelerated. According to a new study, 56 percent of consumers now saying that they use streaming platforms over pay-TV services to wa... More

Last year, The Walt Disney Company purchased a majority stake in live streaming specialist BAMTech, signalling a major strategic shift at the House of Mouse. Just over a year later... More

StarHub has launched a brand new all-in-one entertainment destination - the StarHub Go Streaming Box, powered by the Ooyala Online Video Solution. This box is the first in the worl... More

Comcast plans to roll out a new product for broadband-only subscribers that will allow customers to aggregate certain streaming apps, including Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube, w... More

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says the global streaming giant has become the world’s first “global television network.” “That is the beginning of very positive transformative f... More

Technology giants are trying to bring to videogames the same streaming capabilities that gave rise to Netflix and Spotify, a transformational leap that could usher in a new wave of... More

Parks Associates today released its updated list of the top 10 subscription over-the-top video services in the U.S. market, based on estimated number of subscribers. Netflix, Amazo... More

Major League Baseball’s streaming partnership with Facebook has been hailed as a success after 123 million views were brought in during the 2018 season, according to a report fro... More

The old studio order has been upended by new streamers from distant lands. Warring fiefdoms are consolidating for self-preservation. There is talk that even greater change is still... More

Netflix is predicted to reach 10 million subscribers in the UK by the end of 2018, according to new research. The company says 1.1 million more subscribers are expected to sign up ... More

Hollywood is in the midst of a structural transformation. The independent film and TV studios are dwindling as larger media companies snap them up. At the same time, these large me... More

How best to approach the new SVOD service Stage, whose content is all theater-related? I like theater, but Stage’s original shows — such as a musical tribute to composer John K... More

It can be hard to recall that when “House of Cards” launched on Netflix, it was one of a kind. After all, the sixth and final season of the political drama is to arrive Nov. 2,... More

Spotify is officially making its way back onto Roku streaming devices and Roku TVs: An app for the music streaming service became available on Roku’s channel store Wednesday, whe... More

Russell Wolff, a 20-year veteran of ESPN, is taking over the reins of the sports programmer’s ESPN+ streaming service. In the new role Wolff will be responsible for managing ESPN... More

The amount of TV being livestreamed around the globe is on the rise, according to a new study, which measured the increase at 54% year over year. The report recorded 52% jump in pl... More