OTT/Streaming

YouTube is going global with its premium content service, making it available in 12 new countries including the UK and Canada. The Google-owned company is also launching its YouTub... More

Netflix is growing its hospitality footprint: The streaming service will arrive in additional hotel rooms in the coming months, thanks to a new partnership with Dish’s Evolve hos... More

The deals to bring more premium sports over the top is an indication of just how far we’ve come in the streaming world. Just a couple of years ago, sports rights were seen as the... More

Facebook keeps throwing more money at original entertainment, news and sports video content. But it’s still unclear how successful the tech giant’s strategy will prove or how w... More

Nearly 50% of smartphone owners in US broadband households stream video on their phone, which in turn is creating more demand for high-speed mobile connections as the industry pre... More

Comcast is prepared to make concessions, including shedding Fox’s stake in the online streaming service Hulu, in order to win regulatory approval for its $65 billion offer to acq... More

Facebook-owned Oculus is going to stream a handful of Word Cup matches in virtual reality (VR), for free: Starting with Sunday’s face-off between Mexico and Germany, Oculus will ... More

While streaming services have offered subscribers access to documentaries and unscripted series for some time, it’s only fairly recently that streamers have been making original ... More

Amazon will stream the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony internationally for the first time via its Prime Video service. The gala will be available for viewing in ... More

Good news for those broadcasting and streaming the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off tomorrow in Russia. Of the 67 percent of consumers surveyed by the Interactive Advertising B... More

The three-on-three hoops action of Big3 — the basketball league co-founded by Ice Cube that features former NBA stars in fast-paced, half-court games — will be coming to Facebo... More

It’s finally happening: Next year, people around the world will spend more time online than they do watching TV, according to new data. In 2019, people are expected to spend an a... More

Amazon’s plan for live sports broadcasts is becoming clearer following its deal with the Premier League. The tech giant is the first platform to strike a deal to stream Premier L... More

Major Russian broadcasters National Media Group and CTC Media are joining forces to launch More.TV, the country's first online platform for TV content or, as it is being dubbed, "t... More

While the service doesn't yet have a name or a launch date, more details have emerged about the talent that will work on what is described by the network as "a new kind of news cha... More

Facebook-owned Instagram is considering the addition of long-form video uploads, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. The service has been working on a feature that would... More

NAGRA is providing a new OTT platform for Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC), one of the leading multi-system cable operators in Taiwan. Powered by NAGRA’s OpenTV Suite, TBC�... More

At a broader level, the Discovery-PGA Tour deal is yet another example of how OTT is enabling sports to become far more immersive, especially for mobile and connected TV users.... More

Facebook has announced new features allowing users to include music in their personal videos and lip sync to songs while live-streaming.... More

Virtual reality (VR), over-the-top (OTT) video and Internet advertising are expected to be among the major growth segments within the U.S. media industry over the next five years, ... More