OTT/Streaming

Netflix announced plans this week to release a new series of 15-minute comedy specials in the coming months. The move, which was first reported by Vulture, was widely seen as evide... More

Globecast is hailing 2017 as a year of ‘streaming successes’ after completing a range of projects including work on the Ladies European Tour (LET), The British GT Championship,... More

In an age of media fragmentation, NBCUniversal is counting on the unique power of the Olympics to bring the world, and mass audiences, together again. “There’s nothing like the... More

Hulu and YouTube both launched livestreaming services last year to take on big cable companies with packages of online TV channels. It's still early, but they're making some progre... More

Nagra announced that its content protection solution Nagra Connect is securing CANAL+ Group brand-new 4K Ultra HD service which launched this day. CANAL+ Group is the leading provi... More

Paid music-streaming service Spotify is partnering with eight publishers to produce audio programming and visuals for a new format called Spotlight. The idea is to supplement the l... More

Of the 32 or 33 shows listed the boards during a typical week, some may not even bring in half of their earning capacity. Streaming could fill in those gaps, the argument goes, by ... More

High school hoops junkies can now get their fix on Twitter, with the help of Gatorade and Intersport. the social network, the PepsiCo-owned sports beverage maker and the custom spo... More

In 2018, close to 229 million people in China will watch video via a subscription streaming service that bypasses traditional distribution, according to eMarketer’s first-ever fo... More

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