OTT/Streaming
YouTube Grows Up: Inside the Plan to Take on Netflix and Hulu (THR)
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
What the ’30 Rock’ Move from Netflix to Hulu Can Tell Us About the Future of Streaming (Vox)
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 to Shutter its Music Store, Streaming Service, Move Users to Spotify (TechCrunch)
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
HBO Nordic, Turner Team on Kids Streaming Service Toonix (THR)
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
Imagine Downloading Half a Million One-Hour Shows, in HD, from Netflix (Signiant Blog)
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 Popular on Hulu (MediaPost)
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
OTT TV, Film Revs Rocketing to Reach $83B Over Next Five Years (Rapid TV News)
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
Is OTT a Broadcast or Digital Buy? (MediaPost)
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’s Long Game: Why Jimmy Iovine Thinks They’re ‘Not Even Close’ to Success with Streaming (Billboard)
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
HBO’s Richard Plepler on OTT Strategy: ‘We Were More Right than We Imagined’ (Deadline)
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
Google Play Seems to be Following Apple to $20 4K Movies (TechCrunch)
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
Canadian Streamers See U.S. Rivals Avoiding Sales Tax as Threat (THR)
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
The State of Live Streaming in Sports (Digiday)
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 Taking Movie Watching Service to New Heights (Forbes)
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’s Technology Can Now Spit Out Thousands of Different Video Ads at Once (Adweek)
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
Facebook Leans into Video (AdAge)
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
ESPN Will Count Linear, Streaming Audiences as One (Variety)
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
Spotify, Apple Music Plot Divergent Video Strategies (Billboard)
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
Netflix, YouTube to Pay Tax on Turnover in France Under New Law (Variety)
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
Nearly 50% of U.K. Internet Users Stream Netflix (HMM)
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