OTT/Streaming

Cloud gaming has emerged as the top use case for 5G consumer offerings and there’s a good reason why. Mobile games are growing faster than console, PC, online and handheld games,... More

Verizon has debuted a new streaming client which it calls Stream and is offering it free to its 5G Home subscribers. The new device is powered by Google’s Chromecast OTT software... More

Five global subscription VOD platforms will have 529 million subscribers by 2025, led by Netflix, Amazon and Disney+, which launches Tuesday, according to a new study. They will ad... More

When Sony revealed its latest technology, called Sony 360 Reality, there was a lot to explain. Sure, we knew it was a system that used object-based audio to create an experience th... More

The new bundled subscription service would likely tie together existing subscription services and offer them as a single monthly package, instead of adding any new services to the ... More

The Star Wars universe is coming to the small screen. But not in the UK, where it could become one of the most pirated television shows of the year.... More

The launch of BritBox, alongside the upcoming extended catch up window of BBC iPlayer, could leave the major UK SVoD platforms needing to replace some of their highest quality TV s... More

The service doesn't need same years of ramp-up as Apple TV+ or Netflix—in terms of content and infrastructure, Disney's already locked and loaded.... More

Media isn’t a zero-sum or winner-take-all market. While they’re all competing for consumer attention (and dollars), the success of one subscription service does not mean inevit... More

Disney Plus had a booming — and technically problematic — coming-out party. In the first 24 hours after its official Nov. 12 launch, the Disney Plus mobile app for iOS and Andr... More

Consumers have been ready to chill and binge their favorite television shows since Netflix staked a claim on the format in 2013 with the release of “House of Cards.” But as new... More

In an expansion of their relationship, Netflix and Nickelodeon have formed a new multi-year output deal to produce original animated features and television series, based on both e... More

“Ducktales,” “The Sound of Music,” “The Princess Diaries,” “Tron” — Disney has spent months teasing out all of the movies and TV shows that will appear on its str... More

YouTube has been positioning itself for another run at the crown. Juiced by the impending arrival of Google Stadia, the company’s first foray into cloud gaming, YouTube’s been ... More

Over the past few years a powerful virtuous cycle of wired broadband Internet access, connected TV and over-the-top premium content has taken hold, disrupting the traditional TV an... More

The BBC’s streaming service, iPlayer, is going to launch in full on Sky under a new content and technology partnership between the two British broadcasters. iPlayer will be made ... More

Apple, Disney, and others are challenging its dominance like never before. Here's the team behind the tech giant’s big bet on original content.... More

With Disney+ just days from launching, it’s easy to assume that Disney executives would want to talk to investors during its fourth quarter earnings call about the anticipated st... More

BritBox has already been available in the U.S. and Canada, and ITV and the BBC earlier this year announced plans for the U.K. launch. The three-year deal will add 1,000-plus hours ... More

As Disney, Apple, AT&T and Comcast bet big on direct-to-consumer services, lofty membership goals are met with analyst concerns over marketplace crowding. ... More