OTT/Streaming

 

Singing – and Streaming – to Success on Broadway (Grammy.com)

How the success of streaming platforms has launched an unorthodox new wave of Broadway productions.... More

Confluence of Streams (Digital TV Europe)

Subscription VOD services are proliferating. Questions are arising about the affordability and convenience of stacking multiple offerings. “Partnerships with one or several SVOD ... More

Streaming a Big Issue in SAG-AFTRA Election (LA Times)

As members of Hollywood’s largest union vote to elect a new president in the coming weeks, actors and other performers are already signaling their worries about getting left behi... More

MIT Experts Find a Way to Reduce Video Stream Buffering on Busy WiFi (Engadget)

No more fighting with your family over who gets to stream in HD. A team from MIT have come up with a tool to help multiple people share a limited WiFi connection.... More

Apple TV+ Looks Like It Will Support Downloads for Offline Viewing (FierceVideo)

Key details about Apple TV+, the company’s upcoming video streaming service, are still in frustratingly short supply. But MacRumors has uncovered what could be some interesting i... More

Emmys: How Netflix’s Emergence in Unscripted Races Challenges Broadcasters, Cablers (Variety)

Just a few years ago streaming services didn’t even produce reality series, but this year Netflix landed five Emmy nominations in four reality/competition categories and sparked ... More

The Streaming VOD War is Going to Get Bloody (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

Anyone who wants to watch a dramatic, treacherous race in the months ahead should check out the escalating competition in the world of streaming video-on-demand TV. ... More

Podcasts Grow Into Effective Advertising Medium as Consumption Rises (CMO)

More people are tuning into podcasts and are heavily engaged with this audio content, according to new data released today from Adobe Analytics. The report, which surveyed 1,008 U.... More

Microsoft Isn’t Working on a Streaming-Only Xbox Right Now (Engadget)

Rumors may have pointed to Microsoft working on a cloud-centric Xbox console, but Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has confirmed that is not that the case. In an interview, the executiv... More

YouTube Tweaks Copyright Policy: Rights Holders Can’t Monetize Videos With Short or Unintentional Music Uses (Billboard)

YouTube is tweaking its copyright policy, blocking rights holders from manually monetizing “creator videos with very short or unintentional uses of music.” The move comes after... More

Showtime Offers Two Episodes of ‘On Becoming a God’ for Free (B&C)

Showtime has put the first two episodes of dark comedy 'On Becoming a God in Central Florida' online for free sampling. The two episodes are on YouTube, SHO.com and showtime.com, a... More

Free Trials Influence OTT Video Subs (BTN)

Over 50% of US broadband households that subscribe to an OTT video service do so because they’ve previously enjoyed a free trial.... More

Disney Signs Deal With Charter for Channels, Streaming Services (Bloomberg)

Walt Disney Co. and Charter Communications Inc. reached a new agreement for the second-largest U.S. cable TV provider to carry channels such as ESPN and ABC, along with streaming s... More

Netflix Global Real Estate Grab: How the Streamer Is Expanding From London to Singapore (THR)

From sizable investments in studio facilities to high-end office spaces in some of the world's priciest neighborhoods, the company is quickly building a robust physical presence ar... More

The $400M-Plus Reason Your Favorite TV Shows are Exiting Netflix and Maybe Hulu (LA Times)

Legacy media companies are targeting the streaming rights for shows that became hits at their studios and networks. Why are companies willing to break the bank for streaming rights... More

British Airways Offering VR Entertainment on Flights (Engadget)

British Airways is set to trial VR entertainment on select first class flights from London Heathrow to New York JFK. From now until the end of the year, customers on these flights ... More

Compliance for Streaming Platforms: Is Self-Regulation the Way Forward? (Prime Focus Technologies Blog)

For the Media & Entertainment industry, compliance has evolved a lot in the past few years. While censorship and compliance regulations for linear TV and cinema go back a long way,... More

LMT Release 2.0: Language Code Solution for Broadcast, Media Industries

Global distribution requirements have exposed the need to consistently present languages for audio, text on the screen (closed captioning, subtitles, simplified descriptions for ac... More

‘OTT Affluencers’ Wield Outsized Influence … And Welcome Advertising (Media Post)

It’s no secret that affluent consumers have a weighty influence on U.S. spending. Specifically, although they represent only 20% of the population, households with incomes of $12... More

NBC Sports Kicks Off Pub Pass OTT Platform (TVTechnology)

Local watering holes can now be the home for passionate rugby, cycling and soccer fans courtesy of a new OTT platform NBC Sports has developed with sports and live entertainment co... More

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