OTT/Streaming

As the streaming wars heat up, with Walt Disney and WarnerMedia prepping their direct-to-consumer offerings, CBS, which introduced its over-the-top product All Access in 2014, thin... More

As viewing habits change, the primetime schedule is just one of a multitude of data points by which to measure the success of a show and how well it delivers eyeballs to the advert... More

The trends put it in a strong position as an "independent studio" that can also develop intellectual property from other units at Sony, Tony Vinciquerra said at a strategy meeting ... More

Data shows that consumers across all ages are more than 30% likely to cancel a subscription streaming service after the show or series they are watching has ended. This creates big... More

Nobody likes buffering, but a recent report from Akamai puts a dollars and cents figure on just how much people dislike it. A key finding in Akamai’s “Understanding the Value o... More

Dolby, the company most of us know for bringing premium sound to movie theaters and high-end home audio, wants you to listen to music in a different way. Dolby's Atmos system, popu... More

As more cord-cutters supplement traditional television with digital offerings, many in the TV industry are keen on the growing practice of combining linear OTT subscriptions with o... More

Usually at this time of year buyers for TV outlets around the world stay keenly abreast of news about programs in the works for the fall television season. Many try to keep tabs on... More

Huya, a Chinese live streaming platform for gaming content, is expanding beyond China and eyeing up the U.S., as the company looks to tap the fast-growing e-sports market internati... More

Rakuten has launched a live video streaming service, called Rakuten Live, which will allow artists, celebrities and general users to live stream videos and communicate with viewers... More

TV networks came out with a strong message as they courted advertisers at the annual “upfront” presentations in New York this week. Digital may be hot and growing like crazy, b... More

Pitaro took over ESPN in March 2018 after spending eight years running Disney’s interactive and consumer products divisions. He confronted a tricky task: maintaining ESPN’s hig... More

Sony and Microsoft on Thursday said they're exploring a strategic partnership to develop cloud-based solutions for their respective game and content streaming services. The announc... More

Jimmy Pitaro, the president of US media giant ESPN, has said that his company is “investing aggressively” in their OTT streaming platform ESPN+. ESPN+, launched in April 2018, ... More

Jeffrey Katzenberg’s billion-dollar video startup Quibi will be centered on expensive video series from high-profile directors and celebrities such as Guillermo del Toro and Just... More

Netflix is close to securing a deal to lease space at Pinewood Studios, home to the James Bond and Star Wars franchises, to ensure its growing slate of UK productions can be made w... More

The twelfth edition of the VIVO IPL cricket tournament concluded with another high for reported online viewership. Hotstar, India’s largest premium streaming platform, leveraged ... More

IFC Films will launch a new subscription video on demand channel, Variety has learned. Dubbed IFC Films Unlimited, it will comprise theatrically released and award-winning titles s... More

The evolution of the former Turner networks continues, as WarnerMedia is making less of a distinction now between entertainment channels TNT, TBS and TruTV. Moving forward, the con... More

Facebook is cracking down on its live streaming service after it was used to broadcast the shocking mass shootings that left 50 dead at two Christchurch mosques in New Zealand in M... More