OTT/Streaming

In just two years, over-the-top TV has gone from niche endeavor to mainstream preoccupation. CBS launched its All Access service at the end of 2014, followed by Dish's unveiling of... More

The streaming service Netflix will be re-releasing several of its hit series in an HDR format for an improved viewing experience. The first series to receive the treatment will be ... More

As is the case whenever a superstar musician passes away, the music of George Michael and his band Wham! have suddenly experienced enormous surges in popularity wherever they are i... More

Streaming changes the incentives for listeners. Paying for individual songs as downloads tore apart the album; getting a song legally for 99 cents was a commitment, one that limite... More

Over-the-top (OTT) television is at an inflection point. While it’s a promising way for media owners to capitalize on changing consumer consumption habits – the number of conne... More

Now "Lonely Boy" won't be so lonely. The Black Keys have decided to put their most recent albums on Spotify. "After five years of struggling with this we agreed to put the keys son... More

Video game streaming platform Twitch today announced the upcoming addition of native mobile livestreaming within its app. The announcement comes concurrent with the platform’s ad... More

Airing from Nov. 28 as a standalone streaming service, HBO España’s bow in Spain has been “the fastest OTT launch so far,” HBO CEO Richard Plepler said at its presentation o... More

With the exception of Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, in today’s over-the-top video market, the Field of Dreams baseball movie adage, “if you build it, [they] will come,” doesn’t... More

While details, including potential partners and budgets, are scarce, Facebook says it is looking for original and licensed content optimized for mobile and social interaction. Insi... More

BAMTech, Major League Baseball’s streaming-video unit backed by Disney, has entered into a multiyear deal with Riot Games to deliver “League of Legends” eSports content aroun... More

Developing an intimate relationship with flawed media is something that a generation with access to complete discographies in the palms of their hands might not understand. This lo... More

While China still remains a distant dream for Amazon and Netflix, 2016 will go down as the year when the two streaming giants set the ball rolling for a turf war in India as part o... More

After years of serving as a platform for media companies to distribute their own videos, Facebook is going to start buying shows of its own. The social network run by Mark Zuckerbe... More

Walt Disney Co. is in talks with other major Hollywood studios to join its Disney Movies Anywhere service, which lets customers buy, watch and store their online film purchases at ... More

The streaming service will be available in Q1 2017 and AMC Networks, which has a joint venture with BBC for cable channel BBC America, has invested in the service with a non-voting... More

Competition within the crowded streaming marketed has led Deezer to break from the pack in pursuit of sponsorship, striking a deal with Manchester United in the hope that more peop... More

With subscription pricing and the ability to easily skip among artists (as opposed to per-album or per-song charges, which were the norm), streaming pushes users to listen to explo... More

Facebook keeps punching up video features on the world’s largest social network. Its latest development: live-streaming broadcasts with a 360-degree view. The company has previou... More

Hulu, Dish Network Corp's Sling and other streaming services battling for customers who are ditching cable are working to make new live TV services more personalized for each user,... More