OTT/Streaming

Since the freewheeling, Napster days of digital music, artists and labels have been forced to accept some very hard realities about their industry. From peer-to-peer piracy to the ... More

New York-based MLBAM has been streaming live video online, with its MLB.TV service, since 2000 — years before YouTube was even a glimmer in Google’s eye. ESPN has used MLBAM to... More

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is said to be cracking down on Periscope users, with TorrentFreak reporting that it is going all out to prevent people from streaming the ... More

NBC Olympics Aug. 16 announced streaming video for Rio 2016 reached two billion live streaming minutes for the first time. That total tops by more than 500 million minutes the comb... More

MTV is trying a new promotional stunt in a bid to hook audiences on its new docu-series: For the first time, the cabler will live-stream a show on Facebook Live and YouTube at the ... More

Some may argue that in order for Spotify to make a genuine splash at the intersection of music and film, it would have to release much longer, higher-profile videos along the lines... More

Amazon Studios thinks it has produced some amazing original series — and now it’s launched a new promo to try to get more people hooked on them and sign up for its Prime subscr... More

Data from Juniper Research has found that 4K OTT content will finally see mass-market appeal, with adoption set to soar over the next five years. The research found that although Y... More

Another open question is how live-streaming apps, and the individuals or small outfits that regularly host streams, can eventually turn a profit. In China, where live-streaming has... More

Microsoft Aug. 11 announced it had acquired live-streaming service Beam, which specializes in allowing video gamers to watch others play or play each other in real time. Microsoft�... More

CBS Interactive President and COO Marc DeBevoise revealed the rollout plan for CBS All Access’s slate of original programs during his presentation at the Television Critics Assoc... More

Media industry analysts gave a thumbs up to Disney’s decision to pay $1 billion for a 33% stake in video streaming company BAMTech, calling it a long-term positive investment. Th... More

Peaky Blinders fans were likely thrilled this May when the BBC handed its hit show a double endorsement, renewing the historical gangland drama for not one but two seasons, taking ... More

Lots of people are streaming the Rio Olympics. Which may be one of the reasons TV ratings for the Olympics are down. If that’s true, that’s less-bad news for Comcast’s NBCUni... More

Hulu’s free TV streaming service is coming to an end as the company places its bets on subscriptions. The 9-year-old Internet binge-watching portal has long used its no-cost, ad-... More

Twitch has been expanding its video content beyond gaming for some time, thanks to classic shows featuring Bob Ross and Julia Child, as well as its own “Creative” channel where... More

Four years ago, FreeCast brought the 2012 Olympic Games to the masses via the web, which both made a name for the company in the streaming space and laid the ground work for the co... More

With a second day of depressed TV ratings in from Rio, the finger-pointing has begun. Given massive 30+% declines in the 18-49 demo, what could be sapping the strength of one of th... More

In a few short days, we will hear the familiar theme of the Olympics, see the lighting of the Olympic flame and beam with pride as we watch over 10,500 athletes from more than 206 ... More

Research from IBM Cloud Video has found that despite rapid improvements in OTT video delivery quality over the last decade, technical issues still remain a significant reason for s... More