OTT/Streaming

 

Google Stadia is Rolling Out 4K Streaming on the Web (Engadget)

Google is finally fulfilling a key promise for Stadia by rolling out 4K gaming on the web. You'll need a Stadia Pro subscription and fast internet connection to use the feature, wi... More

Streaming Could Fill the Stay-at-Home Void Amid Coronavirus Fears (CNN)

Television has historically benefited from factors that prompt people to stay at home, from bad weather spells to terrorism to economic downturns. For a media industry undergoing a... More

Barry Diller Weighs in on the Hollywood Streaming Wars (NBC News)

Quibi is "a total speculation," and Apple "hasn't decided yet" about Apple TV+, the Hollywood mogul says.... More

Amazon Will Stream 21 New York Yankees Games This Season (Fierce Video)

The New York Yankees, Amazon Prime Video and the YES Network are partnering to livestream 21 Yankees games this regular season free for Prime members. The first Yankees game on Pri... More

DAZN Goes Global With Boxing-Focused Platform (SportsPro)

DAZN has announced plans for a dramatic increase its presence, expanding to more than 200 countries and territories over the course of 2020, including the UK. Already present in ni... More

FA to Stream Two FA Cup Matches on Facebook (DTE)

The Football Association will stream two matches from the fifth round of the 2020 FA Cup on Facebook Watch. The FA confirmed that Leicester City v Birmingham City on March 4 will b... More

Shows on the Rise: Dramedy and Docuseries Take The Top 3 (TV Time)

As February comes to an end, streaming behemoth, Netflix, takes the lead! Friday’s debut of I Am Not Okay With This brings the coming-of-age dramedy to No. 1 with a rise ratio of... More

Finding Opportunities After TV’s OTT Revolution (Forbes)

In a world of increasing cord-cutters and cord-nevers (streaming recently surpassed cable TV, and keeps growing over 100% annually), major television content players are finally em... More

Disney+ to Become Available Via Sky U.K. Under New Multiyear Deal (THR)

The nonexclusive pact that also covers Ireland comes ahead of the Disney+ launch in big European markets March 24. ... More

FX is Now Exclusively Streaming its Shows on Hulu (Engadget)

FX content is now streaming on Hulu. More than 40 of FX Networks' series, including Nip/Tuck, Justified, Damages, Rescue Me and Thief and Terriers, are available on the platform, a... More

Bob Iger Got Disney Into the Streaming Wars, so What Happens Once He’s Gone? (The Verge)

Kevin Mayer, head of Disney’s direct-to-consumer division, knows streaming better than anyone besides Iger. Disney needs to chart a smooth course as competition heats up, its glo... More

AT&T TV Launches Nationwide as Telco Begins Phase-Out of DirecTV Satellite (Next TV)

AT&T TV, the streaming version of traditional pay TV, is now available nationwide after launching into 13 test markets over last summer and fall. AT&T said it is bundling the new v... More

Disney Streaming in Flux: Questions Remain for Disney Plus, Hulu (Variety)

In a surprise announcement, Bob Iger said he was stepping down as Disney’s chief exec citing “the successful launch of Disney’s direct-to-consumer businesses” as one reason... More

Localization: Put Up and Pay Up, Says France (Spherex M&E Blog)

On January 14, 2020, France detailed a new bill requiring streaming companies to take a financial interest in local cinema markets. The French Culture Ministry announced that the b... More

Video Streaming Trends for 2020: What to Expect This Year (DataArt)

In the mid-2000s, data speeds and bandwidth costs had improved enough to support larger amounts of streaming video. Since then, streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Pr... More

Comcast Buys Ad-Supported Streaming Service Xumo (Next TV)

Comcast said it has acquired Xumo, an ad-supported streaming service. Comcast said that Xumo will continue to operate as an independent business inside of Comcast Cable.... More

RIAA: Streaming Made Up 80% of Music Industry Revenue in 2019 (Pitchfork)

The annual year-end RIAA music revenues report has been released. It sees continued growth in the recorded music business, thanks to streaming, with streaming revenues totaling $8.... More

Ampere: BVOD Users a Potentially Valuable Audience for European Broadcasters (Insights)

Faced with changing consumer behaviors and the slowdown of linear advertising revenue growth, European broadcasters may have found a way to bounce back. Many are now betting on cat... More

Amazon, Apple and HBO Hit Culver City to Fight the Streaming War (Bloomberg)

The streaming wars have come to Culver City. A century after the pioneers of Hollywood built their studios here, a new breed of entertainment company is transforming this Californi... More

Kelly Campbell Promoted to President of Hulu (Deadline)

Hulu’s chief marketing officer Kelly Campbell has been promoted to president of the Disney-controlled streamer. The appointment was made by Direct-to-Consumer & International cha... More

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