OTT/Streaming

Every year, CES draws the tech-obsessed to gawk at fancy televisions and off-the-wall gadgets. This year, though, the conference's long-running media sideshow is flooding onto the ... More

The streaming wars are set to unleash a river of cash. With major media companies entering the market, American consumer spending on subscription-video services will increase 29% i... More

As WarnerMedia plans to broaden HBO’s offerings with the launch of a new streaming service, Apple now has the opportunity to fill the hole in “prestige” TV that classic HBO w... More

Over the past 10 years, Netflix Inc. has led a revolution in the way the world consumes entertainment, and in doing so, it ruled over Wall Street. The shares have soared nearly 4,1... More

Hollywood’s unofficial wake-up call came on February 1, 2013, when Netflix dropped the first season of House of Cards in a single, binge-able chunk. While that distinctive releas... More

Madison Avenue has long been able to stuff some $70 billion annually into TV commercials. Now the advertising industry is trying to figure out how much of that money it can put dow... More

Streaming rose from 7% of the U.S. music market in 2010 to a whopping 80% in 2019, according to an eye-popping number from the RIAA, one of several statistics the organization twee... More

Netflix has been making its own movies for years, but 2019 may be remembered as the year it truly became a film studio.... More

Netflix blew the doors off television this past decade. But first, it knocked. Five years ago, the sound of Frank Underwood's knuckles rapping twice against the presidential desk, ... More

With “Rise of Skywalker’s” arrival, it’s impossible not to feel as if the film’s release is unfolding at another moment of transition for the movie business and for one o... More

When it comes to streaming video, Disney has an advantage that none of its chief rivals can boast: the company has relationships with cable companies going back decades.Disney has ... More

When streamers first log on to NBCUniversal’s new streaming service Peacock, they may get something they won’t see on Netflix, Disney+ or HBO Max — live video. Users will be ... More

Apple has held talks with the Pac-12 conference as the tech giant bids to bolster its streaming and over-the-top products, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Apple’s hea... More

Streaming services are preparing to start targeting viewers with product placements, according to a new report. According to the New York Times, Netflix is already in talks with co... More

Google and Facebook have the deep cash reserves to procure a critical mass of Hollywood product and try to make a business of signing up paying customers, as the three other member... More

AT&T’s new streaming service chief opens up about his strategy to expand a treasured brand with 10,000 hours of programs targeting a younger demo.... More

M&E’s tech-fueled transformation in the video sector is reshaping the very notion of “media” - and what it is. Case in point so-called “synthetic media” - content created... More

Facebook is pursuing rights to music videos from major record labels, programming that could boost interest in its Watch video service, according to people familiar with the matter... More

Over the past decade, few institutions in the pop culture universe have dominated the conversation as much as Marvel. It wrapped things up in 2019 with Avengers: Endgame, which bec... More

Since its Nov. 12 launch, streaming platform Disney+ has racked up at least 10 million sign-ups through a combination of promotional partners (Verizon customers get it free for a y... More