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Twitter Enters the Video Streaming Business

by Norbert Hildebrand

Twitter announced the release of a new app that allows users of Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Xbox One to view live stream video available anywhere on Twitter. This new app is not only …

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Streaming Video Customer Satisfaction Highest When Paired with Pay TV

by Isaac Oburu

Overall satisfaction with paid streaming video service is highest among cord stackers—customers who subscribe to a traditional cable/satellite service in addition to streaming video service—according to the J.D. Power 2016 Streaming Video Satisfaction Study,? …

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Hulu Ends Free Streaming Service

by Tom Allen

Hulu is planning to stop the ad-supported free streaming service it has been offering for quite some time. Hulu has teamed up with Yahoo to create a streaming service “Yahoo View” from Yahoo and …

LG’s 2015 OLEDs Now Streaming Netfix in HDR Quality

by Isaac Oburu

LG’s 2015 OLEDs; EF9500 (EF950V) and EG920V, can finally now stream Netflix in HDR quality thanks to an update that was released earlier this week. The update was done as a free over-the-air software …

Dolby Vision & Atmos Streaming Universal Movies on Vudu

by Isaac Oburu

First Universal movies are now available for streaming in Dolby vision and Atmos on Vudu! The movies are: ‘Oblivion’, ‘Lucy’, ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ and ‘Lone Survivor’.

NOW TV Preparing to Set Up Shop in Spain

by Isaac Oburu

Sky’s Now TV is set to launch in Spain, soon after launching in Germany and Italy. Now TV runs on a streaming box produced by Roku. Analyst Comment Sky’s Now TV service is one …

Microsoft Makes Streaming High Priority

by Tom Allen

Microsoft’s Team Xbox has signed an agreement to acquire game streaming service Beam. Beam, based in Seattle, enables live stream viewers to play along with the streamer. The streamer can use Beam’s own protocol …

Disney Takes Stake in Streaming Company

by Tom Allen

The Walt Disney company has taken a 33% stake in BAMTech, a video streaming company formed by Major League Baseball. The acquisition cost $2 billion, which will be paid in two installments: one now …

Google Yet to Release Fast Play feature

by Milos Pavlovic

A report by Android Police indicates that Google will roll out a Fast Play feature for its Chromecast device, which will make videos load instantly. Google announced the Chromecast 2 in September 2015 (Second-Gen …

Live HEVC Streaming With Media Excel and Unified Streaming

by Tom Allen

Encoding/transcoding firm Media Excel and stream technology provider Unified Streaming are now offering a joint content delivery solution, based on HEVC, using existing infrastructure and ‘proven’ workflows. Live HEVC has been added to Media …

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Mobile Video Revenue to Reach $25 Billion by 2021

by Isaac Oburu

Worldwide revenue from mobile video will reach $25 Billion by 2021, according to the latest research by Strategy Analytics. Growth in mobile video revenue will be driven by advertisers seeking to reach an increasing …

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Amazon Increases Dolby Vision Content

by Tom Allen

Amazon has launched multiple new pieces of content on Amazon Video, using the Dolby Vision format. The titles include the second season of Amazon original series ‘Bosch’ as well as Sony Pictures films, such …