Netflix signs content deal with NBC 16 January 2018
Netflix and NBC Olympics have joined hands for a preview of the upcoming Winter Olympics 2018. The aim of the show is to hype up the audience prior to its February 9th commencement. The association will introduce athletes to the … Continue reading
Roku working on its own voice assistant 16 January 2018
The fall of 2018 is certainly going to be interesting for Roku as it will bring Roku Entertainment Assistant during that time. Currently, Google, Amazon, and Apple are offering streaming-video boxes that connect with their respective voice assistants. While Roku … Continue reading
Spotify extends support to Music Modernization Act 16 January 2018
Music Modernization Act, the proposed legislation in US Congress that seeks to sort out America’s mechanical rights issues, has found a formal support from Swedish audio streaming giant Spotify. Licensing the mechanical rights in songs in the US has been … Continue reading
Hulu to focus on Shorter Videos to take on Facebook and YouTube 15 January 2018
Hulu is well known for its streaming Video-on-Demand (VOD) service featuring full-length episodes of TV shows along with an array of original series. In 2018, Hulu, however, has planned to come up with short-form content whose primary objective is to … Continue reading
Facebook inks music deal with GMR, Kobalt, and Indie Publishers 15 January 2018
In its quest to become the alternative to YouTube, Facebook has joined hands with the YouTube’s most vocal critic Irving Azoff who has represented several popular music artists in the past. Tamara Hrivnak, Facebook’s head of music business development and … Continue reading
VOD drives US home entertainment in 2017 15 January 2018
According to a report, the total US home entertainment spending has exceeded the industry’s box office sales in 2017. Particular growth was seen in electronic sell-through and Video-on-Demand (VOD) with the earlier rising nearly 6%, driven by a 12% increase … Continue reading
Pandora to help shows monetize via ‘podcast genome project’ 15 January 2018
After launching a competition to Apple Music last spring, Pandora is all set to build a massive podcast catalog called “podcast genome project” that would help podcasters monetize shows more easily. Talking to Variety, Pandora Internet Radio CEO Roger Lynch … Continue reading
Build your own streaming app with Muvi Software Development Kit (SDK) 12 January 2018
As a service integrator, you might come across many clients and leads who raise RFQs to develop an online streaming service. Building a streaming platform from scratch would have a lot of requirements such as understanding the platform, segregating different … Continue reading
Twitter and Fox collaborate to distribute live streaming content 12 January 2018
Twitter Inc. and Twenty First Century Fox Inc.’s Fox Sports have joined hands to stream a live show on the FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia later this year. The tournament will be streamed from Moscow’s Red Square … Continue reading
Roku aims to continue growth momentum 12 January 2018
Roku had a phenomenal year in 2017 where it clocked a whopping 19 million active users, up from the 16.7 million at the end of the third quarter. A major share of this feat goes to its strong foothold in … Continue reading
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