DirecTV launches its Latino streaming service Yaveo 23 December 2014
DirecTV soft-launched its Latino streaming service Yaveo on Monday, offering three live TV feeds channels as well some 2700 hours of on-demand content for $7.99 per month. Yaveo operates completely separate from DirecTV, meaning that subscribers won’t have to have an existing … Continue reading
‘Anchorman 2’ and Other Favorites are Coming to Netflix in December 22 December 2014
Netflix has released its list of streaming titles that will be available after Dec. 1, including Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and Oscar-nominated Wolf of Wall Street. Dec. 24–30: Behaving Badly (2014) Child of God (2014) Comedy Bang! Bang!: Season 3 (2013) … Continue reading
AT&T and Chernin Group Commit $500 Million to Take on Netflix 22 December 2014
AT&T and media investment firm The Chernin Group are putting up $500 million for creation and development of video streaming services. The companies would look “to acquire, invest in and launch” so-called over-the-top (OTT) services that provider consumers with online content. The … Continue reading
‘The Sopranos’ and Other Older HBO Shows Are Coming to Amazon Prime 22 December 2014
Amazon has announced an exclusive deal to bring older HBO series to its Prime streaming service. The agreement will provide Amazon with a flood of new content in the near term as well as a steady stream of shows as they … Continue reading
$24 Billion NBA TV Deal Highlights Demand for Live Sports 22 December 2014
The National Basketball Association has announced renewal of television rights deals with ESPN and TNT worth around $24 billion. The agreement also includes a new online service from ESPN for live, regular-season games available to people without cable subscriptions. The deal starts … Continue reading
ESPN Cements Dominance With NBA TV and Streaming Deal 19 December 2014
ESPN has acquired OTT rights that would allow the company to create an online subscription service for out-of-market NBA games. ESPN is a dominant force in cable television, but it faces increased competition from other major players. An ESPN platform for NBA games … Continue reading
CBS Launches Digital Subscription Service 19 December 2014
CBS, the television network has announced to roll out a digital subscription service that will feature live television and video on demand of current and previous television shows. CBS’s introduction of a digital streaming service is a major step from one of the largest … Continue reading
CBS Launches 24-hour Streaming News Channel 19 December 2014
CBS has launched a new 24-hour digital news network, putting it into closer competition against other networks that already have sister stations with dedicated news outlets. CBSN will stream news via the Internet, and is set to include 15 anchored hours … Continue reading
YouTube’s Streaming Music Service Overcomes its Last Big Barrier 19 December 2014
Google has overcome the last major barrier to launching its YouTube-based streaming music service. The Video streaming platform has struck a deal to license music from smaller record labels, ending a dispute that included threats to take down videos from acts … Continue reading
Tablets Overtake Desktops, Europe Hotspot for Online Video 18 December 2014
JW Trends of Online Video report has revealed video time watched per person is highest in Europe. Consumption patters across 6 continents were taken up for study. JW found that tablet users watched the most video per month (40 minutes), followed by desktop … Continue reading
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