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Facebook introduces live streaming to the world 19 February 2016
After a limited short run that allowed only selected celebs & US users, Facebook’s live video streaming feature is expanding to countries outside the US. This feature allows users to broadcast video through the facebook app on real time. This … Continue reading
Monetizing from live streaming 19 February 2016
A video on Streamingmedia.com shows how it is possible to monetize live streaming events. The discussion held by experts of the industry explain which approaches are to be taken for advertising, subscriptions, branding, transactions, etc. It focuses on everything related … Continue reading
OTT can still learn from PayTV 18 February 2016
While there’s a lot of news about the growth of OTT and the fall of Pay TV. But there is still a lot that OTT can learn from the traditional PayTV. According to a study by Digitalsmiths, it is seen … Continue reading
Live Streaming record at Grammys 17 February 2016
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards was live streamed online by CBS. Though there were a few technical glitches, CBS claims to have record highs. Live streaming numbers increased by 247% and the number of unique users increased by 192%. CBS … Continue reading
Live streaming of sport events on the rise 16 February 2016
Live streaming of sport events is increasing in viewership every season. The Super Bowl 50 racked up 3.96 million online viewers, setting up a record of sorts. There were a few glitches in the live transmission of this because of … Continue reading
Live streaming and VoD services created using OTT workflows 11 February 2016
According to a report on Streaming Media, technical advancements have now made it possible to create live-to-VoD services from one type to other without undergoing a complete infrastructure change. This can be done by applying software-defined video solutions. The video … Continue reading
YouTube’s original video series are finally here. 11 February 2016
YouTube has geared up to compete with Netflix, Hulu and other major video streaming services with its new premium offering – YouTube Red. It is a subscription based service that costs 9.9 USD a month and has no ads. It … Continue reading
Live streaming coming up on wearables 10 February 2016
Fitness trackers are the in-thing in wearables today. An European startup Hoolio has introduced live streaming for Apple Watch that can be synced with your device to show live fitness parameters like heart rate, calories burned and more. The streaming … Continue reading
Live Streaming: Resurrecting The Phenomenon For Bigger Audience Growth 10 February 2016
NBC recently scored the highest-rated Democratic debate since October, pulling in more than 10 million viewers. CBS scored with more than 43 million viewers for the Jan. 17 Broncos-Steelers matchup, the highest-rated AFC divisional playoff game in the last 21 years. Nearly … Continue reading
OTT ads pushed by Showtime during SB 50 09 February 2016
Considering the huge viewership during the live streaming of the mega event – Super Bowl 50, Showtime has taken a non-traditional approach in promoting its OTT offerings on the ads. The ad showed Sia in “Unstoppable” highlighting the OTT services, … Continue reading
