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Amazon’s YouTube rival service offers users a cut of ad revenues 11 May 2016

Amazon Video Direct service is launching soon and it is going to let users share any video streaming content and earn a cut from it. Earning money can be from various ways – royalties from Prime members, revenue sharing through … Continue reading

Will 360 deliver the push VR needs? 06 May 2016

360 video created by multiple cameras provide an immersive experience like the user is viewing from inside a sphere. This lets viewers pan into it by dragging the mouse or swiping the finger across or tilting the screen and watch … Continue reading

After Hulu, YouTube expected to come up with Live TV 05 May 2016

As cord cutting is progressing, live TV streaming on the internet is the logical evolution from it. According to a report on Bloomberg, YouTube could launch a new Live TV streaming service called Unplugged. It is expected that YouTube will … Continue reading

YouTube launches 360-degree live streaming 19 April 2016

Virtual Reality is trending, and YouTube brings everyone one step closer to it. Two new features have been added to the leading video streaming platform – 360-degree live streaming & spatial audio. Music mega event Coachella will be the 1st … Continue reading

Thinkbox rubbishes Google’s TV to YouTube claims 15 April 2016

Google’s research claims that owing to the popularity of YouTube among 16-24 year olds in the UK, brands should invest around 24% of their TV budgets into YouTube. But Thinkbox, UK’s trade body for TV denies the claims. It states … Continue reading

Fullscreen – the popular YouTube network is now on VOD 31 March 2016

Fullscreen – a video on demand service claimed to be for the ‘social-first generation’ is being launched soon. Fullscreen is an already popular YouTube network which is jointly owned by AT&T and Chernin Group. The popularity of the network makes … Continue reading

Google to enter live streaming with YouTube Connect 29 March 2016

There are reports that Google is building a new live streaming app called YouTube Connect. Right now, live streaming is available on YouTube, only to users who have a credible verified channel. This is available via an app called Creator … Continue reading

Periscope gets 110 years of live video watched in a day 29 March 2016

Periscope is on a roll. The biggest player in mobile live streaming has recently turned a year old. Owned by Twitter, the company revealed that it has had 200 million broadcasts made on its network. It gets a daily view … Continue reading

eLearning – Changing fortunes across the world 22 March 2016

Meet Jessi– Jessi’s a small time guitar player based in a village in Croatia and works alternate nights at the local bar. To supplement his income, he goes around playing in neighborhood villages as and when gigs come up. Jessi, … Continue reading

Trends in the African video streaming market 14 March 2016

Africa is a unique region for video streaming services. The interior areas of the continent lack cable TV access, while regions are getting increasingly covered by telecom internet services and this acts as a catalyst for video on demand services. … Continue reading