Streaming

Livestream Goes Mainstream As New Players Try To Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
Livestream Goes Mainstream As New Players Try To Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
January 27, 2021  |  Innovation

Given that live television news and sports have been a household staple since the 1950s, pay-per-view dates back to the ’80s, and online media services...

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Netflix Surpasses 200 Million Members, Stays Course Amid Digital Competition
Netflix Surpasses 200 Million Members, Stays Course Amid Digital Competition
January 19, 2021  |  Earnings

Netflix announced Tuesday (Jan. 19) as part of its fourth quarter earnings that it topped 200 million paid memberships in Q4, with 8.5 million paid...

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ViacomCBS Streaming Service Paramount+ To Launch In March
ViacomCBS Streaming Service Paramount+ To Launch In March
January 19, 2021  |  Business

ViacomCBS is planning a March 4 rollout of Paramount+, its new streaming service rebranded from CBS All Access, the company said in a press release...

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Apple Considers Podcast Service To Better Compete With Spotify
Apple Considers Podcast Service To Better Compete With Spotify
January 15, 2021  |  Apple

Apple is exploring the addition of a premium subscription podcast tier to become a more competitive rival to Spotify, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Jan. 15), citing...

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India’s Airtel Closes Amazon Deal To Launch Mobile-Only Video Plan
India’s Airtel Closes Amazon Deal To Launch Mobile-Only Video Plan
January 13, 2021  |  Mobile

Airtel, India’s largest telecom service provider, has teamed up with Amazon to launch a mobile-only video entertainment platform. Prime Video Mobile Edition is a single-user...

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Nothing Good To Watch On Netflix Or Prime? Streaming Startup Struum Seeks Tired Viewers
Nothing Good To Watch On Netflix Or Prime? Streaming Startup Struum Seeks Tired Viewers
January 08, 2021  |  Streaming

With an all-star media management team and deep-pocketed big name financial backers, the world’s newest video streaming service, Struum, announced that it is preparing to...

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Amazon Completes Purchase Of Podcast Maker Wondery
Amazon Completes Purchase Of Podcast Maker Wondery
December 30, 2020  |  Amazon

Following reports that Amazon was looking to acquire podcast creator Wondery, it has now done so, according to a release from the eCommerce giant on...

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Report: Tesla Plans To Integrate Apple, Amazon Music In Its Cars
Report: Tesla Plans To Integrate Apple, Amazon Music In Its Cars
December 28, 2020  |  Streaming

Tesla is said to be supplementing its in-car music services beyond Spotify, adding Jay Z’s Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Amazon’s Audible to its...

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‘Wonder Woman’ Shows Nothing Makes The Big Bucks Like The Big Screen 
‘Wonder Woman’ Shows Nothing Makes The Big Bucks Like The Big Screen 
December 28, 2020  |  Retail

Despite 60 percent of U.S. movie theaters still being shuttered due to the coronavirus, Warner Bros.’ latest iteration of superhero flick “Wonder Woman 1984” (WW84)...

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