December 02, 2015

Online Video News

Chromecast Commanded Largest Global Market Share in Q3: Report

The low-priced Chromecast continues it winning streak by capturing 35 percent of the global audience. But will connected TV sales destroy the set-top market?

Amazon Prime Will Add Other Streaming Services, Says Bloomberg

As early as December, Amazon Prime customers will be able to sign up for other streaming video services from within their Prime accounts.

Tubi TV Receives Investment and Content From MGM and Lionsgate

The ad-supported video-on-demand platform took in $6 million in its latest financing round, and now licenses premium titles from MGM and Lionsgate.

Featured Articles

Is Virtual Reality Streaming Ready for Primetime?

Virtual reality is poised to revolutionize many industries including live video streaming. Join us as we cover the techology and possibilities of it opening the door to new markets.

Streaming Thankfulness

Many streams make light work as our Streams of Thought columnist shares his gratitude this Thanksgiving.

Streaming Media West '15: Unifying the Playback Experience Across Multiple Platforms

Streaming Media's Tim Siglin and Microsoft's Andy Beach discuss Azure cloud management and automation, UHD vs. HDR, delivering playback experience across multiple platforms, and more

Industry News

Hive Streaming is now available for Skype Meeting Broadcast

Hive Streaming is now integrated with Skype Meeting Broadcast and enables organizations to do large scale webcasts without having to worry about overloading their Enterprise network

Net Insight Announces Tata Communications as First Customer Using Truly Live OTT Solution

Companies sign framework agreement to deliver global, truly live OTT service

JetBlue and Amazon Bring Free High-Speed Wi-Fi and Instant Access to Thousands of Movies and TV Shows Available on Amazon Video

More Than Just Streaming: Customers Can Shop Millions of Items on Amazon, Including Great Deals on Top Products for the Holiday Season; TrueBlue Loyalty Program Benefits and Airport Experiences Coming Soon

Roku Announces Streaming Player Deals for Black Friday Weekend; Roku 3, Roku Streaming Stick, and Roku SE Offer Exceptional Value

Plus Consumers are Eligible for Up to $100 Value in Entertainment from Hulu, CinemaNow, Showtime and Others

Unitecast Version 5 Released!

Over two years in development, Unitecast’s user-friendly content capture/webcasting interface supports integrated video, automated captioning, PowerPoint presentations, web pages and

Volicon Spreads Cheer With Fourth Annual Holiday-Themed Webinar Series

Video CDN Market 2015 will grow at a CAGR of 29.66% by 2019 : PR Market Web

Global Video CDN Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Video CDN market landscape and its growth.

Millennials Consume 30 Percent of Their TV Outside of Currency, According to Symphony Advanced Media

Cross-Media Measurement Platform's Data Reveal Original Mid-Fall Season Insights About Millennial Viewing, Platform Preferences and Inaccuracies in Legacy Currency Ratings

Noggin, Nickelodeon's Preschool Video Subscription Service, Expands to New Platforms and Adds Eight Premium Series to Content Slate

Noggin Launches on Android and Apple TV on Nov.19

Streaming Video Alliance Convenes at Fox Studios in Hollywood to Define the Future of Online Video and Celebrate Alliance's One-Year Anniversary

Keynote to Feature David Wertheimer, President, Digital, FOX Broadcasting Company; Alliance Welcomes New Members, Including NBCUniversal

One in Five Viewers Will Abandon Poor Streaming Video Experiences Immediately

Conviva’s OTT: Beyond Entertainment Report demonstrates the impact of streaming video quality on viewer engagement