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Survey: Pandemic saw more time spent listening to music

Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 09:03 AM

Music fans globally spent about 18.4 hours a week on average listening to tunes, according to a survey published on Thursday. Read more »

Vietnam to tighten grip on social media livestream activity

Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 05:44 PM

Vietnam's government is seeking to increase scrutiny of livestream content on social media such as Facebook and Google, in its latest move to rein in online activities it deems to be anti-state Read more »

Young, rich and racy: South Korea's livestreamers

Daniel De Carteret and Lim Seong-uk, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 03:11 PM

Livestreamers, known as "Broadcast Jockeys" or BJs in South Korea, entertain for hours with an interactive mishmash of chat, gaming, dance, music, eating, getting drunk or even just sleeping. Read more »

China's Tencent faces concessions to win green light for giant gaming merger

Pei Li, Kane Wu and Yingzhi Yang, Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 02:29 PM

Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd is having to offer concessions in a plan to merge the country's top two videogame live-streaming sites in order to resolve antitrust concerns, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.   Read more »

How an all-Filipino livestreaming app changed the landscape of Philippine entertainment

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Mar 20 08:00 AM

Kumu is a welcome change for the Gen Z crowd as the livestreaming app allows its users to be their authentic selves and talk about real issues openly, says co-founder Angelo Mendez.   Read more »

Former Star Magic talent finds her place in e-commerce livestreaming

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 05:32 PM

After dipping her toes into showbiz as an actress and host, Hiyasmin Neri finally found her place in the world of e-commerce.  Read more »

YouTube suffers worldwide outage, but most services restored

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 11:13 AM

YouTube experienced a worldwide outage Thursday morning, the video-sharing service confirmed this morning.  Read more »

Auditions to begin as 'PBB' makes comeback for ninth season

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 07:16 PM

The country’s biggest reality show is set to return for its ninth season and it will be called “Pinoy Big Brother Connect.” Read more »

Jehovah’s Witnesses in PH shift to streaming platform for global convention at home

Marian Pausanos
Posted at Aug 08 01:26 AM

Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Philippines will be holding their religious convention from home through an online streaming platform as part of the organization’s efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

From broadcast to livestreaming: ABS-CBN pivots to digital with 'Kapamilya Online Live'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 03:36 PM

ABS-CBN Corp said Friday it has made a digital pivot and will offer more content via online streaming, months after its free TV broadcast went off the air. Read more »

Weight off their minds: Olympian Hidilyn Diaz's online workouts feed Filipino families

Mikhail Flores, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 08 04:34 PM

Filipina weightlifting star Hidilyn Diaz noticed live-streamed concerts were collecting money for coronavirus relief and was struck by inspiration: why not raise funds with an online workout?  Read more »

How to livestream your wedding

Daniel Bortz, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 27 04:10 PM

While social distancing and restrictions on travel and large gatherings have forced many couples to postpone their wedding celebrations, some are still choosing to marry and are inviting guests to witness their union from the comfort of their own homes via live video streams.   Read more »

Facebook launches app for livestream gaming

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 21 06:48 AM

Facebook on Monday launched a standalone gaming app, allowing users to create and watch livestreams of games in a challenge to the Amazon-owned Twitch platform. Read more »

How to make money in your sleep

Taylor Lorenz, The New York Times
Posted at Mar 12 03:06 PM

Many fledgling creators dream of waking up to viral fame and riches. Now that dream is beginning to look a lot like reality. Hundreds of TikTok users have begun livestreaming themselves overnight, while they sleep.  Read more »

Isko's first order: Livestreaming of Manila City Hall bidding, procurement

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 12:06 PM

MANILA - Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno is pushing for a new policy that will ensure that procurement and bidding processes will be livestreamed on social media.    Read more »

Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 12:15 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook announced Wednesday it is tightening access to livestreaming to prevent the rampant sharing of graphic video as took place with the Christchurch massacre. Read more »

Second man charged with sharing livestream of Christchurch massacre

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 03:55 PM

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A 44-year-old man has become the second person charged with sharing a gruesome livestream video of the deadly attack at a Christchurch mosque. Read more »