Topic: streaming

Netflix competitors look to free services in streaming war

Netflix competitors look to free services in streaming war

Taimaz Szirniks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 12:48 PM

While Disney, HBO, and Apple are launching competing services along the same subscription model as Netflix, others such as Tubi, Roku, Pluto and Rakuten are testing viewers tolerance for ads in video on demand services. Read more »

Apple may steal Netflix streaming crown, but only for a year

Apple may steal Netflix streaming crown, but only for a year

Tanvi Mehta and Supantha Mukherjee, Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 08:35 AM

Under Apple's plans announced on Tuesday, any purchaser of an iPhone, Macbook, iPad, or iPod Touch will now get the Apple TV+ streaming service free and will be charged $5 a month only if they decide to continue after the year is over. Read more »

No, Netflix is not abandoning its binge format

No, Netflix is not abandoning its binge format

Maya Salam, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 05 02:44 PM

By releasing the episodes with phases of the competition, Netflix is hoping to build momentum with fans and avoid spoilers, but this isn’t happening with more shows right now, Netflix said. Read more »

How has binge streaming affected traditional TV?

How has binge streaming affected traditional TV?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 06:48 PM

Are people binge-watching on streaming services more than they watch TV? Anees Rajaram, CEO of internet TV platform Vewd talks about the Filipinos' media consumption in this interview with ANC's Early Edition. Read more »

ABS-CBN's iWant signs on to ASEAN streaming code

ABS-CBN's iWant signs on to ASEAN streaming code

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 01:14 PM

The ASEAN Subscription Video-on-Demand Industry Content Code ensures streaming products are "authentic, free from hate speech, hate crimes, pornography, and other forms of inappropriate content," ABS-CBN said. Read more »

Disney report to shine spotlight on streaming war

Disney report to shine spotlight on streaming war

Noel Randewich, Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 11:17 AM

Quarterly reports next week from Walt Disney Co, CBS and Viacom will likely highlight increasing competition in video streaming and could spark volatility in the so-called communication services sector, which has outperformed since it was overhauled last year. Read more »

Twitter will stream some Olympics events live

Twitter will stream some Olympics events live

Kevin Draper, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 26 10:11 AM

NBCUniversal, which holds the broadcast rights to the Olympics in the United States, and Twitter have signed an agreement to show limited live event coverage, highlights and a daily Olympics show on the social media platform. Read more »

Video streaming redefines ‘primetime’ in Philippines: YouTube

Video streaming redefines ‘primetime’ in Philippines: YouTube

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 04:54 PM

"Primetime" viewing, where families sit in the living room together to watch television in select hours of the day, is changing as Filipinos shift screens depending on the time of the day and the type of content they prefer, YouTube Content Partnerships director for Southeast Asia Vishal Sarin told ABS-CBN News. Read more »

Apple iTunes to play last song

Apple iTunes to play last song

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 04 10:27 AM

iTunes transformed the way people buy and listen to music after its launch in 2001, but is now being phased out. Read more »

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