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CBS Earnings: Ads, Online Streaming Boost Second Quarter
CBS Corp. said earnings per share rose 12% in its second quarter as the broadcaster of such hits as “NCIS” and “The Big Bang Theory” enjoyed a surge of revenue from the online streaming of its...
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Amazon vs. Netflix: Battle to Become Streaming King Heats Up
The battle to become king of streaming content in the U.S. continues to heat up. While Netflix has the higher subscriber number and gets the headlines, Amazon is gaining steam through its Amazon Prime...
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Stanley Kubrick’s First Color Film, ‘The Seafarers,’ Streaming on IndieFlix
IndieFlix has landed the rights to stream Stanley Kubrick’s first color film, the documentary “The Seafarers.” “The Seafarers,” available now, will be part of IndieFlix’s Royalty Pool Minutes payment...
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Netflix Flexes New Muscle with ‘Breaking Bad’ Ratings Boom
Forget Walter White. Netflix may be “the one who knocks.” If there were any skepticism left about the clout the streaming service possesses, it may have been put to the rest Sunday after the AMC drama...
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Music Biz: Streaming Metrics Best Gauge of What’s Hot and What’s Not
As soon as we stop vilifying these streaming services and start trumpeting their metrics, the sooner the rest of the world will take music seriously.
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Epic Fail: How Blockbuster Could Have Owned Netflix
It will go down as one of the biggest missed opportunities in the boardroom: Blockbuster deciding not to buy Netflix. But that’s what could have happened multiple times throughout the early 2000s when...
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Australia’s Fevered Streaming Market Isn’t Waiting for Netflix
Australia is an odd market for entertainment. English-language fans of Hollywood content abound in densely populated major cities. But pay-TV penetration is a measly 30%, and the modest broadband...
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Major League Gaming, Twitch Compete to Become the ESPN of Videogames
When the “Call of Duty” Championship comes to L.A. Live on March 28-30, millions of fans will be watching via MLG.TV, as 32 teams compete to play the bestselling Activision videogame for the $1 million...
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Tribeca Film Festival Expands Online Programming, Sets Free Streaming Titles
The Tribeca Film Festival will expand its digital platform to include Tribeca N.O.W., a lineup of online storytelling available free to the general public, while continuing its tradition of streaming...
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Harris Poll: TV Still Dominant Viewing Choice, But Millennials Driving Gains...
Streaming continues to slowly gain ground on more traditional modes when it comes to the ways Americans most often watch television programs — though it’s in no danger of overtaking them in the...
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ABC Stacks the Deck in Battle for Streaming Rights
In the trench war between TV networks and streaming services over series stacking rights, ABC has broken through enemy lines. On March 18, the network announced a deal with Warner Bros. Television that...
View ArticleGamefly Shutting Down Video Game Streaming Service This Month
Gamefly plans to shut down its video game streaming service at the end of August, according to the company’s support line and messages being sent to the service’s users, Variety has learned. The last...
View ArticleDiscovery Names Amazon Executive to Oversee Direct-to-Consumer Media
Peter Faricy, a former Amazon executive, was named to oversee all digital and direct-to-consumer businesses at Discovery Inc. He will report to David Zaslav, the company’s president and CEO. Faricy...
View ArticleOur Game Streaming Future: A Dystopian Retreat From Innovation, Risk
Imagine a world where your favorite game is playable on any device: your PC, your phone, your toaster. This idyllic daydream — our amusements readily available in all places, finally unchained and free...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Mixer Streaming Service Expands Monetization Options
A slew of updates for Microsoft’s Mixer video streaming service starts to go live today for what the company is calling Season 2 of the service. Those updates include new ways for streamers to make...
View ArticleNetflix Isn’t Killing Movie Theaters, Study Shows
Netflix isn’t killing movie theaters. At least, that’s the take-away from a new study conducted by EY’s Quantitative Economics and Statistics group, which finds that people who go to movies in theaters...
View ArticleHow to Watch This Year’s Golden Globe-Nominated Films and Shows
We’re days away from the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, and if you want to catch up on the nominees, we’ve rounded up some easy ways to watch or stream the films, television shows and miniseries...
View ArticleAmazon Reportedly At Work On Game Streaming Platform
Amazon is looking into joining the ranks of game streaming platforms like Microsoft and Google, according to reporting by The Information. Sources close to Amazon (“two people briefed on the plans”)...
View ArticleTwitch Introduces Four-Person Squad Stream Feature
Twitch is launching a new four-person multiplayer-centric feature known as Squad Stream. Inspired by the multiplayer gaming moments that players have cherished over the years such as “Rock Band”...
View ArticleMixer Introduces AI-Powered Mixer Loot Feature
Mixer is introducing a Mixer Loot, an AI-powered rewards experience in which Mixer users can earn in-game content by catching Mixer streams. Mixer Loot is a new way for viewers to earn content while...
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