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Streaming Archive

Archives for September 2017

Technology
It’s time to find out if Amazon is ready for the NFLIt’s time to find out if Amazon is ready for the NFL
Technology

Pro football’s next streaming experiment starts tonight.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Comcast is selling an $18 streaming TV service — but only for Comcast internet customersComcast is selling an $18 streaming TV service — but only for Comcast internet customers
Technology

This isn’t a Netflix or YouTube killer.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
A new deal will let Facebook users watch NFL highlights immediately after the gameA new deal will let Facebook users watch NFL highlights immediately after the game
Technology

The two-year pact kicks in immediately.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Fox’s FX is pulling more of its shows off of rival streaming services and onto its home-grown versionFox’s FX is pulling more of its shows off of rival streaming services and onto its home-grown version
Technology

Which means Netflix and Amazon have to make more of their own shows.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The Ravens-Jaguars London game just got much more interesting. Here’s how to stream it for free.The Ravens-Jaguars London game just got much more interesting. Here’s how to stream it for free.
Technology

Two questions: Will Verizon get its $21 million worth? And how many players will defy Donald Trump?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Watch as streaming TV services are increasingly winning the top EmmysWatch as streaming TV services are increasingly winning the top Emmys
Technology

Beware of a new kind of Big Three.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Why Ken Burns won’t leave PBS for HBOWhy Ken Burns won’t leave PBS for HBO
Technology

“I’m at the dance with them that brung me and I think I’m leavin’ with them,” the co-director of “The Vietnam War” says.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
The head of the NBA wants his games to look more like TwitchThe head of the NBA wants his games to look more like Twitch
Technology

Pro sports on TV looks the same way it looked 30 years ago, Adam Silver says. He thinks the internet can change that.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The inside story of how Netflix transitioned to digital video after seeing the power of YouTubeThe inside story of how Netflix transitioned to digital video after seeing the power of YouTube
Technology

An excerpt from the new book, “Streampunks: YouTube and the Rebels Remaking Media,” by the chief business officer at YouTube.

By Robert Kyncl
Technology
Millennials mostly watch TV after it’s airedMillennials mostly watch TV after it’s aired
Technology

Older people still watch more live TV, but that’s changing.

By Rani Molla
Technology
U.S. college students can now buy a Spotify/Hulu bundle for $5 a monthU.S. college students can now buy a Spotify/Hulu bundle for $5 a month
Technology

That would normally cost at least $13 a month. It may also be a new business model for Spotify.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Facebook just bid $600 million to stream Indian cricket matches.  Will it try NFL games next?Facebook just bid $600 million to stream Indian cricket matches.  Will it try NFL games next?
Technology

Mark Zuckerberg didn’t get the IPL but he may have a shot at pro football.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
A Roku IPO problem: Netflix and YouTube are huge on Roku, but they don’t make Roku any moneyA Roku IPO problem: Netflix and YouTube are huge on Roku, but they don’t make Roku any money
Technology

The streaming video box company wants to be a streaming video services company. But someone has to pay them for that.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Roku’s platform revenue and profit are growing more quickly than its hardwareRoku’s platform revenue and profit are growing more quickly than its hardware
Technology

How has this company not been acquired already?

By Rani Molla