Articles about Streaming

Amazon inks new deal with NASCAR, bolstering sports streaming portfolio

Amazon’s live sports ambitions keep growing. The Seattle tech giant announced Wednesday a seven-year content deal with NASCAR that includes… Read More

Amazon rolls out big Prime Video redesign

Prime Video is getting a makeover. Amazon announced Monday it is rolling out a new look and feel for its… Read More

He always wanted in the game, and now Shotcall’s Gordon Li is helping fans play alongside creators

Gordon Li grew up obsessed with playing video games — maybe a bit too much, in his parents’ opinion, he… Read More

T-Mobile revamps TVision service with live sports and news for $40/month, unveils $50 HUB device

T-Mobile unveiled an overhauled version of its TVision television service on Tuesday morning, along with a new TV streaming device,… Read More

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I was a virtual NBA fan: What it’s like to cheer from the digital sidelines in Microsoft Teams

I had one of the more memorable sports moments of my life last night, rooting for my favorite team in… Read More

With Microsoft Mixer set to close, Amazon’s Twitch sets record with more than 5B hours watched in Q2

Twitch, the goliath of game streaming, is getting even more gigantic. Amazon’s streaming service registered more than 5 billion total… Read More

Microsoft shutters Mixer game streaming platform, will partner with Facebook Gaming

Mixer is over. Microsoft is shuttering its video game live-streaming platform, four years after it launched Mixer to compete with… Read More

HBO adds co-watching feature to HBO Now and HBO Go, with help from Seattle startup Scener

HBO added a new video chat feature to its HBO Now and HBO GO apps, allowing subscribers to watch shows… Read More

Live-streaming traffic spikes amid social distancing as streamers offer community and conversation

With more people staying indoors due to quarantines, lockdowns, and voluntary isolation, livestreamed programming has grown in popularity. Globally, the… Read More

Tech’s extraordinary decade: What mattered most in the past 10 years of innovation

What were the top tech stories of the past decade? I’ve been discussing this topic with others recently on LinkedIn,… Read More

Microsoft’s Mixer grows audience, but Amazon’s Twitch continues to dominate streaming market

Users watched more than twice as many hours on Mixer in 2019 as they did the year before, but despite… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch embroiled in Russian legal dispute over English Premier League streams

Amazon is fielding a major lawsuit from Russian internet giant Rambler Group, which claims Twitch has violated its rights to… Read More

Amazon’s Fire TV will stream Disney+

The Disney+ streaming service will be available on Amazon’s Fire TV, settling a reported dispute that threatened to impede Disney’s… Read More

Amazon Web Services and NASA team up to stream video from space via the cloud

Amazon Web Services and NASA have demonstrated how cloud-based video processing can distribute live streams from space, with a shout-out… Read More

Google brings YouTube back to Amazon Fire TV, as promised, but not to rival’s Echo Show

Google and Amazon followed through on their peace pact this morning. The official YouTube app is coming back to Amazon’s… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch snaps up former social media darling Bebo to grow esports presence

Amazon-owned Twitch has purchased esports company and early social media contender Bebo to grow its presence in the gaming world.… Read More

Google reveals pricing details and launch titles for its new Stadia game streaming service

Google announced several new details of its Stadia game streaming service today, including initial price plans, planned launch titles including… Read More

Backed by top VC firms, Seattle cloud video startup Make.TV inks another key live streaming deal

Make.TV continues to bolster its live streaming resume. The Seattle-based startup has expanded its partnership with ESL, the world’s largest… Read More

Amazon developing a free, ad-supported video news app for Fire TV, report says

Fire TV users may soon be getting their news from Amazon. The company plans to debut a free app for… Read More

Amazon reveals new Thursday Night Football streaming stats, brings back first female NFL broadcasting duo

Amazon is bringing back Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer to commentate its Thursday Night Football streams on Prime Video next season. The… Read More

How Netflix’s new subscription pricing matches up with Amazon Prime Video and Hulu

Netflix is raising prices for the fourth time in its history, but its offerings remain in line with the cost… Read More

As Fire TV passes 30M users, Amazon execs eye more voice integrations and global expansion

Whether it’s through a dongle, a cube, or even baked inside your giant TV, Amazon wants to control the streaming… Read More

Amazon adds NBA League Pass to Prime video lineup as tech giant continues sports push

Amazon bolstered its growing library of live sports programming with the addition of NBA League Pass to Prime Video Channels.… Read More

‘Thursday Night Football’ to feature co-stream by hugely popular gamer ‘Ninja’ on Amazon’s Twitch

The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers will show off their brand of “multiplayer entertainment” in a “Thursday Night… Read More

Review: Amazon’s Twitch NFL live stream shows potential future of live sports online

Amazon is using Twitch and its Thursday Night Football live streams to test new gamification features that might change the… Read More

Amazon names first female NFL broadcasting duo for Thursday Night Football on Prime Video

Amazon will help make a bit of sports broadcasting history on Thursday. The tech giant has hired Andrea Kremer and… Read More

Born inside RealNetworks, Scener is a new Twitch-like commentary platform for streaming media

A new software platform incubated inside RealNetworks is aiming to spice up streaming shows and movies with a Twitch-like social… Read More

Report: Walmart considers building streaming service to rival Netflix and Amazon Prime Video

Walmart is contemplating starting its own streaming service to compete with incumbent giants like Netflix and Amazon, according to a… Read More

2018 World Cup: How to live-stream the matches; controversial video replay; more sports tech news

TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: It was Christmas morning on Thursday for soccer fans as the World Cup… Read More

Netflix goes down on devices across globe; customers freak out on Twitter

News Brief: Streaming giant Netflix went down on Monday afternoon across the globe. “We are aware of members having trouble… Read More