Articles about streaming video

Seattle chef gets a taste of startup success by streaming interactive cooking classes

Like many startups, Homemade came to life in a garage. “We put up some phones and some webcams, duct taped… Read More

Report: Amazon planning standalone app for sports content

Amazon’s desire to stream more live sports has the company looking at launching a standalone app for such content, according… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Peripheral’ brings cyberpunk prophet William Gibson’s vision up to date

The future may not be evenly distributed, but there’s a dystopia-inducing concentration of it in “The Peripheral,” a science-fiction novel by cyberpunk… Read More

‘Last Exit: Space’ highlights the questions and the quirkiness behind billionaire visions of leaving Earth

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wants to have millions of people living and working in space — that’s why he founded… Read More

Twitch suspends President Trump’s channel, citing ‘hateful conduct’ in video streams

Twitch, the streaming video service owned by Amazon, temporarily shut down an account for President Donald Trump on Monday over… Read More

Amazon and NFL renew ‘Thursday Night Football’ streaming deal — and add one Saturday game

Sports fans missing baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer and just about anything else that should be in play right now are… Read More

Seattle zoo teams with Firefox to stream video of red panda as cute stress reliever on Election Day

Looking for a place to think about something other than Election Day and the drama that will play out as… Read More

Amazon-owned IMDb to introduce a free, ad-supported streaming service for Fire TV

Amazon-owned IMDb is planning to announce a free, ad-supported streaming service for Fire TV this week. First reported by CNBC… Read More

Thinking outside the kiosk, Redbox launches new On Demand service for movie and TV streaming

Redbox customers who rely on the company’s ubiquitous red kiosks for renting or purchasing movies and TV shows, will now… Read More

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Amazon Studios’ list for must-see sci-fi TV features ‘Snow Crash,’ ‘Ringworld,’ ‘Lazarus’

In its quest to find the next “Game of Thrones,” Amazon Studios is reportedly adding three science-fiction series to its… Read More

Netflix will reportedly launch a choose-your-own-adventure show later this year

Did your favorite character get killed off on “Orange is the New Black?” Did you hate the latest twist in… Read More

YouTube unveils live TV bundle for $35 a month with more than 40 channels

YouTube unveiled a new live TV service on Tuesday, setting up another major threat to cable and satellite companies. This service,… Read More

Comcast to bring YouTube app and content to Xfinity X1 box, expanding streaming push

Comcast says it will bring YouTube to its Xfinity X1 platform, continuing to embrace streaming options that otherwise compete with its core cable service.… Read More

Amazon grabs new Bryan Cranston series based on works of ‘The Man in the High Castle’ author

Amazon’s hit show “The Man in the High Castle” broke records as the most-watched original production on Prime Video, and, now, the… Read More

Report: Redbox tests another streaming service, two years after axing digital subscription program

Redbox is testing a new streaming service with a small group of customers called Redbox Digital, Variety reported on Thursday. The… Read More

Amazon Music, Nickelodeon help T-Mobile’s data-saving streaming programs top 100 services

T-Mobile’s Music Freedom and Binge On programs are expanding again today, bringing the total number of services available through the… Read More

Report: Redbox getting back into video streaming with Redbox Digital service

Redbox is reportedly getting back into the video streaming game with a new service called Redbox Digital. The move, reported in… Read More

Internet streaming preferred over live TV by majority of viewers, new survey finds

We have become a nation of video streamers. That’s the upshot of Deloitte’s new national survey of American households: 56%… Read More

Netflix shares jump 10% after adding 5M subscribers in Q1

Netflix wowed investors today when it announced that it picked up 4.9 million subscribers to its online streaming video platform… Read More

HBO Now launches today for Apple and Cablevision customers

HBO Now, the over-the-top streaming service that offers people a chance to watch shows like “Game of Thrones” and “Veep”… Read More

Consumers willing to pay for multiple video providers with Netflix, Redbox topping the list

Cutting ties with cable TV is not a simple or cheap. According to new report released today, in order to… Read More

Amazon’s Fire TV devices get Sling TV’s new $20/month streaming service

Amazon continues to roll out upgrades for its Fire TV family of devices. Today, the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick… Read More

Better Call Sling: Dish’s over-the-top service opens registration to anyone, partners with AMC

Starting today, anyone can sign up for Sling TV, Dish Network’s over-the-top TV streaming service. The company announced that it… Read More

Netflix will stream ‘The Interview,’ plans to invest more in original content

Netflix is going to be doubling down on its original content offerings in 2015, since they offer a better return… Read More

Overstock.com to launch video service to compete with Amazon

Amazon is going to have another competitor in the video market starting this year. Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne announced that… Read More

CSI marathon, anyone? CBS jumps into the cord-cutting fray with $5.99 a month streaming service

Not content to sit back and let online video titans like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon slug it out alone, CBS… Read More

Looking for the season premiere of Game of Thrones? You won’t find it on the new Amazon Fire TV

Maybe you just bought the new Amazon Fire TV — and just maybe you thought that meant you were getting… Read More

Amazon is working on an ad-supported video service for those who don’t want Prime

Amazon is reportedly planning a free streaming video service that’s supported by ads and doesn’t require a an annual Prime… Read More

99 reasons but price is not one: Consumers still value Netflix over Amazon Prime

There’s several reasons why consumers still prefer Netflix over Amazon, but the new $99 price tag of Amazon Prime isn’t… Read More

Could the Netflix deal with Comcast spark Amazon to follow suit?

If it’s good for Netflix, is it also good for Amazon Instant Video? This week Netflix was in the spotlight… Read More