The podcast market will discover the answer to a foundational question about its future in the next few years. Will it continue along the path of music streaming, where all podcasts are available everywhere on free, ad-supported tiers? Or, will it follow the path of streaming TV into paid subscription services with exclusive content? Today, effectively […]
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Apple’s subscription TV service might be coming sooner than you think
Apple’s competitor to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video is apparently just around the corner.
According to a report by The Information, Apple is set to launch a subscription TV service in the U.S. within the first half of next year.
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Next 10 Ventures is launching an incubator for YouTube personalities
The EduCreator Incubator will seed 25 to 40 “emerging video creators” with $25,000 to $75,000 in seed funding.
View More Next 10 Ventures is launching an incubator for YouTube personalitiesWalmart’s Vudu may add subscription video channels to its streaming service
Walmart appears to have big plans for its video streaming service, Vudu . On the heels of a partnership with MGM for original content, new reports claim the retailer is now in discussions with various video services, in the hopes of making them accessible through Vudu itself. That move would make Vudu more like Amazon’s […]
View More Walmart’s Vudu may add subscription video channels to its streaming serviceNetflix consumes 15 percent of the world’s internet traffic, report says
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Video is taking over the internet, but it’s never been more obvious than when you look at who’s hogging the world’s internet bandwidth.
Netflix alone consumes a staggering 15 percent of global internet traffic, according to the new Global Internet Phenomena Report by bandwidth management company Sandvine.
Movie and TV show fans are lapping up so much video content that the category as a whole makes up nearly 58 percent of downstream traffic across the entire internet. The report brings us some truly shocking numbers when it comes to the state of web traffic, too. But, at 15 percent all on it’s own, no single service takes up more bandwidth than Netflix. Read more…
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View More Netflix consumes 15 percent of the world’s internet traffic, report saysYouTube Kids adds a whitelisting parental control feature, plus a new experience for tweens
YouTube Kids’ latest update is giving parents more control over what their kids watch. Following a change earlier this year that allowed parents to limit viewing options to human-reviewed channels, YouTube today is adding another feature that will give parents the ability to explicitly whitelist every channel or video they want to be available to […]
View More YouTube Kids adds a whitelisting parental control feature, plus a new experience for tweensJeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile video startup NewTV closes on $1 billion
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new mobile video startup NewTV, now headed by CEO Meg Whitman, has closed on a billion in new funding in round led by Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg, the company has confirmed. WndrCo, Katzenberg’s tech and media holding company, officially announced the round’s close on Tuesday, following last month’s report from CNN which had first leaked […]
View More Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile video startup NewTV closes on $1 billionAmazon is planning to give Prime Video a big makeover
Could user profiles and better personalization features be coming to Amazon’s Prime Video app at long last? The company’s new Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke just teased that a major upgrade to Amazon’s streaming video app is in the works – and she already has it running on a phone in her office, she said. The […]
View More Amazon is planning to give Prime Video a big makeoverApple picks up the immigrant anthology series ‘Little America’ for its streaming service
Apple’s latest addition to its upcoming video streaming service is a timely one. The company has picked up “Little America,” a half-hour anthology series which looks at the “funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring, and surprising stories” of immigrants in America. The series comes from Oscar-nominated screenwriters of “The Big Sick,” Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) and Emily […]
View More Apple picks up the immigrant anthology series ‘Little America’ for its streaming serviceVCs like what they are hearing out of the podcasting sector
Podcasts are television for the earbud generation. And although many podcasters make money, typically through sponsorships, the podcasting industry (such as it is) hasn’t received much in the way of venture funding — until quite recently.
View More VCs like what they are hearing out of the podcasting sectorTechnique to beam HD video with 99 percent less power could sharpen the eyes of smart homes
Everyone seems to be insisting on installing cameras all over their homes these days, which seems incongruous with the privacy crisis — but that’s a post for another time. Today, we’re talking about enabling those cameras to send high-definition video signals wirelessly without killing their little batteries. A new technique makes beaming video out more than 99 percent more efficient, possibly making batteries unnecessary altogether.
View More Technique to beam HD video with 99 percent less power could sharpen the eyes of smart homesSpotify and Hulu launch a discounted entertainment bundle for $12.99 per month
Last fall, Hulu and Spotify teamed up to offer students a bundle including both of their services for a discounted price, compared with paying for each subscription separately. Today, the companies are announcing a similar discounted bundle will be available to all users. Spotify’s 71 million-plus existing Premium users will get the first shot at […]
View More Spotify and Hulu launch a discounted entertainment bundle for $12.99 per month