YouTube Gaming, Google’s rival to game-streaming site Twitch, is starting to pick up traction. According to a new report from Streamlabs, Twitch continues to dominate the live streaming space, but YouTube grew its monthly active streamer base by 343 percent over the course of 2017. Twitch, by comparison, grew 197 percent. Streamlabs has visibility into the live streaming market by way of… Read More
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Amazon cancels three original series developed under ousted studio head Roy Price
Amazon may have recently greenlit another season of its comedic superhero series The Tick, but it’s also cleaning house of other original programming that, presumably, hasn’t been doing as well. According to reports from Variety and Deadline – the latter confirmed by an “Amazon insider” – the company is now cancelling three other comedies,… Read More
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Now that Jack Frost season is in full force, going through a process of intricate layering to save yourself from freezing your head off is basically a daily occurence. You need layers upon layers of sweaters and jeans and coats, and on top of that, you need to accessorize with scarves and gloves, beanies and earmuffs.
All of these useful articles of clothing are great and all, but they aren’t particularly fun — and untangling headphone cords with cold fingers is the worst. To knock yourself out of the winter blues, we have the ultimate winter heat for anyone with ears. Read more…
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Twitch partners with Disney Digital Network on content, adds software for broadcasting pre-recorded videos
On the heels of Twitch’s exec shakeup yesterday which saw the Amazon-owned streaming site adding a new COO, the company today announced a multi-year partnership with Disney Digital Network to bring several top creators to its site. The company also debuted new software for all creators that will allow them to broadcast pre-recorded content to their channels. Disney Digital Network is… Read More
Apple greenlights new Reese Witherspoon-backed comedy series starring Kristen Wiig
Apple has landed its first half-hour comedy series, according to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter out this afternoon. The series, which will be exec produced by and star SNL vet Kristen Wiig, hails from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. This is the third project from Hello Sunshine that Apple has now picked up to aid in its streaming TV ambitions.
Others include a Jennifer… Read More
The rest of the NFL playoffs will stream on Yahoo’s sports app
If you’re an NFL fan planning on being out and about this coming weekend or maybe just stuck in a situation where you can’t get to a television, there’s good news: Yahoo will stream all four playoff games of the NFL’s Divisional Round.
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Netflix is coming to the Razer Phone—in HDR
If you were looking for another way to watch Netflix, today’s your lucky day.
Razer announced Tuesday that it has partnered with Netflix to allow owners of its flagship smartphone, the Razer Phone, to stream their favorite TV shows in HDR and D…
Here’s how to stream the Golden Globes tonight
Tonight for the first time the Golden Globes are being live-streamed, meaning you can watch it even if you aren’t in front of a TV. The show is being hosted by Seth Meyers and coverage starts at 5pm PT / pm ET. Here’s how to watch: If you’re a cord-cutter you’ll be able to watch via the NBC channel on a variety of services like DirectTV Now, Hulu Live TV, Youtube… Read More
Apple adds a documentary series about extraordinary homes to its streaming lineup
Apple has greenlit a new documentary series called “Home,” according to a new report from Variety out today. The series will give viewers an “inside look” at extraordinary homes from around the world — and those who built them — over the course of 10 one-hour episodes. The show is the latest addition to Apple’s growing lineup of original shows, which… Read More
SoundCloud rejects claims of reduced sound quality on its streams
SoundCloud is still the place to be for budding and established music makers, and it’s fair enough that they won’t budge on sound quality.
Since Wednesday, the company has been on the receiving end of users bemused and angry over a purported change t…
Chinese game streaming platform Chushou raises Series D, adds Google as investor
Google has added Chinese mobile game livestreaming platform Chushou to its list of investments in Asia. The Beijing-based startup announced today that it has closed a Series D round, which Google joined as a new investor, that brings its total funding so far to over $120 million. Chushou’s previous investors Qiming Venture, Shunwei Capital and Alpha X Capital, also returned for this round. Read More
TiVo debuts its ‘Next-Gen’ platform for pay TV providers looking to fight cord cutting
TiVo today introduced a new “Next-Gen Platform,” as it’s being called, that will allow pay TV operators to better keep up with the changes in how consumers prefer to watch television today. The platform lets operators offer modern-day features to their customers – like personalization, recommendations, voice control, and more to their managed set-top boxes. It also… Read More