video streaming
Engageli nabs $33M more for its collaborative video-based teaching platform
As schools move more widely into reopening their doors for in-person learning, many educational institutions have also learned a critical lesson in the last year. Having better tools to teach remotely
Instagram rolls out fan badges for live videos, expands IGTV ads test
Instagram is today introducing a new way for creators to make money. The company is now rolling out badges in Instagram Live to an initial group of over 50,000 creators, who will be able to offer thei
Amazon’s Prime Video app disappears from the App Store [Updated]
In what we understand was a “technical issue”, the Amazon Prime Video app disappeared from the Apple App Store, making it unavailable for new downloads or updates to users both on iOS and
Talking the future of media with Northzone’s Pär-Jörgen Pärson
We live in the subscription streaming era of media. Across film, TV, music, and audiobooks, subscription streaming platforms now shape the market. Gaming and podcasting could be next. Where are the st
Rakuten TV expands to 42 European countries, gets direct button on Samsung, LG, Philips and Hisense remotes
Rakuten TV, the Japanese e-commerce giant’s effort to take on Netflix and Amazon in the world of video streaming, has been a minor player when it comes to market share for online entertainment,
Multilingual Indian video app Roposo raises $10M from Tiger Global and Bertelsmann
India has 22 official languages, which usually presents a challenge for businesses that want to scale across the entire country. Video-sharing app Roposo, however, uses that to its advantage by offeri
Baidu’s video business iQiyi to raise up to $1.5B in US IPO
Baidu’s iQiyi video division is set to become the latest Chinese tech company to go public in the U.S. after it filed to raise up to $1.5 billion via an IPO on the Nasdaq. The service was starte
Twitch launches Achievements and Stream Summary to help creators grow their channels
At last month's Twitchcon, the game-streaming site Twitch's annual conference, the company unveiled a suite of new tools for video creators on its platform designed to help them grow their online chan
Vimeo and Livestream integrate following acquisition, launch a new live event camera, Mevo Plus
IAC-owned video streaming site Vimeo and Livestream today are announcing their first product integrations today, following Vimeo’s acquisition of Livestream’s live video streaming platfor
Time’s streaming service gets rebranded as ‘PeopleTV,’ passes 100M views in year one
Time is giving its celeb and entertainment-filled streaming service a new name. Launched last year as the blandly and cumbersome “People/Entertainment Weekly Network,” the newly rebranded
Rheo, a personalized video app from ex-Apple product vets, launches on iOS and the web
On YouTube, you have to either know what it is you watch to watch and seek it out, or you can click through the site’s suggestions of popular or trending content. A startup called Rheo, founded
Twitch taps into nostalgia with plans to stream “Mister Rogers”
Twitch is now going to stream PBS’s “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Yes, the classic kids’ show is being made available to the mostly adult users of the Amazon-owned vide
Report: Apple Music revamp planned for iOS 11, service to include up to 10 original series
A new version of Apple Music will ship later this year that puts an increased emphasis on video content, and particularly its own original video programming, according to a new report from Bloomberg o
Real-time video streaming service PhenixP2P raises $3.5M
PhenixP2P, one of the five finalists in our 2016 Disrupt London Battlefield competition, today announced that it has raised a $3.5 million Series A round led by KB Partners. With this, the company has
Twitch opens to vloggers with launch of “IRL,” mobile broadcasting to come next year
After slowly testing the waters with non-game related content, Twitch is officially opening its doors to vloggers. The company today is debuting a new content category on its site called “IRL,&#
Dusk’s new app lets you live stream anonymously
Online anonymity can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it can give people a voice when they’d otherwise be afraid to speak up — whether that’s because of fear of government s
Vimeo is launching a consumer-facing subscription video service
Vimeo is preparing to take on Netflix, Amazon, YouTube and others with the launch of its own consumer-facing subscription service, the IAC-owned company announced on Wednesday as part of its earnings
Twitch’s new video ads can’t be blocked
Twitch, the Amazon-owned video streaming platform which is today used by over 2 million broadcasters, announced today its plans to begin selling video ads in its partners’ live streams which ca
Lost in translation: Streaming in China
The rapid growth of streaming is taking the globe by storm, but no country seems to have the market potential for OTT video streaming quite like China. While the United States OTT market is beginning
Google acquires Anvato, a media streaming and monetization platform for broadcasters
Google is getting deeper into the tech side of the video and broadcasting business. The company today announced that it has acquired Anvato, a platform for encoding, editing, publishing and distribut