Webcams, we hardly knew ye. YouTube is unceremoniously ushering webcam technology out the door; the company announced that it will bring an end to a feature allowing users to directly upload webcam footage. The technology “is rarely used and is built on a technology that is no longer supported,” the company explained. Users will still […]
Facebook’s tentacles continue to creep across the streaming video ecosystem. The company says it has released a new API giving developers support for embedding Facebook’s video players directly into apps and websites. The API allows developers to create a customized video player, modified to the needs of their specific apps (as opposed to using Facebook’ […]
When you think of acclaimed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, you immediately think of Rosemary’s Baby…Wait, what? Fandango’s web series I Love Movies, which features celebs discussing the films that have most affected them, is getting a fashion-friendly makeover. Fandango is partnering with InStyle to release a special edition of the series featuring celebs from the […]
Disney is making inroads in the Far East. The company has inked a content deal with Chinese streaming service provider LeTV. Disney-owned content now coming to LeTV’s services includes, among other programming, Pixar’s Inside Out, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron and full seasons of ABC’s Desperate Housewives.
Oh, it’s on. Want a free year of access to Hulu? Just dump Verizon and join T-Mobile. The latter company is now offering a $100 Hulu gift certificate to all Verizon customers who decide to rethink their mobile loyalties. But all would-be poach-ees be warned: The offer expires December 18.
Yahoo may be in a state of flux, but apparently that’s not stopping it from churning out new products. The company has introduced the Yahoo Video Guide, a new app allowing users to search for TV shows and movies across over 30 online streaming services. The app can then launch video playback by deep-linking […]
Did Twitter just become more valuable to advertisers? The company announced that it’s testing a new feature that will show ads to people who aren’t registered Twitter users. There are many people (about 500 million, actually) who regularly see tweets – often through Google search, or through shared texts and emails – even thought they […]
It’s a bad day to be a cord-cutter. According to CBS CEO Les Moonves, Apple has put the brakes on its plans for a service capable of streaming live television through the Apple TV without requiring a traditional cable subscription. “They’ve had conversations on it, and I think they pressed the hold button,” said Moonves […]
Exhibit A in why Netflix has been willing to let some of its film licensing deals lapse in recent months: According to Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, the company plans to launch 31 original series in 2016. That number was 15 this year. Sarandos’ remarks came at the UBS Global Technology Conference in NYC.
Does AT&T have a mobile entertainment service in the works? Yesterday at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, company CEO Randall Stephenson hinted as much, saying that the company is interested in reaching consumers on mobile devices, as well as on screens not connected to standard TV services. Stephenson even said AT&T intents to […]
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