Walmart’s Indian unit Flipkart is set to roll out a free video service for all of its 160 million customers this month as the eCommerce company looks for new ways to increase its user base in smaller towns and cities, it said on August 5. “Most consumers’ first touch point with the internet is through […]
Steam is bringing mobile game streaming to Android and iOS with a new Steam Link app which will let gamers stream games off their Mac or PC over the internet to their smartphones. The app is scheduled to launch at the end of the month during the week of May 21st, with Android support initially […]
The BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 are reportedly in discussions over the possibility of creating a British TV streaming service to do battle with Netflix and Amazon in the UK. The talks, which are believed to also include NBC Universal, are still in their early stages and no real direction has yet to be confirmed, […]
Netflix is taking a page from social networks with a new feature that will let users watch TV and movie previews in vertical-video orientation on their mobile phones. The 30-second mobile previews are presented in a slideshow format with circular thumbnails, very much like the presentation of Snapchat and Instagram Stories. As with the popular […]
Spotify and Hulu have linked up once again, this time offering customers in the US the chance to pay a single monthly subscription to enjoy both services. The $12.99-a-month subscription bundle combines Spotify Premium with Hulu’s Limited Commercials service giving subscribers access to ad-free music streaming and a video streaming library of over 75,000 TV […]
Mountain Dew boosted awareness and engagement on video streaming platform Twitch with a chatbot aimed at gamers. The PepsiCo soft drink brand unveiled its DEWbot last year as part of a “Rig Up” promotion that awarded a $50,000 gaming Super Rig supplied by Origin PC. The eight-week campaign featured gaming influencers and urged fans to […]
Online video advertising platform SpotX has partnered with Switch Media, a cloud based streaming company, to produce AdEase, a multi-screen digital product offering. The partnership allows broadcasters working with SpotX to take full advantage of Switch Media’s AdEase, improving the user experience and increasing engagement by providing one continuous video stream without any buffering during […]
Social media giant Twitter has announced nine new premium video sports content partnerships to enhance its offering in the Asia-Pacific region. Twitter has signed agreements with golf’s Asian Tour, pay-TV broadcaster Astro Malaysia, online soccer platform BallBall, global sports network Eleven Sports, cable network Fox Sports Asia, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), Indonesian broadcaster […]
It’s been more than a year since Amazon first tapped into Twitch’s customer base with perks to improve their experience. Now, the online giant has started offering free games from their archives for Prime customers to keep. Twitch announced that starting on March 15 those customers would get a pair of free games, Superhot and […]
More than 90% of digital video viewers in the UK regularly visit YouTube and its viewership is nearing saturation point, according to a report from eMarketer. YouTube’s prevalence across the Google platform and its easy integration across other content platforms has helped contribute to its rise. This year, 40.4 million people, or six out of […]