Last year, video live-streaming platform Livestream released a first-of-its-kind camera, Mevo, that uses a 4K-resolution image sensor and some very smart software to let you digitally reproduce the look of a multicamera shoot. The setup then lets you broadcast from the camera to Livestream’s site, Facebook Live and Twitter/Periscope. Adding to that, today, Livestream announced …
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Everyone likes free stuff. And if you’re a Samsung Galaxy S8 owner, you’re about to get a lot of stuff, gratis. Google Play Music Alina Bradford/CNET Samsung has nixed the Milk Music player on all Samsung devices. Now the default is the Google Play Music service. That’s not the exciting part, though. What will get you revved up is that …
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Can’t get enough of The 3:59? Well, here’s more of the podcast anyway. In response to record-shattering listener demand (OK, one guy on Twitter), we decided to reprise one of our best episodes from the week and make it into a special, extended podcast. Enjoy. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, …
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We’re collectively streaming 1 billion hours every week on Netflix — and half that billion could be solely Adam Sandler original films, if we all formed some sort of suicide pact to binge all his Netflix comedies in just seven days. Netflix, which typically holds all its viewership cards close to the vest, tossed out a few nuggets about just …
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YouTube is getting a little pickier about who can make money there. Google’s massive video site said Thursday that channels must reach 10,000 total views before they qualify to run ads, the most direct way to make money there. The logic, essentially, is to remove one of the main incentives that spur bad actors to set up bogus accounts with …
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With a new live TV service, YouTube is wagering young people are as hooked on their phones for a full TV meal as they are for video snacks. YouTube TV launches Wednesday, offering a “skinny bundle” of about 50 live TV networks online for $35 a month, starting in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and the San Francisco. The …
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Get ready for some Amazon Prime live-streaming football. The online retailer won a bidding war among Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube to snag the global streaming rights for 10 Thursday night National Football League games for $50 million. That price is five times more than Twitter paid last season. We debate why Amazon spent so much and what the company …
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If there were any doubts before, streaming is king now. Revenue from streaming music accounted for the majority of US major record labels’ sales for the first time ever last year, a music industry trade group said Thursday. Streaming vaulted over the one-time leader digital downloads, which declined faster than any previous year. The data underscores the meteoric popularity of …
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Don’t expect your next viral video of a boxing kangaroo to be sponsored by the Australian Government — at least not on YouTube. The Australian Government has announced it’s suspending “all non-corporate campaign advertising” from YouTube. That includes everything from public messages from the Department of Health to Defence Force recruiting ads (though not ads for Government owned corporations like …
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Looking forward to watching your favorite baseball team in 4K? Can’t wait to TiVo HBO’s 4K broadcasts of “Game of Thrones?” Excited to rebuy the “Lord of the Rings” (Extended Edition) box set on 4K Blu-ray? Don’t hold your breath. 4K TVs are falling in price with the speed of a runaway train, but 4K content, the stuff you can …
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