Janko writes about the future of TV and music, as well as consumer electronics and other technologies that make that future happen. He has been covering all things tech for more than 10 years. His career as a technology journalist began in Germany, where he published a number of books about subjects like the online music revolution and Internet subcultures. He first began contributing to Gigaom in 2007 and joined the staff in 2009. Janko is also the host of Gigaom’s Cord Cutters series.
Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard and Samsung’s Gear VR are all trying to get developers excited about building immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences. But as VR is capturing our imaginations, developers are… Read more »
Online TV streaming service Sling TV is about to get bilingual: Sling TV has struck an agreement with Univision to carry its Spanish-language broadcast and cable networks, both companies announced Monday… Read more »
You may watch it because you’re a football fan. Or for the ads. Or simply because it’s tradition. Regardless of the reason, when the Super Bowl begins on Sunday, you’re going… Read more »
Google still hasn’t released any sales numbers for its Chromecast streaming stick, but Google’s Chief Business officer Omid Kordestani updated investors on one metric during the company’s Q4 call Thursday: Chromecast… Read more »
Google’s Nexus Player won’t be exclusive to North America for much longer: The device will start selling in Japan next month, and other international rollouts may not be far behind. Google… Read more »
Nickelodeon may be next to join the unbundling frenzy: Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman revealed during an earnings call Thursday that his company is looking to launch a paid streaming service with Nickelodeon… Read more »
Imgur just gave itself an early birthday present: One week before the popular image hosting service celebrates its sixth anniversary, it unveiled a web-based video to GIF conversion tool Thursday. The… Read more »
Sony may have just shuttered its music service, but it’s getting ready to launch another media venture: PlayStation Vue, the company’s upcoming live TV service, is supposed to launch before the… Read more »
Are you a PlayStation user? The Sony’s got a music service for you. Again. Except, this time, it’s not its own: Sony announced a new partnership with Spotify Wednesday that brings… Read more »
It looks like the WWE’s online video venture is starting to pay off: More than one million people have now subscribed to WWE Network, the online-only subscription streaming service that provides… Read more »