Paris-based online video platform Dailymotion wants a piece of the video game streaming pie: the company launched a new live streaming service called Dailymotion Games Wednesday. The service basically tries to… Read more »
Mobile gamers have shared eleven million videos of crazy-looking animated cats with high-pitched voices on Kamcord. Why are they doing this? Read more »
Online video heated up, as traditional television players, tech stalwarts, and new startups all seek access to the $75 billion spent on U.S. TV advertising. Read more »
Chromecast just got another major app update: Twitch, DramaFever and iHeartRadio added Chromecast support to their apps, and Disney continued the adoption of Chromecast by adding cast capability to its WATCH… Read more »
While Intel was never able to get its ambitious OnCue OTT service off the ground, Verizon, which acquired the OnCue assets in January, may be closer to succeeding by refocusing the… Read more »
The growing interest in live programming among ad-supported online video platforms mirrors its growing importance to the traditional TV economy. Read more »
One area where Amazon could still gain an edge on Google in online advertising is video advertising, which could explain its reported interest in Twitch.tv. Read more »
Google was supposed to buy Twitch earlier this summer, but Amazon has snapped up the video game streaming service for $970 million in cash. Read more »
Three online communities have formed a partnership called DERP, aimed at helping academic researchers get access to data about their users — data that will be ethically acquired and open-sourced, the… Read more »
Justin.tv was one of the first live video streaming sites. Seven years after its founding and a head of a rumored acquisition, it is shutting down. Read more »