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This week’s headlines include streaming music, SaaS, mergers and acquisitions, ad blockers and more featuring Verizon, Spotify, Vevo, Time Inc., Rooster Teeth, Unilever and Dollar
Yesterday Netflix reported its second quarter financials for 2016, and it wasn’t pretty. Though Netflix grew its subscriber base by 1.7 million new members, this
At last week’s Sun Valley tech conference, YouTube offered vague details of its upcoming over-the-top TV service, a subscription product called Unplugged which is due
Last week Google acquired video software start-up Anvato. Under the deal, Anvato will join Google’s Cloud Platform team, allowing them to provide high quality, live
Netflix and Comcast are the latest contestants on “Let’s Make a Deal,” signing an agreement that would put Netflix’s streaming video subscription service on Comcast’s
Yesterday Amazon-owned Audible announced the launch of Channels, a short-form audio subscription service that will bring news, entertainment and original programming to the world of
Netflix is also on the ropes as folks fight back against the pending $2 a month price increase. A Florida subscriber filed a suit against
Last week streaming music service Spotify petitioned Congress to take action against Apple for unfair business practices. Apple rejected Spotify’s claims, saying that competition helps
Amazon has signed a multi-year deal with PBS to offer popular PBS KIDS series to Amazon Prime members, making it the exclusive premium subscription streaming
Facebook is betting big on Live Video, its new live broadcasting tool, spending more than $50 million to entice 140 or so media companies, pro
