Amazon's new Grand Tour series is the most pirated show in history
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 12 December 2016The former Top Gear presenters new series is the most pirated in history, with Amazon reportedly losing an estimated £3.2 million from the first episode alone. FULL STORY >
Pandora reveals its new on-demand streaming service called Premium
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 7 December 2016Priced at $10 per month, Pandora finally has a smart playlist rival to go up against Spotify and Apple Music. FULL STORY >
Vine's creators unveil new live streaming app called Hype
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 3 November 2016Moving swiftly along from the death of Vine, two of the app's creators have debut a new live streaming offering - Hype. FULL STORY >
Netflix plans for half its catalogue to be original programming in next few years
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 21 September 2016With hits like Stranger Things, Narcos and Orange is the New Black under its belt, Netflix says it plans to have at least 50% original programming in the next few years. FULL STORY >
Telkom and ShowMax partner to provide zero-rated data for streaming content
By Press Release 20 September 2016Telkom and ShowMax today announced a partnership offering customers more value and convenience when managing their ShowMax subscription. FULL STORY >
Microsoft acquires interactive live streaming service Beam
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 12 August 2016Microsoft's Xbox Team has just penned a deal for the acquisition of Beam, a live streaming platform that allows viewers to control what happens. FULL STORY >
Facebook Live update hides comments and increases streaming length
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 21 July 2016Aiming to help users stream better, Facebook adds three key elements to its Live app. FULL STORY >
Is Tidal on the menu for Apple?
By Staff Writer 1 July 2016Is Jay Z’s Tidal music service about to be snatched up by Apple? FULL STORY >
Social Eating is a growing trend on Twitch as content diversifies
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 30 June 2016With Muk Ban soaring to popularity in its native South Korea, it has begun to become a growing trend on live streaming sites like Twitch FULL STORY >
YouTube releases mobile Live streaming to select creators
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 24 June 2016Soon to be at the core of the YouTube app, the company states that mobile live streaming will be part and parcel of their service, with a select number of creators currently utilising it. FULL STORY >
Netflix unveils new icon, but says logo is here to stay
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 21 June 2016Not quite a redesign as many have thought, but Netflix has added a new icon to fold. FULL STORY >
Periscope now lets users permanently save their videos
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 5 May 2016Taking a play out of Facebook Live's playbook, Periscope now lets users save their videos by using #Save in the title description. FULL STORY >
Sean Parker relaunches failed Airtime chatroom as live mobile app
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 22 April 2016After failing to launch Airtime as a Chat Roulette-esque service, Sean Parker rebrands the chat room service as a live-sharing mobile app. FULL STORY >
YouTube adds live streaming to its 360-degree video service
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 19 April 2016After launching 360-degree video support in March last year, YouTube adds live streaming functionality to its platform. FULL STORY >
Facebook providing financial incentive for partners to use live streaming
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 7 April 2016In an effort to give its Live streaming service much needed momentum, Facebook is reportedly courting some of its media partners with financial incentives to use the service. FULL STORY >
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