Streaming Services

Spotify announces launch of new features including 'Discover Mode' in India

Music streaming platform Spotify has announced new features for creators and fans at its "Stream On" event in Los Angeles on Wednesday, including "Discovery Mode"

Paramount Global to raise streaming prices as ad slump knocks revenue

Shares in Paramount, formerly known as ViacomCBS, were down 1.5% in a broadly weak market. They had tumbled as much as 8% in premarket trading

Netflix shares how it plans to maintain account sharing within household

Streaming giant Netflix has shared its rules and exemptions to explain how it plans to maintain account sharing within a household

YouTube Music adds mood filters in 'activity bar' for song choices on web

Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music gets mood filters, i.e. "activity bar" with various moods to tune what appears in the Home feed on the web

Samsung may introduce free streaming service TV Plus to 3rd-party devices

Samsung will reportedly bring its streaming application, TV Plus, to other manufacturers' TVs

Twitch outage: Streaming platform resolves issues impacting its services

Streaming platform Twitch on Wednesday announced that it has "fixed the issues" that impacted "multiple areas" of the platform

YouTube to roll out new design features to enhance user experience

YouTube links in video descriptions will change to buttons, and frequent actions, such as like, share and download, are now formatted to minimize distractions

IND vs PAK T20 World Highlights: Last ball win for India, Virat the hero

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 Highlights: Virat Kohli has turned out to be a great hero for the Indian team as it beat arch-rivals Pakistan by four wickets to start the campaign

Streaming viewership pips cable TV for first time in US: Nielsen report

Streaming viewership has exceeded cable usage for the first time in the US, amid the slowdown of new content on traditional television and reduced sports programming, a new report has shown.

Cerebral OTT: How SonyLIV beat streaming biggies Netflix and Amazon

Last week, two years after it was relaunched, SonyLIV clocked 18.2 million subscribers

Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani set to battle over $7.7 bn IPL broadcast rights

Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani's companies are expected to be the top two contenders at a June 12 Indian Premier League auction, which is likely to lure several bidders

Hit by slow revenue growth, Streaming giant Netflix lays off 150 employees

Streaming giant Netflix has laid off nearly 150 employees, primarily in the US, as it suffers from slow user growth amid stalled paid subscription.

Paramount+ announces 2023 India launch in partnership with Viacom18

Paramount+, the global streaming service from Paramount Global, will launch in India in 2023 in partnership with Viacom18, as part of a recently announced agreement. Bob Bakish, President & CEO, Paramount, outlined the company's global plans for the streaming service during its first quarter Earnings Report announcement on Tuesday. The streamer will also be launched in South Korea in June and head to Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland and Austria in the second half of the year, a press release from Paramount stated. "Paramount is known for its leading portfolio of premium entertainment brands and a robust content engine that fuels our rapidly expanding streaming service, Paramount+. This year will be monumental for our streaming strategy as we accelerate our global ambitions, rapidly expanding Paramount+ in Europe beginning with the UK, Italy, Germany, France and more by the end of this year and debut in Asia with South Korea in June, followed by India in 2023," said Raffaele ...

Streaming wars: Netflix tries to beat the India blues as rivals race ahead

More Indian languages, bigger films and shows, and an ad-supported version are being rolled out as the global streaming service works to crack one of the world's fastest-growing streaming video market

Netflix lays off seasoned journalists after abysmal Q1 results

Netflix has reportedly laid off several experienced journalists and writers working for its entertainment site Tudum which it launched only in December last year

The battle between Bezos and Ambani continues, this time for cricket

Both Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos, the second-richest person in the world, and Ambani, No 9, want to dominate India's large - and still highly informal - retail industry

It is early yet for a report card on OTT biz: Amazon Prime Video's Gandhi

Lunch with BS: Meet Gaurav Gandhi, Country Head of Amazon Prime Video, India

There is a blurring of lines between linear TV and OTT: Matt Forde

BBC Studios India has seen massive growth in scripted series, particularly on OTT, says Forde

ViacomCBS changes name to Paramount in a bid to boost streaming future

The switch to Paramount, effective on Wednesday, was announced as the company made a presentation to drum up excitement among investors about its future strategy and programming

Bangladesh releases draft rules to regulate OTT, based on India's IT norms

Earlier this month, a more elaborate draft containing the rules was published, which has sought opinions from the public and stakeholders.