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Google joins Streaming Video Alliance
Google has joined the Streaming Video Alliance, a global association of organisations from across the…
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NBCUniversal teams up with Google for VR
NBCUniversal has teamed up with Google to produce virtual reality (VR) content across networks and…
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YouTube targets TV users with new advertising services
Google’s YouTube has unveiled plans to increase the value of its presence on connected TVs,…
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YouTube Red orders Lou Pearlman documentary
YouTube has ordered a documentary from Pilgrim Media Group about Lou Pearlman, the maverick music…
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FremantleMedia CEO leaving to join YouTube
FremantleMedia CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz is leaving the RTL Group-owned production and distribution giant to…
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YouTube Red taps TiVo for music metadata
Google has selected TiVo Music Metadata to provide artist data and images for YouTube Red,…
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Liberty Global to use machine learning to target ad market with Liberty Insights
Liberty Global is going on the offensive against tech giants Google and Facebook by working…
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NCTA: regulators need to end ‘mindless’ net neutrality obsession and take on big tech
Regulators need to stop obsessing about “outdated” net neutrality and address the more pressing need…
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BBC’s Tony Hall highlights internet giants’ threat to British TV
BBC director general Tony Hall is once again to highlight the threat presented by US-based…
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Google hails AR ‘the next big shift in mobile’ as new SDK is launched
Google’s launch last week of its augmented reality SDK, ARCore, together with the existing Apple…
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VLC 3.0 launches with added Chromecast support
VideoLAN, the outfit behind VLC, has launched a new version of the open source video…
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Facebook moving on with plans to challenge YouTube in ad space
Facebook has held talks with media buyers about planned changes to its Watch offering that…
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ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery hire Google exec to lead 7TV
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have named Google executive, Alexandar Vassilev, as CEO of their recently…
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YouTube Go app rolls out to 130 more countries
YouTube has announced plans to roll out its offline viewing app YouTube Go to more…
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TiVo agrees expanded patent deal with Google
TiVo has signed an expanded, multi-year patent agreement with Google that now includes YouTube TV….
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YouTube Red to launch in multiple markets this year
YouTube Red, the Google-owned video site’s paid offering, will launched in multiple markets internationally this year, according…
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Lenovo launches first standalone Daydream VR headset
Lenovo has unveiled the first standalone virtual reality (VR) headset to run on Google’s Daydream…
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Google backs Chinese eSports platform Chushou
Google has reportedly contributed to a Series D funding round raised by Chinese live-streaming eSports…
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Amazon takes Prime to Apple as Google pulls YouTube from Fire
Amazon has launched the Amazon Prime Video app on Apple TV in over 100 countries…
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Google media strategy chief apologises to advertisers
Google’s director of global media strategy and planning, David Benson, has apologised to advertisers for…
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Vidme failure highlights challenges facing VOD services
Self-styled YouTube-meets-Reddit video-on-demand service Vidme is to shut down, citing competition from Google and Facebook….
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Google: YouTube should not be regulated like a broadcaster
Google’s European president Matt Brittin has said it is “appropriate” that YouTube is not subject…
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YouTube Red to launch in the UK ‘at some point’
YouTube’s subscription service YouTube Red will launch in the UK “at some point”, though no…
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HTC launches Vive Focus, shelves Daydream plans
HTC has launched Vive Focus, its first standalone virtual reality headset for the Chinese market,…
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Google: AR and VR a ‘multi-decade journey’
Google’s head of AR and VR strategy, Steven Kan, believes we are on “multi-year, I…
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YouTube revamps Kids app with new look and controls
YouTube has updated its YouTube Kids app with new kid profiles to customise a child’s…
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Arts Council England backs new VR and AR content project
Arts Council England and technology innovation centre Digital Catapult have launched a new programme that…
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YouTube Red orders Sony’s Origin story drama
Subscription VOD service YouTube Red has ordered a sci-fi drama called Origin that has China International Television…
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Ampere study highlights shifting online video pattern
YouTube remains the most watched video service overall across 14 major markets, but Facebook now…
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Google revamps Daydream VR headset, launches Pixel 2
Google released an updated version of its Daydream VR headset, along with the VR and…