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What should streaming platforms do when acts of violence are broadcast live?

by Molly Wood
Aug 30, 2018
The fatal shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, makes esports the latest online arena to struggle with issues of violence.
Gamers compete at the Nvidia booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2017.
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NBC hopes to mine multiplatform strategy for audience gold

by Renata Sago
Feb 9, 2018
NBC just saw Super Bowl TV audience ratings below last year’s. Now the network will break with Olympic tradition today by live streaming the opening ceremony for the winter games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It’s one of a few new aggressive strategies the company’s taking to boost viewership and please advertisers.
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Why Amazon may eventually touch everything we do online

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Apr 5, 2017
The company's market cap is nearly twice that of Wal-Mart, and it keeps growing.
Amazon has won the rights to stream "Thursday Night Football" for the upcoming NFL season. Above, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
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If MLB and Facebook team up, the home run would be ad dollars

by Andy Uhler
Feb 22, 2017
Reuters reports that Facebook is in talks to stream Major League Baseball games. That would make the MLB the latest professional sports league to seek a social media audience. But what’s in it for Facebook? Well, potential advertising dollars. Since Facebook can track who’s watching and what they’re doing while they watch, it can offer […]
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Will NFL fans watch football on Twitter?

by Jed Kim
Sep 14, 2016
Fans may not watch on a tiny screen. For both Twitter and the NFL, it's an experiment.
Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams rushes against the San Francisco 49ers during their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on Monday in Santa Clara, California.
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