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Cable companies increasingly offer streaming services as part of the package
Nov 29, 2017
Comcast and a dozen other operators already have arrangements to offer streamed content from providers like Netflix. Charter Communications is working on a similar deal with Netflix and both companies are reportedly in talks with Hulu. As cord-cutting gathers steam, it’s a case of “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” Click the audio player […]
Netflix or cable? Why not both?
by
Scott Tong
Aug 8, 2017
The nation’s third-biggest cable company, Charter Communications, has a new feature for its subscribers: access to Netflix. More than half of the leading cable and subscription TV companies now offer Netflix. It wasn’t too long ago these forces were fierce rivals. So what’s behind the business of partnering instead? Click the audio player above to […]
Roku reportedly seeking IPO later this year
by
Ryan Kailath
Jul 14, 2017
The internet streaming video company is looking to diversify its revenue stream ahead of its IPO.
Net neutrality explained: "Imagine internet is pizza ..."
by
Molly Wood
Jul 10, 2017
Because we all need a refresher.
Taylor Swift tells streaming 'You Belong with Me,' and it's all about timing
Jun 9, 2017
Do you have a less-tortured Swift pun? Inquire within.
YouTube gets into the live streaming game
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Adriene Hill
Feb 28, 2017
The Google-owned platform hopes to 'reinvent the way TV works.'
Can Netflix hook viewers on reality TV?
by
Adriene Hill
Feb 23, 2017
Netflix will launch its first reality show on Feb. 24. The physical competition show, “Ultimate Beastmaster,” is kind of like a global version of “American Ninja Warrior.” Netflix is making six localized versions of the show: six different languages, six different sets of hosts and the same set of competitors. It’s part of the streaming service’s […]
For public good, not for profit.
Apple Music’s push toward original content
Jan 19, 2017
Music might be an entryway into a new model.
Bandcamp CEO sees music as art, not commodity
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Robert Garrova
Dec 21, 2016
Ethan Diamond on the difference between "streaming" and "subscription"