73 posts and columns on streaming video
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Netflix Pursues Cable TV Deals
Online video service would be available on set-top boxes.Voices
Amazon Readies Set-Top Box for Holidays
Amazon.com Inc. is taking steps toward releasing a video-streaming device in time for the holiday selling season, according to people briefed on the company’s plans.ATD’s Staff Sounds Off on Hyperloop Plans, Facebook’s New Commerce Test and All Those Internet TV Options
This week’s TV and radio appearances from the AllThingsD staff.Voices
Google Pitches Online TV Service to Media Companies
Google Inc. has approached media companies about licensing their content for an Internet TV service that would stream traditional TV programming, people familiar with the matter say.Voices
How Netflix Is Shaking Up Hollywood
When AMC Networks canceled its TV crime drama “The Killing” last year after two seasons, the show’s creators made a push to get it back on the air, believing they could correct the missteps that had caused an ardent fan base to lose interest. They got some help from an unlikely source: Netflix Inc.Voices
Netflix, PBS Expand Programming Agreement for U.S., Canada
Netflix Inc. expanded its multiyear licensing agreement with PBS Distribution for U.S. and Canada to add the murder mystery drama The Bletchley Circle and other PBS programming.Voices
Web Companies Pay for Internet Fast Lane
Streaming video on the Web can be a bumpy experience: The video can slow or stop altogether. To avoid these problems, Netflix Inc., the biggest online video outlet, has been trying to install special equipment directly connected to the networks of Internet access providers.News Byte
Netflix Expands to Netherlands
Netflix will offer its streaming video service in the Netherlands later this year, as it increases its reach in Europe. The company, which began expanding outside of the U.S. in 2010, had previously said it would “launch an additional European market” this year.Voices
Verizon Pads NFL Deal
Verizon Wireless will pay $1 billion for rights to air more NFL games over its customers’ smartphones, placing a big bet on changing viewer habits as Americans watch more of their favorite shows on screens other than the television.Voices