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YouTube living room viewing ‘up 70% in a year’
Viewers now watch more than 100 million hours of YouTube in the living room every…
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Digital giants: the content wars begin
Netflix and Amazon’s content investments have rocked the television business to its foundations, but can…
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Discovery partners with Google on VR series
Discovery Communications and Google have partnered on a new immersive series called Discovery TRVLR. The…
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Google surges despite YouTube ad controversy
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported large growth in both revenues and profits, driven by gains…
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BBC and Google team for Earth
Google will have a raft of BBC content on its relaunched Google Earth service. The…
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YouTube channels streaming launches
YouTube’s television streaming service, YouTube TV, has gone live in the biggest US metro areas,…
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YouTube launches live TV streaming service
YouTube has unveiled details of its much-anticipated television streaming service, describing it as “live TV…
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YouTube viewers watch 1bn hours a day
YouTube viewers are now watching a billion hours of content a day on the Google-owned…
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Google & Bing step up in copyright fight
Various UK rights associations have partnered with search engines Google and Bing in a government-backed…
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Google & Bing step up in copyright fight
Various UK rights associations have partnered with search engines Google and Bing in a government-backed…
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AR and VR investments reach $2.3bn
The amount of money invested last year in virtual and augmented reality companies more than…
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Industry says Amazon & Netflix are top innovators
Amazon was crowned the most innovative company ahead of Netflix in a new survey of…
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Industry says Amazon & Netflix are top innovators
Amazon was crowned the most innovative company ahead of Netflix in a new survey of…
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Facebook hires Hugo Barra to lead VR efforts
Facebook has hired former Xiaomi and Google executive Hugo Barra to lead all of its…
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Google streaming service ‘could launch in Feb’
Google could reportedly launch new subscription streaming service Google Unplugged as early as February after…
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Google launches Daydream VR service
Google has launched its new Daydream View VR headset in five markets, along with Daydream…
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Disney ‘prepares Twitter bid’
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly eyeing a deal to buy social media platform Twitter….
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YouTube growth helps cement Google Q2 gains
The continued strength of YouTube along with mobile gains helped Google parent company Alphabet to…
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Discovery hires McDonald’s exec in Asia rejig
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific has hired a senior exec from fast food brand McDonald’s as…
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Euronews using Google Fund for VR push
Pan-European news channel Euronews is to launch a virtual reality news reporting project with funding…
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Bezos calls for ‘acceptable terms’ from Google, Apple
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has called for “acceptable business terms” for its Prime Video service…
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Google pulls away from Disney as largest media owner
Google remains the biggest media owner in the world and has extended its lead over…
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IMAX embraces VR with Starbreeze
IMAX Corporation has announced a major virtual reality push, which includes a joint venture agreement…
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Google launching dedicated YouTube VR app
Google is due to launch a dedicated YouTube VR app later this year for its…
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Google readies Daydream VR platform
Google is set to launch a mobile VR platform this autumn that will encompass smartphones,…
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Endemol Shine Beyond taps Maker Studios’ Barrish
Endemol Beyond USA has hired Maker Studios’ Todd Barrish to become its executive VP, creative…
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YouTube plots ‘lot more’ originals for Red
YouTube is going to work on “a lot more original content” throughout the year for…
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YouTube launches 360-degree live-streaming
YouTube introduced 360-degree live-streamed video as part of the immersive video experience at the NAB…
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MIPCOM spotlight on Japan, MIPCancun moves
Japan will be the country of honour at MIPCOM while the MIPCancun event is moving…
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YouTube mobile reach ‘outstrips US cable nets’
YouTube on mobile devices reaches more 18 to 49-year-olds than any cable network in the…