YouTube video delivery worthy of Olympic gold: Over 500K concurrent...
While the 2012 Olympics closing ceremony concluded last week, YouTube is just now revealing the event’s impressive viewership and streaming data. YouTube delivered a total of 231 million video streams...
View ArticleOnCam launches professional-grade video platform for brands with huge audiences
The brand, celebrity, retailer, or media company that wants to connect with and capitalize on its millions of fans can turn to OnCam, a new video publishing platform that enables web, mobile, and TV...
View ArticleTwitch embeds livestreaming in Sony Online Entertainment’s Planetside 2
Score one for narcissism. Now you can livestream your very own video of your gameplay as you fight in Sony’s upcoming online first-person shooter game, Planetside 2. This capability comes to you...
View ArticleTwitch hits 28M viewers a month as livestreaming games hits its stride
Live game video streaming site Twitch is hitting its stride, as the company announced today it drew 28 million unique viewers in February alone. Those viewers watched more than 600,000 players...
View ArticleABC could be the first broadcaster to livestream its TV shows via mobile apps
Except for high-profile news coverage and sporting events, media networks give first priority of their video content to the traditional TV viewing audience, but that could be changing soon. Broadcast...
View ArticleHBO Go planning to add livestreaming sports in 2013
Lately, premium cable network HBO’s executive team has been rather open about the future of its streaming service HBO Go, and not just when it comes to original TV shows. HBO Sports president Ken...
View ArticleYouTube opens livestreaming for most channels
Add one more Google announcement to the large pile that’s been accumulating all day from the company’s Google I/O conference. Today YouTube announced that it’s rolling out livestreaming to many of its...
View ArticleABC’s livestreaming TV app comes to Kindle Fire
Following its initial launch on iOS, broadcast television network ABC is bringing its livestreaming app “Watch ABC” to Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD, the company announced today. The app...
View ArticleRaptr and Twitch partner to offer one-click game livestreaming on PC
Livestreaming service Twitch and game-community portal Raptr are teaming up to offer one-click broadcasting through Raptr’s desktop app. That means players don’t need any extra software and equipment...
View ArticleWith 45M monthly viewers, livestreaming startup Twitch raises $20M — and gets...
TwitchTwitch on Xbox 360. Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now Livestreaming has become a cultural force in the video game business, and that explains why streaming leader Twitch is...
View ArticleTwitch Plays Pokémon inspires ambitious Zelda, Mario, and Street Fighter...
Above: A fan-art meme of Omanyte, worshipped as Lord Helix by much of the TwitchPlaysPokémon community.Image Credit: johnnyblaaze/RedditCollaboration and chaos. TwitchPlaysPokémon embodies both at the...
View ArticleXbox One Twitch broadcasting: See what video looks like on the lowest and...
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View ArticleTwitch’s speakeasies: Livestreaming site begins rolling out invite-only group...
Above: On popular channels, Twitch's chat is often difficult to follow.Image Credit: TwitchDon't let cyber attacks kill your game! Join GamesBeat's Dean Takahashi for a free webinar on April 18 that...
View ArticleMixify’s new software can put a DJ in two clubs at once
Image Credit: MixifyMusic artists can be in high demand for live events. The problem is, they can’t be in two places at same time, much to the chagrin of their fans, managers, and venue owners. Or can...
View ArticleYahoo dives deeper into video, buys streaming service RayV
Yahoo has been bulking up its video content recently, but its most recent acquisition shows a shift in focus from content to delivery. Yahoo has acquired streaming service RayV for an undisclosed...
View ArticleGoogle’s $1B purchase of Twitch confirmed — joins YouTube for new video empire
Above: Twitch at E3 2013.Image Credit: TwitchGoogle has signed a deal to buy game-livestreaming firm Twitch for $1 billion, confirmed sources familiar with the matter. We don’t know everything about...
View ArticleTwitch will start deleting archived video you were watching on YouTube anyway
Above: A Twitch broadcaster talks to his fans while playing League of Legends.Image Credit: TwitchGameplay livestreaming platform Twitch is shaking up how its saves, and deletes, live broadcasts. The...
View ArticleTop Twitch broadcasters are considering livestreaming alternatives — here’s...
Above: A streamer on Hitbox.tv.Image Credit: Jeff Grubb/GamesBeatSome people are not really happy with gameplay livestreaming video site Twitch right now, and others are even considering leaving the...
View ArticleHere’s what Amazon’s $970M acquisition of Twitch really signifies
GUEST POSTAbove: Popular tournaments broadcasted on Twitch, like those for League of Legends, will continue to bring in big PC audiences for the foreseeable future. And now Amazon can make use of these...
View ArticleAmazon completes its $970M acquisition of game-livestreaming firm Twitch
Above: TwitchImage Credit: Blizzard/TwitchAmazon has completed its $970 million acquisition of Twitch, the gameplay livestreaming company that it snatched away from Google. The Seattle online commerce...
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