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Walmart Supposedly Planning VOD Service to Rival Netflix
Going After Netflix and Amazon Prime After US retail giant Walmart announced partnership with Microsoft to migrate their websites to Azure Cloud services, many are wondering whether this is just the beginning of something more. According to The Information (via Variety), Walmart is actually also planning to expand their digital…
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Netflix to Introduce Offline Viewing by the End of the Year
In an effort to compete with Amazon Prime Video on Comcast’s online video service, Netflix is expected to introduce an option to download videos for offline viewing before the end of 2016. The move is intended to serve subscribers on the go who might not have access to an external…
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Amazon to Boost Prime Video by Banning Apple and Google Streaming Devices
In a controversial move, Amazon will no longer be carrying competing video streaming devices that cannot serve Prime Video. Set to start October 29th, Amazon and its third-party marketplace sellers will no longer carry competing products like Google Chromecast and Apple TV. This effort is being done in an attempt to…
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Hollywood is to Blame for the Popularity of Popcorn Time
Hollywood is in the midst of an aggressive assault against “Netflix for pirates” movie streaming app Popcorn Time and its users, but the owners of Popcorn Time insists that its VOD service isn’t the problem, Hollywood’s lack of legal rival is. In a statement to TorrentFreak, the Popcorn Time team…
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Is YouTube Erecting a Paywall?
Reports suggest that, by the end of 2015, YouTube will be putting premium videos behind a paywall. Speculation regarding YouTube subscription services has been buzzing around since March, with talk that the video streaming site was aiming to position itself as a rival to Amazon Prime Instant Video, Netflix, and…
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Netflix is Killing BitTorrent Traffic
Forget DMCAs, DRM, fines, and lawsuits: the best way to tackle piracy, as those in the know have been screaming for years, is to make content affordable and easily accessible. iTunes proved it was true for music back in 2003, and a new report from Sandvine shows that Netflix is…
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Whistleblower Reveals Hollywood is Exploiting Video on Demand Services
Advocates of video piracy have long justified its existence though studios failing to make their content conveniently (legally) available. Over recent years, positive steps have been taken to facilitate this aim, thanks to high-profile video-on-demand services, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Instant Video. While great for consumers, it…
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YouTube Considering Subscription-Based On-Demand Video
YouTube may be expanding its business model into subscription-based video-on-demand (SVOD), according to Variety. The entertainment trade magazine cites an anonymous content creation studio that revealed YouTube is “exploring the prospect of launching its own subscription VOD service,” in a similar vein to its YouTube Music Key, the ad-free music…
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