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3:36am, 16th June, 2020

Exclusive: Tencent aims to become biggest shareholder of video streaming rival iQIYI - sources

Tencent Holdings Ltd aims to become the biggest shareholder in video streaming rival iQIYI Inc , said two people familiar with the matter, to lower costs and counter competition in a sector boosted by stay-at-home virus policies.

Disney's streaming chief Mayer to become TikTok CEO

7:55pm, 18th May, 2020

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Disney's streaming chief Mayer to become TikTok CEO

Walt Disney Co's top streaming executive, Kevin Mayer, will leave the entertainment and theme parks giant to become the chief executive officer of TikTok, the popular video app owned by China's ByteDance Technology Co, the companies said on Monday.

Indonesia to impose VAT on streaming, other digital services from July

10:06am, 15th May, 2020

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Indonesia to impose VAT on streaming, other digital services from July

Indonesia will require big internet companies to pay value-added taxes (VAT) on sales of digital products and services from July as part of efforts to boost revenue amid the coronavirus pandemic, a tax official said on Friday.

Walmart's streaming service to be bought by Comcast-owned Fandango

6:32pm, 20th April, 2020

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Walmart's streaming service to be bought by Comcast-owned Fandango

Walmart Inc's video-on-demand service, Vudu, said on Monday it would be acquired by Fandango Media LLC, a movie ticketing service owned by cable company Comcast Corp.

Quick-hit streaming service Quibi reports 1.7 million downloads in first week

2:29pm, 13th April, 2020

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Quick-hit streaming service Quibi reports 1.7 million downloads in first week

About 1.7 million people downloaded the new entertainment streaming app Quibi during its first week on the market, Chief Executive Meg Whitman told CNBC television on Monday.

Singtel-backed streaming service HOOQ files for liquidation

2:53am, 27th March, 2020

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Singtel-backed streaming service HOOQ files for liquidation

HOOQ Digital, a video streaming service majority owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, said it was filing for liquidation as it had not been able to grow sufficiently to provide sustainable returns nor cover escalating costs.

YouTube forgoes streaming quality to prevent European networks buffering

1:25pm, 20th March, 2020

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YouTube forgoes streaming quality to prevent European networks buffering

YouTube will sacrifice streaming quality in the EU to help avert internet gridlock as tens of millions of Europeans, confined by the coronavirus outbreak, switch to working from home.

Netflix CEO's new book to shed light on streaming giant's work culture

8:03pm, 19th February, 2020

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Netflix CEO's new book to shed light on streaming giant's work culture

Netflix Inc Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings has written a book based on interviews with current employees, which sheds light on the streaming giant's radical management culture and the controversial principles at the heart of the company&#...

Apple revamps its TV app ahead of streaming service launch

1:16pm, 13th May, 2019

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Apple revamps its TV app ahead of streaming service launch

Apple Inc on Monday rolled out a new television-watching app for its devices and some Internet-connected TVs, an effort to gain more revenue from reselling other companies' programming and, later this year, its own original shows.

2:22pm, 12th May, 2019

Games

We're Streaming Rage 2 Tomorrow

Stock up on your wingsticks and rev up your engines, because it's time to return to the Wasteland. Rage 2 releases on Tuesday, but we're getting an early look on IGN Plays Live tomorrow from 1-3PM PT/4-6pm ET/9-11pm UK (Tuesday, May 14 fro...