Startup CloseUp: Liveset
Ross Hinkle, 32, worked in finance, with Lehman Brothers and a number of private equity firms, including media-focused Veronis Suhler Stevenson in New York, before founding Liveset.
View ArticleNetflix settles ADA lawsuit over online access
A closely watched case that grappled with the issue of the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to the Internet has settled. In June, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Ponsor held that...
View Article‘Big Idea’ winner launches school music app
Education Everytime allows teachers to browse through a library of songs and create playlists to motivate students and enhance the daily routine in the classroom.
View ArticleSpotify launches free mobile streaming service
Music service Spotify has launched a new free streaming service for mobile devices.
View ArticleNetflix tests new price tiers for video service
Netflix is testing new price plans for streaming video as it tries to lure more viewers.
View ArticleNetflix delivers strong 2Q with 3.3 million more customers
Netflix's second-quarter performance followed a familiar script of accelerating subscriber growth that has turned the Internet video service into a stock market sensation.
View ArticleEpix reaches multiyear Hulu deal, ends Netflix agreement
The cable network Epix jumped from Netflix to Hulu, landing a multiyear, digital subscription video on demand deal with the streaming service.
View ArticleComcast teeing up new services targeted at millennials
Comcast, which became a TV powerhouse by signing up Generation Xers, baby boomers and their parents, now is fighting for millennial eyeballs.
View ArticleAmazon to ban sale of rival video streaming devices
Amazon will stop allowing its third-party sellers to sell Google and Apple video-streaming devices as it focuses on its own Prime Instant Video streaming service.
View ArticleTime Warner CEO signals delays for DC shows on Netflix, Hulu
Fans of superhero shows based in the DC Comics universe like "The Flash," ''Arrow" and "Gotham" might have to wait a lot longer for past seasons' episodes to come to Netflix and Hulu.
View ArticleSoundcloud expands into mainstream with paid streaming plan
Soundcloud is entering paid music streaming, hoping to turn its huge community of cover singers, dubstep remixers and wannabe stars into a bigger source of revenue.
View ArticleIt’s on … Amazon’s stand-alone streaming targets Netflix
Amazon.com Inc. is taking on Netflix and Hulu with its own stand-alone video streaming service, just weeks before Netflix raises prices for longtime subscribers.
View ArticleAloft New Orleans rolls out in-room streaming service to lure guests
What does the younger generation want when traveling? Aloft, a millennial-minded hotel that opened a location in downtown New Orleans this year, is banking on modern in-room entertainment as one of the...
View ArticlePandora takes on Spotify, Apple with new streaming services
Pandora will soon take on Spotify, Apple Music and others in an extremely competitive field with its own, $10 monthly streaming music service, and a cheaper version as well.
View ArticleTwitter to launch app on Apple TV, others to stream NFL
A new Twitter app is coming to Xbox One, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV, where viewers will be able to watch NFL games on Thursday nights.
View ArticlePandora revamps its $5 a month radio service
Pandora said it has revamped its $5 a month Internet radio service, giving listeners the ability to skip and replay more songs.
View ArticleAmazon launches for-pay streaming music service
Amazon is launching a paid streaming music service, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded field.
View ArticleDisney embraces streaming as ratings sag
As more and more people get their favorite TV shows and movies online, Disney is also learning to embrace the stream.
View ArticleNow, downloadable shows and movies on Netflix
Netflix subscribers can now download shows and movies to watch during a flight, when traveling by car, or for any other time when there is limited or no access to the internet.
View ArticleTaylor Swift’s music is returning to Spotify, Pandora, more
Taylor Swift is getting back together with a few of her famous exes, including Spotify and Pandora.
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