Roku surpasses 700 channels of streaming; adds TWC TV

Roku launched the first player to stream Netflix to the TV in 2008, and today streams more than 700 entertainment channels to millions of...
TuneIn

TuneIn adds nearly 20 more broadcasters

TuneIn, the leading service for listening to music, sports and news streams from around the world, announced strategic alliances with 18 major broadcast companies,...
Pandora

Pandora launches in Australia, New Zealand

As part of its commitment to personalization for local listeners, Pandora has curated genre stations of Australian- and New Zealand-specific music across a variety...

Spotify tops 1 million paid US subscribers

Spotify now has 5 million paid subscribers around the world, including 1 million U.S. customers, the company said 12/7 at a press event in...
Internet

Online spending up on Black Friday

Not everybody was headed for the brick and mortar locations on Black Friday – in fact, many consumers let their mouse do the walking...

SoundExchange pays out record sum to labels, artists

The sound recording digital performance rights organization announced a Q3 distribution of $122.5 million, marking its largest payment to recording artists and record labels...
Google

Google Fiber in Kansas City scores big

Two BTIG Research analysts went to Kansas City, KS to see how Google's new Google Fiber service is performing. Meanwhile, the Time Warner Cable...
IAB / Interactive Advertising Bureau

IAB unveils Top Mobile Shopping Savvy U.S. Cities

As mobile increasingly becomes a keystone in the holiday campaigns of brand marketers, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and its Mobile Marketing Center of...
Hulu

Hulu launches video games hub

It launched Friday morning: Users will be able to find high-resolution pages featuring HD trailers, game play videos and reviews for the latest games....

Hitch Radio launches as social media listening platform

It’s a new social media platform for searching real-time broadcast radio worldwide: Hitch Radio offers 20,000 searchable (by format, location, etc.) stations and enables...
TuneIn

TuneIn debuts dedicated Christmas Channel

TuneIn, the leading service for listening to music, sports and news streams from around the world, announced the launch of its dedicated Christmas channel,...
YouTube

YouTube can now send videos to TV

It’s a bit similar to the app that Verizon FiOS offers on smartphones, which allows your smartphone to become a remote control that can...
Shopping / Christmas / Holiday

Mobile users will be big holiday buyers

About half of all Americans own a smartphone, and according to a new survey from Deloitte, most of the owners will be using it...

Groupon lays off 80; tough quarter

Groupon said 11/8 it laid off 80 sales employees this week, reflecting ongoing efforts to automate some of its sales functions. Q3 earnings, reported...

Abacast allowed patent for ad and song insertion

Abacast, provider of digital radio streaming and monetization software and services, announced the allowance by the US Patent and Trademark Office of a patent...