Less than a year after unveiling a major iOS redesign, Vevo is sprucing things up again. Whereas the November updates focused on aesthetics, the new changes center on discovery tools. I explored the changes on iOS. Continue Reading
Boston public station WGBH has joined VuHaus, the video platform populated by a nationwwide network of public stations. WGBH joins a major-market roster of participants that includes KCRW (Los Angeles), WXPN (Philadelphia), KUTX (Austin), WFUUV (New York), and others. Continue Reading
Livestreaming is a hot topic for tech and entertainment, and now Broadway is getting in on the act. For the first time ever, a major Broadway show will be streamed live. She Loves Me will air on June 30 at 8:00 pm ET. Continue Reading
Another app has elbowed its way into the space for live video. The new entrant is live.ly, a new program from the team behind musical.ly, a social music video platform powered by 7digital. Live.ly is currently at No. 1 on the App Store’s photo and video chart. Continue Reading
Several YouTube leaders offered views of the company’s next steps at VidCon, a convention for the industry, creators, and fans of online video. Those steps will include investments in mobile livestreaming and expanded content offerings. Continue Reading
SoundCloud is incorporating new video ads on its mobile platforms in the U.S. The spots will play between tracks, but only when the phone screen is on and the SoundCloud app is in the foreground. The decision is an innovative one. Continue Reading
Here’s another collection of the talks and sessions at music industry event Midem in Cannes. Topics covered in these sessions include live-streaming video, marketing potential, indies combatting safe harbor rules, and the power of Alibaba Music. Continue Reading
Pandora has introduced a new native mobile ad experience that aims to improve impact and effectiveness for marketers. The new format relies on rich media and works to coincide with the natural behavior of the audio company’s mobile audience. Express and the Lexus Dealer Association are the first brands to beta test the new format. Continue Reading
T-Mobile has introduced another round of services to its data-free Binge On plan, which now includes some musical video sources. Thanks to the latest development, video offerings from Spotify, Tidal, Google Play Music, and Radio Disney can all be viewed without counting against high-speed data plans. Continue Reading
VuHaus, the public radio music video destination (profiled by RAIN News in January) is nearing its one-year anniversary. To celebrate, it plans to live-stream part of the NON-COMM Convention in Philadelphia on May 19. In January VuHaus obtained a renewal of its operating grant from CPB (Corporation for Public Broadcasting). Continue Reading
Amazon’s video plans saw a new development with the launch of Video Direct, a new video posting platform that offers professional creators options for distribution and payment. The service is rolling out in the U.S., UK, Germany, Austria, and Japan. This move does target YouTube, but only the tier of its members who are using video as a core business. Continue Reading
Spotify is planning to create 12 original video series. A few months after adding video clips to its mobile service, Spotify is introducing a roster of original shows, with episodes running just 15 minutes or less. This new content will initially roll out to the streaming service’s free and paid users in the U.S., the UK, Germany, and Sweden. Continue Reading