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Netflix or cable? Why not both?

by Scott Tong
Aug 8, 2017
The nation’s third-biggest cable company, Charter Communications, has a new feature for its subscribers: access to Netflix. More than half of the leading cable and subscription TV companies now offer Netflix. It wasn’t too long ago these forces were fierce rivals. So what’s behind the business of partnering instead? Click the audio player above to […]
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Roku reportedly seeking IPO later this year

by Ryan Kailath
Jul 14, 2017
The internet streaming video company is looking to diversify its revenue stream ahead of its IPO.
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Net neutrality explained: "Imagine internet is pizza ..."

by Molly Wood
Jul 10, 2017
Because we all need a refresher.
Debate on net neutrality can get a little tangled, like these network cables.
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Taylor Swift tells streaming 'You Belong with Me,' and it's all about timing

by Aaron Schrank
Jun 9, 2017
Do you have a less-tortured Swift pun? Inquire within.
Taylor Swift performs during her "1989" world tour in Melbourne, Australia.
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YouTube gets into the live streaming game

by Kai Ryssdal and Adriene Hill
Feb 28, 2017
The Google-owned platform hopes to 'reinvent the way TV works.'
YouTube is launching a service that will combine YouTube content with live national and local television.
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Can Netflix hook viewers on reality TV?

by Adriene Hill
Feb 23, 2017
Netflix will launch its first reality show on Feb. 24. The physical competition show, “Ultimate Beastmaster,” is kind of like a global version of “American Ninja Warrior.” Netflix is making six localized versions of the show: six different languages, six different sets of hosts and the same set of competitors. It’s part of the streaming service’s […]
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Apple Music’s push toward original content

by Adam Allington
Jan 19, 2017
Music might be an entryway into a new model.
An advertisement for Apple Music on the streets of Manhattan.
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Bandcamp CEO sees music as art, not commodity

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Dec 21, 2016
Ethan Diamond on the difference between "streaming" and "subscription"
Ethan Diamond, CEO of Bandcamp 
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Amazon wants to stream live sports

by Reema Khrais
Nov 22, 2016
What will the big three do?
Sunday Night Football Commentators Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Bob Costas report prior to the NFL game between the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on September 11, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona.   
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When (original) content is king

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 17, 2016
Netflix is a big spender on new programming.
Netflix says it will spend $6 billion this year on content.
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