Tagged: streaming

Netflix shares jump as subscriptions top 100 million

Netflix on Monday reported that the number of subscribers climbed more than expected, topping 100 million worldwide and sending shares in the leading on-demand television service soaring. Netflix shares leapt more than eight percent...

YouTube launches 4K live streaming for 360-degree and standard videos

Back in 2010, YouTube enabled 4K video support for the very first time. Since then, millions of videos have been uploaded at that eye-popping resolution, making YouTube’s the largest library of 4K videos online....

Drake breaks streaming record with blockbuster album

Drake smashed a streaming record Sunday as the Apple-backed Canadian rapper’s latest album scored the biggest debut on the US charts this year. The songs on “Views,” which came out on April 29, were...

Kanye makes history with streaming-majority number one

Rapper Kanye West made history on Sunday as the creator of the first album to reach number one in the United States mostly through streaming. The feat is the latest turn in a highly...

#Tech: In first, streaming the top money maker for music business

Streaming has become for the first time the top money-maker for the US recorded music business, but it has struggled to offset falling CD sales and downloads, industry data showed Tuesday. Releasing its 2015...

Entertainment

2 Jul, 2015

Prince pulls music from most online streaming services

Pop icon Prince has opened a new chapter in his fraught relationship with the Internet as he suddenly pulled his music from most streaming services. A message that appeared on sector-leader Spotify said that...

Entertainment / Technology

23 Jun, 2015

Apple does U-turn on paying royalties after criticism from Taylor Swift

Apple Inc reversed its policy and said it would now pay artists during free trials of its new Apple Music streaming service, after pop star Taylor Swift said she would hold back her latest...