Digital streaming platforms are online services that deliver audio‑visual content over the internet via on‑demand and live streams, typically using subscription or ad‑supported business models. Research in this area examines competition among major services, shifts from broadcast and cable television to streaming, and the economics of subscriber growth, churn, and advertising. It also addresses platform governance, regulatory frameworks for content and privacy, and the broader transformation of media consumption, content creation, and distribution infrastructures such as content delivery networks.
Business
Two milestones revealed this week illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media world—one fueled by the habits of young people and the other by their elders.
Jul 16, 2025
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Internet
Debates about regulating Canadian content for streaming media platforms are ongoing, and key issues include revising the definition of Canadian content for audio and visual cultural productions and whether big streaming companies ...
Jun 12, 2025
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Business
Warner Bros. Discovery will calve off cable operations from its streaming service, creating two independent companies as the number of people "cutting the cord" brings with it a sustained upheaval in the entertainment industry.
Jun 9, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
In the last several years, YouTube has become an increasingly formidable competitor to streaming services and entertainment studios, providing videos from amateur and professional creators, as well as livestreaming major ...
May 26, 2025
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Business
ESPN said Tuesday that its new all-encompassing streaming service will take on a familiar name—ESPN—and launch in September at an initial price of $29.99 per month.
May 13, 2025
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Business
Amazon on Monday said its Prime Video streaming service with ads reaches more than 130 million U.S. customers monthly on average, an increase of 15 million people from 2024.
May 12, 2025
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Business
Live and on-demand video constituted an estimated 66% of global internet traffic by volume in 2022, and the top 10 days for internet traffic in 2024 coincided with live streaming events such as the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson ...
May 5, 2025
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Internet
YouTube on Wednesday celebrated more than 20 billion videos being uploaded to the platform since the first clip debuted two decades ago.
Apr 24, 2025
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Business
Netflix fared better than analysts anticipated during the first three months of the year, signaling the world's largest video streaming service is still thriving as President Donald Trump's policies cast a pall on the economy.
Apr 18, 2025
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Business
The US music industry passed 100 million paid streaming subscriptions for the first time in 2024, according to the latest report from the Recording Industry Association of America released Tuesday.
Mar 19, 2025
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