Freeview’s FV live TV streaming app sees a major update today with the addition of Chromecast to both the Android and iOS versions of its app. The addition of Chromecast puts a neat bow on Freeview’s live TV streaming functionality – you can finally put live TV on a TV …
Read More »YouTube finally launches their live streaming service
Finally, after months of speculation, Google has officially announced that they are entering the live streaming video arena. Services like Meerkat, followed by Twitter’s Periscope, popularised the category of mobile live streaming video. Following that Facebook announced their Facebook Live streaming service, which has now hit Australian shores. During this …
Read More »LG doesn’t have plans to bring 360° live streaming to the 360 Cam
There’s a lot happening in the 360° video space, with cameras on the market from 360Fly and Ricoh, and more coming soon from LG, Samsung, GoPro and more. While all of these cameras can take photos and record video in a full three hundred and sixty degrees, very few of …
Read More »YouTube Gaming updates bring a more immersive game streaming service – app still not available in Australia
YouTube Gaming, the new hotness for YouTube is getting some updates, with updates to their mobile streaming apps and website announced overnight on their blog. In their post, YouTube said that the service has become the most watched platform for gamers in which every month gamers watch more than 144 …
Read More »YouTube’s gaming app will soon be able to support game streaming from Android phones
Google has announced that its YouTube Gaming app will soon be able to support live game streaming from Android smartphones or tablets, giving users the ability to stream their games directly to YouTube without the need for any additional software downloads or requirements. This new feature will also let users …
Read More »Google wants YouTube to take on Twitch later this year
Google is preparing YouTube to take on Twitch later in 2015 year with a “YouTube Live” service, according to reports. The Daily Dot, citing those wonderful unnamed sources say that Google has assembled a team of up to 50 engineers with experience in the streaming sector to back and build …
Read More »Twitter has bought streaming video service Periscope
Twitter has been looking at ways of improving their video offerings for some time. The release of Vine has changed the way users send video, and this was enhanced by the ability to record video and share it with the release of Twitter video this year, but in tech it’s …
Read More »Aussie movie rental company EzyFlix lands Chromecast deal
With the Chromecast dongle only available in Australia for two weeks, video streaming service EzyFlix is the first local service to add Chromecast support to its iOS, Android and desktop apps. The updates, which have begun to roll out to users, make EzyFlix the first Australian service to support UltraViolet movie …
Read More »Report: Google looking to purchase Twitch
Reports are coming out from the Wall Street Journal and Variety that Google is looking to acquire live video-streaming service Twitch, and integrate it with its YouTube service. The reports, which seem to come from two sources close to the talks between both companies, indicate that the discussions are still …
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