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In its 2015-16 slate, unveiled Sunday ahead of Monday’s upfronts, NBC is devoting only a single hour to sitcoms this fall: 8-9 p.m. Fridays, as the network continues to struggle with its comedy brand.Instead, the network—which should win its second consecutive season in adults 18-49 (though without the Super Bowl, the win would likely go to Read More …
In the nine weeks since Meerkat launched, 37 developers have built companion experiences to the livestreaming apps on its unofficial, private API, including stream discovery, automatic uploads of streams to YouTube, and audience analytics tools. Now, Meerkat is legitimizing those developers by launching an official developer platform and APIs that it promises to never take away. Read More …
Apple and Roku might be eschewing 4K hardware for now, but Comcast is moving forward with its support for the format. The cable and telecom giant today announced it would ship the new 4K-capable Xi4 box later this year, allowing more of its subscriber base to enjoy the company’s “Xfinity in UHD” catalog of 4K Read More …
On Tuesday, a filing with the Federal Communications Commission revealed that Netflix was urging regulators to reject the AT&T-DirecTV transaction as it is currently proposed. The company argued that a combined AT&T and DirecTV would have the ability and incentive to use its heft to harm online video distributors like Netflix to protect its core Read More …
Comcast, targeting a category made popular by the recent debuts of Meerkat and Twitter’s Periscope app, has entered the mobile live streaming sector with Xfinity Share, an app that lets X1 subs send live video streams, recorded video, and digital photos to the TV as well as to other smartphones. Source: Comcast Lets X1 Subs Read More …