Tech giants Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Netflix have teamed up to enhance online video quality. The new open-source project dubbed Alliance for Open Media is aimed at developing open…
Tag: Online Video
Amazon Prime Instant Video in UK gets HDR
Amazon has officially launched its High Dynamic Range service for Prime Instant Video in the UK providing subscribers access to its Original series in HDR at no extra cost. Amazon had launched…
Project Free TV shuts down with just a ‘Goodbye’ message
One of the most popular streaming video indexes in the world – Project Free TV – has closed down its operations without any prior warning with the website now displaying a simple…
Spotify planning to take on YouTube with new online video service: Report
New reports suggest Spotify is eyeing to make an entry into the world of online video. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Spotify in currently in talks with several digital media…
Internet will eat up all of UK’s power supply by 2035, experts warn
Experts in the UK have warned that the country’s growing demand for internet, driven by surge in online video consumption, could bring the Internet closer than ever to a “capacity crunch.” It…
Microsoft rolls out private YouTube like service ‘Office 365 Video’
Microsoft is rolling out a new service dubbed ‘Office 365 Video’ which will allow companies to upload and share video content with their entire organization on desktops and mobile devices. Office 365…
YouTube adds support for 15 more languages for navigation purpose
Popular video-sharing website YouTube has added support for 15 more navigation languages, bringing the total to 76, which covers the native tongues of 95 percent of internet users. “YouTube creators and viewers…
Facebook rolls out new video making app ‘Riff’
Facebook on Wednesday rolled out a new video-focused app dubbed ‘Riff’ which will let users create videos collaboratively. The free to download Riff app allows users to log into Facebook and record…
Google updates YouTube Android app with video trimming feature
Google has updated its YouTube app for Android devices to add support for video trimming feature. Using the new feature, users will now be able to trim videos before uploading them to…
YouTube to woo kids with new app ‘YouTube Kids’
YouTube on Thursday confirmed it will soon launch a new child-friendly version of the video streaming service dubbed ‘YouTube Kids’. The YouTube Kids App, which will be available on Google Play and…
Twitter rolls out kid-friendly Vine version
Twitter has rolled out a child friendly version of its short video clip sharing service dubbed Vine. The newly launched Vine version is targeted specifically at young children, in a bid to…
YouTube ditches Flash in favour of HTML5 as default player
YouTube on Tuesday announced it has replaced Flash in favor of HTML5 video player as the default player on Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 11, Safari 8, and beta versions of Firefox. The…
Video subscription service Vessel rolls out an invite-only beta for iOS, web
Premium video subscription service Vessel has reportedly rolled out a closed beta version of its service on Wednesday. What’s unique about Vessel is that videos posted to Vessel won’t be available anywhere…
Facebook bags online video startup QuickFire Networks
Facebook on Thursday announced it has acquired QuickFire Networks, a San Diego-based video processing and transcoding startup that specialises in delivering high-quality video at low bandwidth requirement. “Video is an essential part…
YouTube to get 360-degree video content support soon
Google has confirmed it will soon be adding 360-degree video content support to YouTube. The new feature will let You Tube users upload videos taken with the special 360-degree cameras that are…