Streaming Entertainment

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  Netflix Now Lets You Play Games Like Tetris And Pictionary On Your TV. Here's How

  Netflix is launching group-friendly video games on TVs for the first time, letting users play on the big screen using their phones as controllers.

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  Hotstar Tops OTT Video Streaming List in India, Netflix Ranked Fifth: Counterpoint [Update]

  According to the Counterpoint Research report, Hotstar is reigning the online video streaming market with 75 million subscribers, followed by Voot that has 15 million subscribers and Prime Video with 11 million.

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  Ed Sheeran's Shape of You Becomes Most Streamed Song on Spotify

  Shape of You came out in January as one of the first songs on Sheeran's chart-topping album Divide.

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  Spotify's Head of Original Video and Podcasts, Tom Calderone, Departs

  Spotify is parting ways with Tom Calderone after the music-streaming company's initial round of programs failed to catch on with audiences.

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  YouTube TV Expands to 14 New Markets in the US, Coming to 17 More Soon

  YouTube is broadening access to live TV streaming as younger viewers increasingly watch shows online.

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  SoundCloud Gets New Funding as CEO Steps Aside

  SoundCloud founder and former CEO Alexander Ljung has agreed to step aside to become chairman of the board.

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  Netflix Says in Discussions With Disney Over Marvel, Star Wars Films

  Disney announced on Tuesday that it was pulling new Disney and Pixar films from Netflix starting with its new releases in 2019.

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  Disney's Streaming Push Seen Paying Off in the Long Run

  The strength of Disney's content is expected to help it pull through in the long run.

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  Disney to Quit Netflix, Start Its Own Streaming Services for Movies and Live Sports

  The Disney service will be available in "multiple markets" outside the US as well, taking advantage of Disney's global name recognition.

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  Amazon Prime Video Signs Exclusive Deal With Salman Khan for Film Rights

  Salman Khan has signed an exclusive deal with Amazon Prime Video giving them the worldwide streaming rights to all his future titles, starting with "Tubelight".

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  Amazon Prime Video App for Apple TV Will Reportedly Be Announced at WWDC

  As part of the reported deal, Amazon would resume selling the Apple TV streaming player on its e-commerce properties.

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  Pandora Explores Sale After Securing $150 Million

  The recorded music industry has seen two years of solid growth thanks to the boom in streaming but Pandora has struggled to gain traction.

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  Spotify Ensures Independent Artists Are on Board With Fresh Deal

  Spotify said on Thursday it has renewed a nine-year-old licensing deal with independent digital agency Merlin.

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  Netflix Pledges to Finish Last Orson Welles Movie

  The Other Side of the Wind, a satire of Hollywood, tells of the last days of a legendary director as he struggles to forge his last great comeback as a major filmmaker.

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  Facebook Signs Soccer Live-Streaming Deal With MLS, Univision

  The MLS will also produce 40 "Matchday Live" shows, including highlights and analysis, exclusive to Facebook.