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Living
1 min read

YouTube was briefly down across the globe

Millions of users felt their hearts skipping a beat yesterday as YouTube experienced a major blackout. A glance at downdetector.com shows the problem was global and lasted for about an hour for some users. Reports started piling up on Twitter yesterday at…

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Fashion
1 min read

Pomelo launched in-app livestream shopping with Davika Hoorne

Pomelo has launched in-app shoppable Livestream starring famous Thai actress Davika Hoorne. The new service is based on its in-app Livestream technology rolled out last month. With the new shoppable functionality, Pomelo offers its customers “an engaging and…

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General
6 min read

Livestreaming in China on the boom during coronavirus crisis

Taobao Live, Alibaba Group’s live streaming platform, saw a sharp rise in brand activity this past month as merchants slowly resumed their operations and looked for ways to reach consumers in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. In early February, live…

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Research
5 min read

Live streaming becomes a growing livelihood in Vietnam

Broadcasting video games and selling goods using live-streaming is now a real profession in Vietnam, where a tech-savvy population lives and breathes social media. Pham Thanh Nam has been “shooting” people for a living for the last five years, not in real…

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Living
3 min read

Disney+ is removing content but not the way that Netflix does

Disney+ is certainly off to a great start. Back in November, 10 million subscribers signed up in the first 24 hours although some of those were Verizon customers taking advantage of a free year of service. Others might have signed up for a free seven-day…

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Living
2 min read

Here’s how to watch Apple’s first Music Awards winner show live

After issuing a plethora of new hardware this year, starting from new iPads and finishing with the AirPods Pro, Apple is reserving a stage today entirely for its new adventures in content and media. Multimedia. It took on cable and Netflix with the upcoming…

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Living
1 min read

Spotify brings its lightweight Stations app

Spotify users in the United States will have one more alternative app that will allow them to listen to their favorite radio station starting today. Suggestively named Stations, Spotify’s lightweight app was originally launched in Australia last year.…

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Telecom
1 min read

SKT to provide first 5G live TV sports broadcast

SK Telecom has revealed plans to offer the world’s first live TV sports broadcast using a 5G network for the SK Telecom Open 2019 golf tournament. The tournament, which will be held as part of the KPGA Korean Tour, will be live broadcast on JTBC’s dedicated…

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Telecom
1 min read

SKT to help broadcasters create 5G livestream system

SK Telecom has signed agreements with South Korea’s top three terrestrial broadcasters to develop new media solutions and business models based on 5G technology. The operator has signed memoranda of understanding with Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), Korean…

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Living
2 min read

Netflix removes key feature from its iOS app

AirPlay is a feature found on iOS and Mac devices that allows users to send audio, video, photographs, screenshots and more between Apple devices sharing a similar network. Using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, AirPlay will let a home with multiple HomePod speakers in…