Meta launches Instagram's text-based Threads app on the App Store and Google Play in 100+ countries; users log in via Instagram and can follow the same accounts
As Twitter has become even less-filtered … Michael Muchmore / PCMag : Hands On With Instagram Threads: Does Meta's Twitter Killer Deliver? John Palmer / Cryptopolitan : Meta's Threads Promises Decentr...
NBC says Peacock will launch on July 15 and have a free tier with limited programming and two premium tiers, at $4.99/month with ads and $9.99/month with no ads
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NBC says Peacock will launch on July 15 and have a free tier with limited programming and two premium tiers, at $4.99/month with ads and $9.99/month with no ads
Comcast is introducing three different subscription tiers — NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock …
NBC officially launches NBC News Now, a free streaming news service with 8 hours of programming every weekday, expects to have it running 24/7 by 2020
The service, which doesn't require cable service authentication, is intended to go round-the-clock by next year.
Google and NBC to make 10+ multi-episode VR productions to run alongside NBC's core programming; users can watch on YouTube or in VR on Cardboard, Daydream View
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Amazon Fire TV adds support for voice commands on third-party apps, including Hulu, NBC, Bravo, Showtime, Sony PlayStation Vue, and CBS All Access
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Source: Snapchat redesign coming Dec. 4, app will still open to camera, all friend-based comms move to left, all crowdsourced, partner, celeb stories to right
the new ‘endless feed’ sounds interesting... http://www.businessinsider.com/ ... tip @Techmeme Alex Heath / @alexeheath : But it also sounds like it's going to put celebs and verified accounts on the...
Inside NBC's Olympic live streaming operation, which required a remote support staff of 1,100+ in Stamford, Connecticut
Lauren Goode / The Verge : Tweets: @sportstvratings Tweets: Sports TV Ratings / @sportstvratings : “The audience is moving to streaming faster than the money” via @LaurenGoode http://www.theverge.com...
Olympics in VR: NBC to Present 85 Hours of Virtual-Reality Content on Samsung Devices
NBC is leaning into virtual reality — the hot tech flavor of the moment — with plans to pump out some 85 hours of VR programming for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
T-Mobile adds NBC, Spotify, Google Play Music, Tidal, other streaming services to Binge On
Customers of T-Mobile can now stream more than 80 video services without chewing up their cellular data. — by , Lance Whitney — T-Mobile is bent on retaining subscribers and winning …