Microsoft is  announcing some significant improvements to the TV experience for Xbox One owners. Preview users will soon get access to a streaming TV feature on the Xbox One, allowing them to watch TV on a Windows, iOS, or Android phone or tablet using the SmartGlass app on a home network. But that feature might not be true right now in the U.S.

She reacts with some sadness about people apparently criticizing her online for not having many selfies with dad. Gees, people. The 25-year-old posted a message on Instagram saying she was taking time away from the account and chastised those who were "mining our accounts for photos of dad" and "judging me on the number of them."

Meet the woman whose site is the repository for billions of videos. Wojcicki talks about MCNs that threaten to leave, about YouTube's music plans, and (vaguely) its acquisition strategy. Also, she's going to be a mom for the fifth time.

Streaming video distribution platform Ooyala is being acquired Australian telco Telstra, which will invest $270 million to reach a 98%ownership stake in the company. It had owned 23%. Ooyala will be operated as a wholly owned subsidiary, and management will remain intact. 

Entertainment Weekly put together a list of where some of Robin Williams' best known work can be seen online.

Re/Code's Peter Kafka claims Disney wanted to buy BuzzFeed last year and almost had a deal. for north of $500 million. When BuzzFeed balked, Disney bought Maker instead, according to Kafka's sources.    

“The five most influential figures among Americans ages 13-18 are all YouTube faves, eclipsing mainstream celebs including Jennifer Lawrence and Seth Rogen,” Variety reports, citing research conducted on its own behalf. Top YouTube personalities include comedy dues Smosh and the Fine Bros., and Swedish videogamer Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, a.k.a., PewDiePie. 

With clear implications for video platforms and their ad partners, Microsoft Research is developing “hyperlapse” technology that essentially makes fast-forwarded video highly watchable. “The new project -- which the team says could soon become available as a Windows app -- takes your typical first-person video and then runs it through its algorithms to construct a new, smoother camera path,” TechCrunch reports. 

..as it broadens its horizons. It also divided its editorial staff into News, Life and Buzz. The moves happen as BuzzFeed takes in another $50 million infusion of capital

David Poltrack, the CBS research chief, notes that even at trendy cafes and society parties, the chat is now about TV, not art films or plays. Surveys back him up.