Surprisingly, older users of Snapchat are growing, but they're there to watch, not to participate.

By using voice remote, an X1 user will be able to access YouTube just like a cable channel or browse through YouTube content alongside other On Demand movies and programs.

Facebook posted three updates to its video monetization schemes, including one that allows from interruptions of live video.

The man who cofounded the YouTube multichannel network AwesomenessTV, and saw its quick success lead to bigger and bigger valuations, Is leaving.

The more streaming service competition there is, the lower Netflix has to reach. "Santa Clarita Diet" is a vivid example. The service is doing a little bit of a balancing act, adding low-brow programs wrapped in higher-browed trappings - the presence of Drew Barrymore, a popular real-live movie star.

Viant has produced a smart, easy-to-understand primer to Automatic Content Recognition that lets marketers track consumer viewing habits and preferences.

Near the end of January, Facebook made a short statement to try to discourage short videos. It said: "Longer videos that people spend time watching may see a slight increase in distribution on Facebook - so people who find longer videos engaging may be able to discover more of them in News Feed."

It will "focus instead on formats that work well for both users and advertisers." Presumably, those winning formats include the six-second unskippable bumper ad.

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This is the year the major networks and studios will embrace streaming services, in part, by dictating what they'll look like.