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U Mobile adds new video streaming partners
U Mobile is now offering their customers unlimited video streaming 24 hours a day. The data will be free from their Video-Onz service for videos on Netflix, Facebook and Twitter.
Final days for Adobe Flash
The next version of Chrome, due out early next month, will automatically block non-visible Flash content, such as tracking and fingerprint cookies. Then, in December, Flash will be deprecated entirely, with exceptions for sites which only support Flash. All Flash functions will be replaced by HTML 5. It is now clear that the future definitely belongs to HTML 5. The days of Adobe Flash are certainly numbered.
Controversy-hit Rubber Boy tops YouTube charts in Malaysia
Google has revealed the list of Malaysia's most popular YouTube ads. The top spot goes to the controversy-hit Rubber Boy ad which had been the subject of plagiarism allegations.
More trouble for Google in Europe
Google is facing more investigations in Europe into its business practices. The European Commission has now added comparison shopping search services to its list of original complaints.
BitTorrent starting a TV service
Peer-to-peer protocol instead of a CDN
Going up against Amazon and YouTube
HOT on the heels of Amazon and YouTube, BitTorrent Inc., the company behind the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file sharing protocol, is planning to launch a live streaming TV service. There will be both free and paid options.
Google ups the app ante, embraces iOS
At Google’s annual I/O developer conference, the company announced new updates to its Universal App Campaigns and Firebase for mobile app developers.
Google ready to kill Flash
Chrome set to disable Flash by default
Exceptions will be made for some sites
Indonesia’s ‘online food network’ Kokiku TV eyes regional expansion
After having received undisclosed seed funding from Elixir Capital, Indonesia’s ‘online food network’ Kokiku TV is planning to expand its online video service to Vietnam and Thailand by next year.
Amazon ready to battle YouTube
Amazon Video Direct service open to all
Creators can rent, sell or share in ad revenue
There is now more competition for your eyeballs.
YouTube planning premium TV service
Premium TV service set to start in 2017
Giant media conglomerates yet to sign
ACCORDING to rumours swirling around the net, YouTube is set to launch a premium service titled 'Unplugged' that would offer subscribers a set of TV channels streamed over the internet.
