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# Streaming

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# putin on the ritz
Could Frank Underwood be taking on Russia in House of Cards season 3?
A character in the brand new trailer looks very like a certain world leader.
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Jan 12th 2015, 9:38 AM
# Toy Show
How to watch the Late Late Toy Show from anywhere in the world
Including what to do if the RTÉ Player breaks down.
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Nov 27th 2014, 9:27 AM
# Islands in the stream
Blink 182's Tom DeLonge says streaming music is like 'killing elephants'
Streaming music is like ivory poaching, he says.
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Nov 25th 2014, 10:08 AM
# Game on
Watch out Spotify! YouTube makes its music service official
And Ireland is one of the first countries to get access to the beta version.
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Nov 12th 2014, 6:01 PM
# all systems go
YouTube takes its biggest step towards launching its own music service
The site has signed a deal with Merlin, the network which represents the licensing rights for 20,000 independent music labels.
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Nov 12th 2014, 9:38 AM
# Spotify
Spotify CEO defends free streaming after Taylor Swift removes music catalogue
Daniel Ek defended the company saying it paid out $2 billion in royalties since it started in 2008, half of which was generated in the last twelve months.
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Nov 11th 2014, 4:07 PM
# swifties
Taylor Swift yanked all her albums from Spotify and the world is going slightly crazy about it
Here’s why.
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Nov 3rd 2014, 7:44 PM
# Streaming
Turns out 81 million people 'experienced' the new U2 album*
*That’s those people who played or streamed it through iTunes, iTunes Radio and Beats Music globally.
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Oct 10th 2014, 10:38 AM
# does he have to?
Adam Sandler is producing four exclusive movies for Netflix
“Netflix rhymes with Wet Chicks”.
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Oct 2nd 2014, 10:31 AM
# spoil yourself
Netflix are purposely spoiling some of the biggest twists in movies and television
He was dead all along.
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Sep 22nd 2014, 10:09 PM
# Dispute
Indie music labels call in the big guns in their fight with YouTube
The independent music association IMPALA is asking the European Commission to intervene in a dispute over the terms over YouTube’s upcoming music streaming service.
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Jun 27th 2014, 11:15 AM
# Streaming
Here's why indie artists are against YouTube's new music service
Terms concerning the rates paid to artists and the inability to release songs or videos exclusively to another platform are the main reasons behind the dispute.
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Jun 24th 2014, 4:20 PM
# no access
YouTube plans to block artists who don't sign up for its paid music service
The move is part of YouTube’s plans to launch a paid subscription service, which will allow users to watch videos or listen to music without ads, and offline.
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Jun 17th 2014, 5:33 PM
# pirate bounty
Remember Megavideo? Its founder is offering €3.7mn for dirt on the US Government
Kim Dotcom is being prosecuted by US authorities for piracy but is fighting extradition from New Zealand.
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Jun 9th 2014, 11:06 AM
# Streaming
Twitter considers buying Spotify and Pandora to help boost user growth
The company was said to be in talks with SoundCloud recently about a possible acquisition, but fell through because of concerns over copyright problems.
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Jun 5th 2014, 1:52 PM
# Growth
Spotify hits 40 million users, but only 10 million pay for the service
Spotify updated its figures to show its active users grew by 16 million since March 2013.
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May 21st 2014, 2:12 PM
# let the games begin
YouTube close to securing $1 billion deal for video game streaming site Twitch
The live streaming video game site is said to have agreed a $1 billion deal with Google and is currently discussing details of the deal.
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May 19th 2014, 10:46 AM
# yes we cam
9 of the most interesting public webcams around the world
Transport yourself around the world in just one click.
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May 11th 2014, 9:30 AM
# Streaming
Netflix considers raising prices for new customers after strong start to the year
The increase for new customers, expected to take place sometime before July, will help Netflix invest more in original internet programming similar to its hit political drama, House of Cards.
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Apr 22nd 2014, 9:07 AM
# all-in-one
Amazon announces Fire TV, its set-top streaming box and gaming device
Amazon Fire TV will allow users to watch shows on Instant Video and Netflix and will include games like Minecraft, The Walking Dead and NBA2K14.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 5:24 PM
# TV Wars
Sony is working on original TV shows for the Playstation 4
The company plans to offer original TV content through its Playstation Network service.
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Mar 20th 2014, 11:08 AM
# Irish Abroad
Another sad product of emigration, funerals can now be streamed online
The business hopes to offer a practical solution to Irish people that have emigrated who can’t return home.
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Mar 19th 2014, 6:11 PM
# Under Pressure
Apple puts pressure on record labels for more iTunes exclusives
The company wants record labels to make albums and songs available on iTunes exclusively as it competes against Spotify and Pandora.
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Mar 11th 2014, 10:36 AM
# dozing off
Netflix engineers experiment with sleep tracking feature
The feature, created as part of Netflix’s hack day, would pause a TV show or film if you’ve fallen asleep.
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Feb 28th 2014, 2:05 PM
# Negotiations
Amazon could be planning to launch its own music streaming service
The eCommerce giant is said to be in talks with record labels about launching a music streaming service on its site.
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Feb 28th 2014, 9:19 AM
# web streaming
Amazon preparing to launch its own TV box service for March
It’s rumoured that the company will roll out the Android-powered device in March.
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Feb 21st 2014, 3:35 PM
# staying in
Turns out a lot of people binge-watched House of Cards last weekend
A new study found that between 5 – 15 per cent of Netflix’s 44 million subscribers sampled at least one episode from the show last weekend.
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Feb 21st 2014, 2:08 PM
# Royalties
YouTube reveals it paid out over $1 billion to the music industry
The streaming site revealed the figure after being criticised for not paying artists enough for their work.
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Feb 3rd 2014, 1:08 PM
# Streaming
Netflix finishes the year strong as total membership grows to 44 million
The streaming service, which is planning a major expansion across Europe this year, sees 93 per cent of its members pay for it.
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Jan 22nd 2014, 10:40 PM
# merch
Spotify allowing artists to sell merchandise on site
The feature allows Irish artists to sell their own merchandise and highlight concert listings on the site.
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Jan 20th 2014, 10:58 AM
# Music
Spotify introduces unlimited streaming for web users
The announcement comes days after Beats music announced its own music streaming service will arrive at the end of the month.
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Jan 16th 2014, 11:36 AM
# All access
Sony announces game-streaming service Playstation Now
The service will allow Sony users to stream and play old Playstation games on their PS4, PS3, PS Vita, Bravia TVs, smartphones, and tablets.
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Jan 7th 2014, 6:44 PM
# music profile
Soundwave hits 750,000 downloads as it adds YouTube music update
The Irish-based music app now allows users to sync songs they listen to on YouTube onto their profiles.
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Dec 10th 2013, 9:41 AM
# Streaming
YouTube delays music streaming service until early 2014
YouTube music streaming service is now expected to arrive early next year.
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Dec 4th 2013, 1:03 PM
# On Demand
Netflix gives its TV app a major makeover
Large images and easier navigation are some of the updates rolled out today.
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Nov 13th 2013, 2:41 PM
# Streaming
Netflix users in Ireland saw a rise in streaming speeds last month
Data from the online streaming service shows that, next to Mexico, Ireland has the lowest streaming speed.
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Jul 22nd 2013, 4:39 PM
# Streaming
Eircom pulls the plug on MusicHub
Eircom says the music streaming and download service is “not a core business activity”.
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Jul 2nd 2013, 9:45 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Could you live without your TV?
A survey today has revealed that just 5 per cent of people don’t have one, so could you live without yours?
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May 15th 2013, 10:11 AM
# Love/Hate
Love/Hate to air on American online video service HULU
RTÉ has announced that the hit drama will be now available to audiences in the United States.
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Dec 10th 2012, 8:34 PM
# Netflix
Netflix faces US penalty for CEO Facebook comments
Hastings posted a comments that said customers were spending around a billion hours per month watching Netflix
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Dec 7th 2012, 3:49 PM
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