Growth, wealth, modernization drive FinTech innovation in the MENA region. The MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region has experienced the highest rate of population growth of any region in the world over the past 100 …

BT: “We don’t need Premier League rights”. February 2, 2018

The next round of auctions for the TV rights to live Premier League football open next week, but BT’s CEO Gavin Paterson has …

Pandora to Cut 5% of Workforce. Music streaming company plans to add jobs in Atlanta

Pandora Media Inc. will lay off 5% of its workforce as the internet radio company tries to rein in costs while investing in advertising technology and efforts to woo back listeners.

Shares, which have declined 63% over the past 12 months as the …

YouTube, Fox Sports Deals Paint Complex Future For Streaming Sports Rights. On Wednesday, two significant streaming deals were announced. One represented a major extension of the status quo, while the other painted a picture …

Spotify is testing a new app that’s just for listening to playlists. It’s called Stations, and Spotify says the free app is an experiment

Spotify has very quietly released a new standalone app for Android that’s exclusively dedicated to quick, easy playlist listening. The app is called Stations, and Spotify describes it as “the easiest way to listen to the music you …

AV1 Beats VP9 and HEVC on Quality, if You've Got Time, says Moscow State. AV1 Beats VP9 and HEVC on Quality, if You've Got Time, says Moscow State

Latest codec quality comparison study finds AV1 tops on quality, but far …

Ericsson sells Media Services to One Equity Partners. Ericsson says it will now focus on the development of Red Bee Media after announcing the sale of 51 per cent in its Media Solutions business to a …

Ex-Apple TV Execs Have Raised $46 Million for Live-Broadcasting Startup Caffeine. Two former Apple TV designers have raised a big bucket of venture-capital money to launch Caffeine: a startup looking to take on Amazon-owned Twitch …