“Over the past few months, multiple content owners have told me that Amazon has been quietly asking them about licensing content for a live streaming service,” Dan Rayburn reports for Streaming Media.
“While none of the content owners want to go on record, or will discuss how far along Amazon is with their plans, other companies involved in the video ecosystem also confirm that Amazon is looking at potentially offering a live OTT video service of some kind,” Rayburn reports. “Amazon recently agreed to acquire Elemental Technologies, a company that offers a cloud-based platform for ingesting, encoding, protecting and packaging live linear streams.”
Rayburn reports, “It’s possible Amazon is simply looking at the economics of the business, which would involve them talking with content owners about costs.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: The war for the “TV” screen is hotting up.
SEE ALSO:
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By banning Apple TV and Chromecast, Amazon shows what it means to be a monopolist – October 2, 2015
Amazon to ban sale of Apple TV, other streaming devices – October 1, 2015
Apple TV and voice control: What Siri does that the others don’t – September 18, 2015
With the all-new Apple TV, Apple changes the game, yet again – September 14, 2015
What Apple got right in Apple TV’s user interface – and what needs work – September 11, 2015
New Apple TV has the potential to do for television what iPhone did for mobile phones – September 11, 2015
Apple preps to conquer living room with all-new Apple TV – September 11, 2015
Hands-on with the all-new Apple TV – September 10, 2015
Gruber: Apple TV will define how all TVs will work in a few years – September 10, 2015
MDN: wouldn’t that be: ” heating up “?
Now if only Apple was irresponsible enough to rarely make a profit. Imagine the cash they could be blowing on pointless R&D!
Spend away Amazon! (o_0)