How will merger affect traditional media?

YouTube is entering the virtual MVPD arena with the launch of YouTube TV later this year.

Google is taking another stab at bringing its operating platform to the television set with this week’s introduction of Android TV.

According to a report from Variety, BitTorrent is shutting down its BitTorrent Now video streaming service for content creators, as well as firing co-CEOs Robert Delmar and Jeremy Johnson and instituting a broader employee layoff

DirecTV Now appears to be on the recruiting path to bring in beta testers for its cloud DVR feature.

Billing it as “antenna TV for the mobile age,” Didja Inc. is testing a service in the Phoenix area that captures the over-the-air TV signals of select local broadcasters and streams them to web browsers as well as market-branded apps for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.

ABC, CBS and NBC have blocked full episodes of their shows from being accessed through Google TV’s browser since the product became available last month.