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The continuous transmission of audio or video data via an online network is called streaming. The streamed media are reproduced directly. Contrary to download, no local copy is created.

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April 19, 2024

Netflix adds 9.3 million new subscribers, beats expectations

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April 12, 2024
Youtuber Jimmy Donaldson alias MrBeast, a man with a beard in a white collared shirt, stands in front of a blue background with the Nickelodeon logo

Can Musk's X find success with video and streaming?

Can Musk's X find success with video and streaming?

With MrBeast posting a new video and Elon Musk testing livestreaming, can X compete with TikTok, YouTube and Twitch?
TechnologyJanuary 25, 202403:49 min
Actors Luciane Buchanan (left) and Gabriel Basso raise their hands while standing on a dock next to small boats in a scene from the series "The Night Agent."

Streaming: Netflix releases first viewing figures

Streaming: Netflix releases first viewing figures

Netflix wants to present viewing figures twice a year. In the first list, the series "The Night Agent" comes out on top.
MediaDecember 13, 2023
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Russia's erotic webcam streaming sites hit by Ukraine war

Russia's erotic webcam streaming sites hit by Ukraine war

Adult webcam livestreaming is popular in Russia, but the war in Ukraine has complicated things for cam girls and boys.
SocietyOctober 28, 2023
Giant bubbles of methane gas in the Baltic Sea, seen from the air

Nord Stream pipelines blasts: A maze of speculation

Nord Stream pipelines blasts: A maze of speculation

One year ago, a series of explosions destroyed a central element of Europe's energy infrastructure.
PoliticsSeptember 25, 2023
A protester in Frankfurt holds a placard calling for an embargo on Russian gas

EU gas supply: When Russia went into self-destruct mode

EU gas supply: When Russia went into self-destruct mode

A year ago, Russia stopped gas exports via the Nord Stream pipeline. The weaponization of gas has been worse for Moscow.
BusinessAugust 31, 2023
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A still from the Netflix original animation series titled "Supa Team 4," showing four Black women superheroes, ready for action.

Africa's animation industry goes global on Netflix, Disney

The release of Netflix original "Supa Team 4" is a taste of what's to come from Africa's animation industry.
CultureJuly 20, 2023
Nord Stream explosion (Graphics)

Who blew up Russia's Nord Stream pipeline?

Investigators around the world face challenging case: The attack on Russia's Nord Stream pipeline. Who did it?
PoliticsJuly 18, 202313:05 min
A worker turns a tap at a gas-compressor station

Germany grows nervous about a winter without gas

Winter could be quite cold without enough natural gas. But that is not just the fault of the Kremlin, says Henrik Böhme.
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Henrik Böhme
Commentary
BusinessJuly 15, 2022
Musiker Neil Young

Misinformation protest: Spotify acts on Neil Young's concern

The streaming giant is removing the singer's music after his demand not to be on the same platform as a star podcaster.
MusicJanuary 27, 2022
Fiber cables

Rural Germany to see faster fiber network rollout

Fiber-based broadband connectivity has arrived in German towns but rural areas still lag behind. That's about to change.
BusinessNovember 9, 2021
The Russian flag on top of the NATO flag

NATO-Russia rift is next level in Putin's escalation

Officially freezing relations with the alliance gives the Kremlin a chance to raise tensions on NATO's eastern flank.
Eggert Konstantin
Konstantin Eggert
Commentary
PoliticsOctober 19, 2021