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Seeso was an over-the-top subscription streaming service owned by Comcast through NBCUniversal, [1] [2] launched on January 7, 2016, and closed on November 8, 2017. It provided comedy content such as original and broadcast television shows.
YouTube TV is an American subscription over-the-top streaming television service operated by YouTube, a subsidiary of Google, which in turn is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., who announced YouTube TV on February 28, 2017. [2]
In February 2017, live streaming was introduced to the official YouTube mobile app. Live streaming via mobile was initially restricted to users with at least 10,000 subscribers, [67] but as of mid-2017 it has been reduced to 100 subscribers. [68] Live streams support HDR, can be up to 4K resolution at 60 fps, and also support 360° video. [49] [69]
In selected countries where the service is not yet available, individual episodes can also be purchased through YouTube or Google TV. [36] Access to YouTube Originals is also included in YouTube's separate streaming television service YouTube TV, but a YouTube Premium subscription is still required for the service's other benefits. [37]
During that period, YouTube entered disputes with other tech companies. For over a year, in 2018 and 2019, no YouTube app was available for Amazon Fire products. [88] In 2020, Roku removed the YouTube TV app from its streaming store after the two companies were unable to reach an agreement. [89]
Microsoft introduces streaming feature in Windows Media Player 6.4. It introduces the ASF file format, which allows storage of multiple video and audio tracks inside a single file. It also introduces Windows Media streaming protocols that support switching streams during broadcast.
Since December 2016, YouTube started rolling out a progress bar at thumbnails' bottom edge, indicating the watch progress of previously watched videos, starting with the iOS app. [187] Live streaming from the mobile app was rolled out in early 2017, initially only available to channels with at least 10,000 subscribers. [188]
The executive team of Blip.tv was included in the acquisition. [11] After the acquisition, some user agreement terms were changed, including new requirements that content must be demonstrated to be part of a series and of high quality. [citation needed] Facebook commenting was added around the same time. [citation needed]