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• Mobile Video Game Live Streaming Platform Mobcrush Lands $20 Million Funding Round
• Live Platform Live.me Launches Store For In-Stream Shopping

  Live.me has launched a store where its users can buy the merchandise peddled by the live platform's biggest broadcasting stars.

  
• Microsoft’s Xbox Acquires Twitch Competitor

  Microsoft's Xbox division has acquired Beam, a video game live streaming service that is looking to compete with Amazon's Twitch.

  
• ESPN Will Use MLB’s Streaming Technology To Build Subscription Video Service

  Disney has invested $1 billion in the MLB unit in charge of the league's streaming media player. It will use that tech for a new ESPN-branded service.

  
• Study: Viewers Feel Streaming Series Are Of Higher Quality Than Those On Cable And Broadcast
• Twitch Chows Down With New “Social Eating” Category
• Music Industry’s Streaming Revenue Eclipses Download Revenue, But Celebration Is Muted
• Fandango To Launch On-Demand Film And Television Platform Called FandangoNOW
• Amazon Members Spent Eight Times More Time Watching Originals Over The Last Few Months
• Vimeo Offers 4K Streaming, Premieres Bianca Del Rio Comedy Special
• Hulu Picks Up Exclusive Streaming Rights For ‘Inside Amy Schumer,’ Other Viacom Shows
• Lionsgate, Tribeca’s ‘Shortlist’ Streaming Service Brings Acclaimed Movies To Subscribers