Netflix promises no third-party ads will be coming to its service anytime soon

A report has surfaced the Netflix was planning on adding pre- and post-roll ads to its original shows. Thankfully, the company is quick to deny the possibility. According to a Netflix spokesperson, third-party ads won’t be coming to their platform. The company said that what it’s done for a while now is tease Netflix originals with short trailers after finishing watching a show. Some members of the service are seeing limited test run of these teasers. But that doesn’t automatically dictate that the service will implement it.

Source: BGR + Gizmodo

Mozilla develops open-source streaming dongle

Mozilla is set to take on Chromecast and Roku with an open source version of a streaming dongle. GigaOM got to play around with the unnamed Firefox OS-powered device. It looks like it carries a lot of the capabilities of its competitors but it will be more open for tinkering by developers. Mozilla hasn’t said when they plan on releasing this device but we will wait for its arrival.

Netflix for Android supports your binge watching with new update

Watching Netflix on your Android device before wasn’t conducive for binge-watching sessions. Now, Netflix wants to support your habits with a new “post-play” feature. After each TV show episode, the app will now automatically queue up the next episode on your smartphone or tablet and start playback after 15 seconds, unless you pause or stop the app that is. Tablet users have the additional feature of getting three movie recommendations after finishing one flick.

According to Netflix, post-play will make its way to Chromecast in the coming months. However, for Android phones, tablets, and Amazon Kindle Fire devices running Android 4.0 or greater, you can download the app from Google Play now.

Yahoo and Live Nation to livestream concerts every day for a year

Yahoo and concert ticketing business Live Nation want you to turn to the site for streaming live concerts. The two companies finalized their partnership on Thursday to have Yahoo stream a live concert every day for one year. Yahoo also intends to keep around 1,200 of the live song recordings so users can stream these clips “months and months” after the show airs.

They did not announce what acts we’d expect to catch but Yahoo marketing chief Kathy Saviit said it will compose the “world’s hottest bands and musicians.” We should be hearing more details about this new partnership soon.

Source: The Verge