As more consumers cut the cord and turn toward online viewing, the competition has started to heat up.
Spotify Throws Its Hat In The Ring
Comedy Central, ABC and ESPN are all planning to contribute to the company's library. For now, all of the videos appear to be short clips, but many see the firm eventually expanding its offerings to include full-length programs.
Price Wars
Established streaming services Netflix and Hulu LLC have found themselves in competition for the rights to particular shows. A recent battle over Fox's hit show "Empire" ended with Hulu outbidding Netflix and winning the exclusive rights to offer the show on its online streaming service.
Hulu's main focus has been building out its content library in an effort to offer customers a more robust array of programming.
Original Content
Amazon's series "Transparent" gained the company some notoriety when it won two Golden Globe awards.
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