1
: the act, the process, or an instance of streaming data (see stream entry 2 sense transitive 3) or of accessing data that is being streamed
… among the hundreds whose presentations are freely available for streaming on the conference website.—
Joanne McNeil
Joanne McNeilStreaming is preferable for sites that feature live broadcasts (e.g. live speeches and keynote addresses), in which case downloading files is not an option.—Neo Mai and Ken Neo T. K.
Neo Mai and Ken Neo T. K.2
: an act or instance of flowing
specifically
: cyclosis
3
British
: tracking sense 1
: relating to or being the transfer of data (such as audio or video material) in a continuous stream especially for immediate processing or playback
Examples of streaming in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAlex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2024
The company, meanwhile, has lost massive amounts of money on its streaming service, Paramount+.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
YouTube subscriber bases are hitting critical mass with TV, its cable-plus television streaming service, now at 8 million users, and Music and Premium boasting over 100 million (including trial users).
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
Lewis gives the example of streaming services, which create their own websites and apps to access the internet and reach the consumer.
—Betty Lin-Fisher and Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
The track rises overall metric-wise, jumping from outside the top 100 to No. 8 for radio, while climbing 15-4 for streaming (11,059,001 streams) and 8-3 for video (2,157,523 views) this week.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
The competition will be aired by national broadcasters in participating nations, on streaming service Peacock in the United States and on the Eurovision YouTube channel.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune Europe, 24 Apr. 2024
The airline also offers the streaming service Peacock, and live television in the seat back monitor for free as well.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2024
Eventually, the song was pulled from streaming, and the labels have put protections in place to prevent the commercial retailing of AI vocals.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg.com, 7 Feb. 2024
But by doing so, and matching the streaming residual terms obtained by the WGA, the AMPTP helps DGA leadership make the case to its members that they were not disadvantaged by refusing to strike.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
Last year also saw screenwriters’ and actors’ guilds in North America engage in prolonged strikes and stoppages in order to secure, among other things, residual payments (or a ‘streaming participation bonus’) for their work when it is shown on streaming platforms.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
Per a November 2023 report published by the European Audiovisual Observatory, the U.K. and Spain have emerged as dominant hot spots, with each welcoming 39 streaming fiction titles in 2022.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
As streaming growth slowed after the pandemic, media companies consolidated through mergers such as HBO Max with Discovery Plus, and Paramount Plus with Showtime.
—Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
The joint streaming rights between Disney+ and Max is the product of an unusual deal signed last year that allows Max to share streaming windows with Disney+ and Hulu for half the studio’s titles through the 2022 release year.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 15 May 2023
Dangerous: The Double Album, released a month before the slur video was released by TMZ, clocked in at 30 tracks — a streaming-age bonanza that helped his already-lofty chart positions.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2023
The agreement provided for two types of content: long-form episodes over 20 minutes that first appear on a non-streaming platform and episodes from seasons 24 to 26 that do not fall into the first category.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
Noun
Paramount includes the famed Paramount film studio and lot, as well as CBS, the Paramount+ streaming service, and the former Viacom cable channels, like MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2024
The company, meanwhile, has lost massive amounts of money on its streaming service, Paramount+.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
YouTube subscriber bases are hitting critical mass with TV, its cable-plus television streaming service, now at 8 million users, and Music and Premium boasting over 100 million (including trial users).
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
Lewis gives the example of streaming services, which create their own websites and apps to access the internet and reach the consumer.
—Betty Lin-Fisher and Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
The track rises overall metric-wise, jumping from outside the top 100 to No. 8 for radio, while climbing 15-4 for streaming (11,059,001 streams) and 8-3 for video (2,157,523 views) this week.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
The competition will be aired by national broadcasters in participating nations, on streaming service Peacock in the United States and on the Eurovision YouTube channel.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune Europe, 24 Apr. 2024
The airline also offers the streaming service Peacock, and live television in the seat back monitor for free as well.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2024
Eventually, the song was pulled from streaming, and the labels have put protections in place to prevent the commercial retailing of AI vocals.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Traditional media companies have hesitated to offer their highly valuable sports properties outside of the cable bundle, which has made streaming sports particularly challenging.
—Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg.com, 7 Feb. 2024
But by doing so, and matching the streaming residual terms obtained by the WGA, the AMPTP helps DGA leadership make the case to its members that they were not disadvantaged by refusing to strike.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
Last year also saw screenwriters’ and actors’ guilds in North America engage in prolonged strikes and stoppages in order to secure, among other things, residual payments (or a ‘streaming participation bonus’) for their work when it is shown on streaming platforms.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
Per a November 2023 report published by the European Audiovisual Observatory, the U.K. and Spain have emerged as dominant hot spots, with each welcoming 39 streaming fiction titles in 2022.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
As streaming growth slowed after the pandemic, media companies consolidated through mergers such as HBO Max with Discovery Plus, and Paramount Plus with Showtime.
—Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
The joint streaming rights between Disney+ and Max is the product of an unusual deal signed last year that allows Max to share streaming windows with Disney+ and Hulu for half the studio’s titles through the 2022 release year.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 15 May 2023
Dangerous: The Double Album, released a month before the slur video was released by TMZ, clocked in at 30 tracks — a streaming-age bonanza that helped his already-lofty chart positions.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2023
The agreement provided for two types of content: long-form episodes over 20 minutes that first appear on a non-streaming platform and episodes from seasons 24 to 26 that do not fall into the first category.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
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“Streaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streaming. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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