AP Sources: YouTube to offer online movie rentals

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) is set to make a mark in Hollywood. Its founder Jack Ma is planning a visit to the US in order to meet with various studios and strike an online-content deal, reported Bloomberg.

Another big company is throwing itself into the original video content space. 

Sources TechCrunch has been in touch with report Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is in talks to acquire Periscope – a live streaming app that allows users to start a live video at any time and broadcast it to the people they follow or are having an online meeting with.

According to reports that surfaced on Sunday, Google Inc. (GOOG) is looking to acquire live-game video streaming site, Twitch, to integrate it with its online video streaming service Youtube. However, the development has not yet been confirmed as official sources from both companies refrained from commenting on the news.

TORONTO — Canadians who would like to own the films they’ve just seen at the theatre will soon have a chance to double-up at the box-office, as part of an agreement between Cineplex Inc. (TSX:CGX) and several major Hollywood studios. The country’s largest theatre chain is about the launch SuperTicket, a hybrid of both a movie admission and a digital download of the same film. Here’s how it works:

Welcome to the games, Target.

We're streaming more music and video than ever before. A whopping 70% of North American internet traffic in peak evening hours comes from streaming video and audio sites like Netflix and YouTube, according to new research from broadband services company Sandvine. Five years ago, that so-called "real-time entertainment" content represented only 35% percent of prime-time usage.