Live Streaming Breaks Through, and Cable News Has Much to Fear – The New York Times

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Live Streaming Breaks Through, and Cable News Has Much to Fear

The Philando Castile shooting and its aftermath have catapulted services like Facebook Live and Periscope into the center of the news, challenging cable to adapt.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/technology/live-streaming-breaks-through-and-cable-news-has-much-to-fear.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

But as they say on cable, we’ve just gotten word of some breaking news — and it’s not pretty. If you’re watching on mute (which says something by itself, right?), you can consult this helpful Chyron: “Facebook to Swallow TV News, Just as It Has Everything Else.”