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Samsung shuts down its streaming video service after just one year
So many video streaming services, so little time. Samsung's Milk Video appears to be finding it a tough crowd to break into and has announced on the app's Google Play listing that it'll be shuttering the service come November 20 -- which should have been the app's first birthday. Until then, the app will continue to offer up the likes of movie trailers, live music shows and content made by the likes of College Humor and Buzzfeed. If that sounds an awful lot like Youtube, then you can probably see the issue. Samsung maintains that its Milk music service will continue to run for the time being -- which is a completely different fight.
Samsung's streaming video service comes to US Galaxy phones today
Over eight months after releasing Milk, its own take on streaming music, Samsung's unleashing an online video service in the US called Milk Video. Just as its music service seemed to take on competitors like Spotify and Rdio, its movie counterpart is similar to options such as YouTube and Vimeo, with a few differences here and there. Much of the free app's content comes from partnerships like Funny or Die, Vevo, The Onion and CollegeHumor, and the list of videos is curated by Samsung and placed into category-specific feeds, such as tech, comedy and music; you can also set up your own personal feed that's comprised of stuff you and your friends like. There's also a social aspect, in which you can follow brands, users and groups and see which videos they repost, and you'll be able to share your favorites on Twitter or Facebook.
![If its CES press conference is any indication, Samsung is playing it safe in 2015. As you might expect, 4K is the phrase on just about every executive’s lips. [Image: Ethan Miller/Getty Images]](https://s.yimg.com/cv/apiv2/engadget/streamItem_default.png)
