Industry Updates

PlayStation Vue increases it’s base subscription price to $40 14 July 2017

Sony has increased the base subscription price of PlayStation Vue to $40 a month. It has been marketing a $30-a-month as A “Slim” package in most parts of the world except in markets where the base tier was $40-a-month “Access” … Continue reading

Twitter enters into the live streaming world in Argentina 12 July 2017

Collaborating with Argentina’s National Basketball League, Twitter is entering the realm of live streaming in Argentina by live streaming the La Liga Championship matches between San Lorenzo and Regatas basketball teams. This is the first live streaming deal for Twitter … Continue reading

Piracy on the rise with the ongoing transition to OTT Services 12 July 2017

As per Time Warner’s quarterly earnings report in early May, investors took a blow with a 2% drop in TV network ad sales for Time Warner’s Turner division and video head counts from multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) during Q1. … Continue reading

Cord Cutters lean towards Netflix 07 July 2017

As reported by ComScore in April, the most popular streaming platform among cord cutters is Netflix with 75% of over-the-top enabled households subscribing to the SVOD service. As per the new data from ComScore, although Netflix is still the king … Continue reading

Unlimited video streaming that won’t consume data to be offered by Three 07 July 2017

Three will be the first mobile operator in the UK to allow users to stream video on mobile phones across its network without any data cost. With its Go Binge plan that will enable unlimited music streaming and video streaming … Continue reading

Australian OTT service Stan increasing its pricing 06 July 2017

The Australian OTT platform Stan, has followed suit with its competitor Netflix and increased its subscription prices and also added a new tier to its pricing structure. As part of the increase, Stan has raised its Standard Plan by 20% … Continue reading

Blackpills launches in Spain 04 July 2017

Blackpills which is France’s media start-up focuses on mobile-ready, short video content for millennials has started in Spain. Apart from France, blackpills which is positioned as a disruptive media platform aimed at mobile consumers that consists of mostly millennials as … Continue reading

Young viewers are being lured back to TV by networks 03 July 2017

Streaming full episodes of new shows online or on apps before they are aired on TV is the step Discovery Communications and Time Warner’s Turner are taking to attract younger viewers. CBS Corp’s Showtime which is one of the premium … Continue reading

Charter exploring Skinny Streaming Television Service for Cord Cutters 03 July 2017

A new video streaming service for consumers that want a cheaper alternative compared to a traditional cable TV package is being tested by Cable provider Charter Communications. Spectrum Stream which belongs to Charter is being tested with a group of … Continue reading

Get all your facts about this sports-heavy streaming bundle-FuboTV 03 July 2017

FuboTV has been building on a service to be at par with Dish’s Sling TV, AT&T’s DirecTV Now and Sony’s PlayStation Vue even though it doesn’t have the name or recognition of these streaming bundles. For the last couple of … Continue reading