Industry Updates

Instagram Live allows Saving streams to Camera Rolls 23 March 2017

One of the unique things about Instagram Live was that the live videos were always deleted once they were completed, unlike Facebook live or Periscope. The company has now announced the saving feature for broadcasters of live videos. Users will … Continue reading

Twitter will soon allow posting live-video streaming for media organisations 22 March 2017

According to a latest media report about Twitter, the social media giant will allow media firms to post live streaming videos directly into the service. Twitter will do so by opening up its application programming interface (API) for the media companies. Media … Continue reading

Video streaming app Fox+ to launch across Asia 17 March 2017

Fox has launched its video streaming platform Fox+ in the Philippines in this year, ahead of all other countries in Asia, and is now looking forward to launch in all other seven countries too. The new video streaming service will … Continue reading

Sky launches a new video streaming service – OnPrime TV 16 March 2017

Sky in collaboration with Cisco launches a new video streaming app for users in UK, Italy and Germany to access popular foreign language films, TV shows and news channels all at one place called OnPrime TV. The new OTT service includes various … Continue reading

Fox launches a new Video Streaming app – Fox Now 16 March 2017

Fox Networks launches a new version of its  Fox Now video streaming app that provides users the access to content from the Fox broadcast network, FX and National Geographic, with soon to be added Fox Sports content. The new app … Continue reading

iFlix launches SVOD Service in Myanmar and Vietnam 15 March 2017

IFLIX has launches its revolutionary subscription video on demand OTT service in Myanmar and Vietnam. The new service is available on the website (www.iflix.com) as well as to be downloaded on smartphones via app, and can be used for one … Continue reading

Netflix And Hulu to Arrive on Nintendo Switch 14 March 2017

The recently launched Nintendo Switch did not come with any video streaming service at the time of its launch. However, in a recent interview with The Washington Post Nitendo America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime stated that these services are on the horizon … Continue reading

Women’s lifestyle brand FabFitFun launches a new SVOD service – FabFitFunTV 10 March 2017

West Hollywood-based women’s lifestyle brand FabFitFun which is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Upfront Ventures, 500 Startups, Rachel Zoe Ventures, Simon Ventures, Draft Ventures, and more announced the launch of its new SVOD service FabFitFunTV. The OTT service will feature fitness content from fitness … Continue reading

Turner, Warner Bros launch Kids SVOD – Boomerang 10 March 2017

Time Warner subsidiary Warner Bros. and a new co-venture from Turner launches a new children’s cartoon hub SVOD service – Boomerang. The new OTT platform will be well-stocked with cartoons from the Warner Bros. catalog and will be available to subscribers … Continue reading

British Streaming Service BritBox launches in U.S. 09 March 2017

BBC Worldwide has announced the launch of its subscription based OTT service – BritBox into the U.S. The service offers a large collection of British television series for U.S. users, many for the first time, at a monthly subscription cost of … Continue reading