SVOD Service ALTBalaji Launches on Android and iOS 07 March 2017
Balaji Telefilms’ video streaming service ALTBalaji has finally launched after a delay of seven months on iOS and Android devices. The apps were available in Beta for quite some time but have launched in full now. As the name suggests … Continue reading
Amazon launches Bollywood SVOD in the U.S. 07 March 2017
Amazon channels recently announced launching a new SVOD called Heera – a curated Bollywood (Indian movies and TV series) collection for the U.S. audience. The new service will be available for 7 days free trial and will be charged at $5 … Continue reading
HMV Digital China launches a video streaming platform 03 March 2017
Hong Kong’s largest music and DVD retailer HMV Digital China Group has launched an online bilingual video streaming platform – “Hmvod” in order to compete with Netflix and other video streaming services in Hong Kong. The new OTT service offers 1,500 films … Continue reading
VOD service Watcha Play plans to launch in Japan this Year 02 March 2017
According to a Yonhap news agency report, the South Korean OTT platform Watcha Play plans to launch its services in Japan this year. “We’re preparing for the Japanese launch of Watcha Play as early as this year. The time frame will be … Continue reading
YouTube to launch paid TV on-demand Service 02 March 2017
Targeting cord cutters, the Google owned video platform is now all set to take on the OTT platforms like Netflix and Hulu and launch a subscription video on demand service – YouTube TV offering a collection of on-demand TV channels. … Continue reading
DEN Networks launches Video Streaming Apps 02 March 2017
Cable and broadband operator DEN Networks launches a video streaming app DEN TV+ for its users on Android and iOS devices. A DEN subscriber will be able to access the app by entering the VC card number of the set-top box at … Continue reading
YouTube to ditch 30-second Unskippable Ads 22 February 2017
YouTube is reportedly all set to scrap its “unskippable” 30-second long advertisements on the platform. The Google-owned site confirms that it will now focus more on formats that work well for both users and advertisers, starting 2018. According to YouTube, most of … Continue reading
Fox Sports OTT service Watch AFL goes global 22 February 2017
Fox Sports’ OTT service Watch AFL that launched in early February is now available to be streamed across the globe. The OTT service brings Australian Football streaming to a world-wide audience across iOS and Android mobile devices, as well as on Chromecast and … Continue reading
ITV-backed SVOD service Curio to launch in Sweden and Norway 21 February 2017
The ITV backed factual SVOD service Curio is all set to launch in Sweden and Norway. The new service will be on the Com Hem platform in Sweden – the largest in the country, and in Norway it will be on … Continue reading
Twitter will double down live-streaming efforts 21 February 2017
Twitter’s chief financial officer Antony Noto has revealed that the company intends to double down its live-streaming efforts in 2017, after it had 5.1 million people watching Grammy’s on during awards show. Noto also stated that Twitter plans to do … Continue reading
