Industry Updates

Disney to launch its own Streaming media Box 11 January 2017

Disney is prepping to launch its own branded Disney Kids TV streaming box that will focus on family friendly entertainment. The new streaming box, which was demoed during CES last week, is due to be launched in 2017 costing some … Continue reading

India to get NBA Live Streams via Facebook 11 January 2017

The NBA will stream a regular season game via Facebook Live for the first time on January 2nd across India. Facebook streamed Sunday’s game when Sacramento Kings lost against the Golden State Warriors via league’s newly released “NBA Mobile View” feed, … Continue reading

PGA TOUR to Live Stream on Twitter in 2017 10 January 2017

Following a successful live streaming coverage collaboration during the 2016 FedExCup Playoffs, PGA TOUR has again announced that Twitter will be their exclusive global platform to distribute more than 70 hours of live competition coverage, on a free basis, across … Continue reading

Google Assistant to launch on Android TV 09 January 2017

Google is planning to launch its voice controlled Google assistance service to the Android TV devices as part of their new update to make streaming easy for smart TV users. Google announced in the CES show that the Assistance service … Continue reading

Netflix plans to go original in South Korea 09 January 2017

Global SVOD service Netflix has just commissioned its first original twelve-part series based on a popular web cartoon strip from South Korea, as part of its move to go local in the region. The video streaming service has invested in a series … Continue reading

Facebook launches Live Audio Streaming 06 January 2017

After announcing Live video streaming and 360-degree live video streaming, Facebook jumps onto launching offering a complete package of live streaming as live audio streaming. The company announces this feature as a response to the customer feedback on demanding live … Continue reading

Dish’s AirTV launches OTT & OTA service 05 January 2017

Dish subsidiary AirTV is said to launch its AirTV Player, a video streaming media box designed to combine OTT video with over-the-air television in a single unified interface. The new media streaming device is 4K enabled, WiFi-enabled Android box with … Continue reading

NFL games to Live Streaming on China’s Sina Weibo Network 04 January 2017

Sina Weibo, which is also called as China’s Twitter is going to host the next NFL games live broadcast including the Super Bowl. First time a sports league will live stream games on the service and Sina is also going … Continue reading

Hulu signs Disney Movie Deal for SVOD 02 January 2017

Hulu has signed a new multi year deal to be the exclusive streaming destination of dozens of movies from the Walt Disney library. Under this deal, a chunk of old Disney films will now be found only on Hulu, including … Continue reading

Twitter Launches Live 360-degree Video Streaming on Periscope 30 December 2016

Following Facebook, Twitter also allows live 360-degree video streaming on its Periscope platform, with an immediate effect. Users can already watch the first ever 360-degree video on Periscope, but only “select partners” will be able to stream 360 degrees at launch. On … Continue reading