Industry Updates

Sony expands Live Streaming to PCs 01 September 2016

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is all set to expand its Ultra-branded 4K VOD service to connected PCs taking it beyond TV, starting early 2017. Sony is also planning to add an option to rent movies for up to 48 hours. The service … Continue reading

“It’s Me” The Live Streaming App Launches in Korea 01 September 2016

Specifically designed for sharing videos, the live video streaming platform “It’s Me” launches in Korea for iOS and Android platforms on 16th Aug ’16. The app is more of a social media platform allowing people to share interesting live video stories from … Continue reading

Movistar launches Football Streaming Platform in Peru 01 September 2016

Movistar is all set to stream every single game of the Peruvian national football team heading towards the Russian 2018 World Cup on its new football streaming platform. The company has also announced providing live access of games without any mobile … Continue reading

20th Century Fox launches OTT App in Mexico 31 August 2016

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in partnership with Samsung and Mexican OTT provider Cinépolis KLIC announced the launch of a Video streaming Platform named “Los Estrenos del Momento”, which will feature on demand videos and movie releases information. The VOD service is … Continue reading

Kinetic IPTV by Windstream reaches North Carolina 31 August 2016

Windstream has recently announced the expansion of its “kinetic” IPTV services to North Carolina. The expansion will take Windstream’s IPTV and VOD services to 50,000 homes in North Carolina, across different parts of 13 communities. The pricing for company’s gigabit service alone … Continue reading

Google to soon launch a VR Platform – Daydream 31 August 2016

According to a Bloomberg report, Google is all set to launch its virtual reality platform Daydream in the coming weeks. The company is spending huge in virtual reality films and programs as part of plan to prepare content for debuting service. Google … Continue reading

Frontier readies launches IPTV in Rochester, NY, challenges Charter’s monopoly 30 August 2016

Frontier Communications plans to launch its Vantage TV VOD service in Rochester, New York, by the end of this year. This launch by Frontier lays a new challenge for Charter Communications, which was leading the market for quite some time … Continue reading

BizWireTV to launch Mobile and OTT TV Apps 29 August 2016

Business Wire’s video-news show is all set to launch its apps with mobile as well as over-the-top live streaming platforms including Apple TV, iOS and all Android platforms. The BizWireTV app will feature Business Wire’s top trending news stories, expanding their … Continue reading

Amazon Prime Video Gains as SVOD momentum builds 25 August 2016

A recent Digital consumer survey highlights the growing base of transactional digital video consumers and digital media adaptor owners, together with the shift from traditional TV to OTT and VOD platforms. The study showcases the overlap between Netflix and other leading SVOD … Continue reading

Periscope to be ingested as Core Service in Twitter – Says Michael Fisher 25 August 2016

According to an interview given to Digit by Michael Fisher, the Senior Director of Business Development at Twitter, stated that Twitter has massive plans to jump fully fledged into the world of live streaming. He said Twitter is slowly integrating with … Continue reading