Industry Updates

US VR revenues to reach $38 bn in 2026 07 November 2016

According to a recent research by Greenlight Insights, Virtual Reality will experience “very modest growth” in the coming two years but will eventually reach annual revenues of $38 billion in 2026. The research also stated that the VR hardware suh as VR cameras, … Continue reading

UK’s Netflix, Amazon Subs shun TV 07 November 2016

According to a recent study by Zuora and UK-based research house YouGov, some 43% of SVOD users (which amounts to about half of Netflix and Amazon Video subscribers) do not watch normal TV anymore. The study states that about 27% of the British … Continue reading

TV Viewing beats Smartphone and Desktop 04 November 2016

According to a recent research from the Video Advertising Bureau (VAB), TV viewing of the video streaming services beats viewing on smartphones nine to one. The research also found that desktop viewing also beats smartphones, seven to one. the research stated that … Continue reading

Facebook Q3 Revenues to Soar due to Streaming and Videos 04 November 2016

Over last few years, video views on Facebook has taken up huge. Facebook has been trying to promote both user generated as well as advertising videos to gain the traction of streaming and videos. Due to the huge popularity of … Continue reading

Chileans prefer SVOD binge-watching 03 November 2016

According to a Research from the Univeridad Católica de Chile (UC), more than half of Chileans said they sleep less due to binge-watching on VOD platforms. binge-watching on video streaming platforms is affecting people’s lives as a third of those surveyed said they’ve … Continue reading

VR Video Viewing to generate $8.2 bn by 2020 03 November 2016

According to a new research by Ovum, Virtual Reality Video viewing will generate $8.2 billion (€7.5 billion) revenues by 2020 and will make more money than VR video gaming. Since, millions of consumers have mobile headsets and spend good amount of … Continue reading

Video viewing on Mobile has doubled in the Last Year, in Africa 28 October 2016

According to a recent report from Sandvine, video requests on mobile networks in Africa has doubled in the last one year increasing from 8.6% to 18.1%. YouTube continues to be the tops video on demand app in both Asia-Pacific and the Middle … Continue reading

Global OTT devices and services market to grow at 20.6% CAGR amid 2016-2020 28 October 2016

According to a new report released by Research and Markets, the global OTT devices and services market to grow at a CAGR of 20.6% during the period 2016-2020. The report stated Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Hulu and Netflix to remain the … Continue reading

Canadians Shifting Away from Traditional TV: Survey 28 October 2016

According to a recent report by The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissions, canadians are consuming more audio and video content on digital media over internet connected devices. 20% of surveyed Canadians reported using music streaming services online, and 57% of Anglophones … Continue reading

Fifth of LatAm homes to pay for SVoD by 2021 28 October 2016

According to a recent study by Digital TV Research, every one in five Latin American TV household is set to sign up for a SVOD service in the coming five years. The forecast report covering over 18 LatAm countries, states … Continue reading