Industry Updates

86% Video-On-Demand Subs Happy with their Choice 21 October 2016

According to a new survey by ReportLinker, consumers are embracing video on demand services bu choosing services like Netflix and Amazon Prime over TV. The study states that 86% of these subscribers are happy with the content and services provided by … Continue reading

China to account for half of Asia-Pacific’s 157 Mn VOD subscribers by 2021 20 October 2016

According to Digital TV Research, The video on demand services in Asia-Pacific is expected to have 157.78 million paying viewers by 2021, half of which is located in China. VOD subscribers in China are expected to reach from 41.68 million in 2015 … Continue reading

15% French Broadband Users have SVOD 19 October 2016

According to a recent study by Médiamétrie, 15% of french broadband users subscribe to VOD services. This percentage accounts to the growth of 25% from eight months ago. The study also found out that half of these subscribers say they use … Continue reading

Amazon, Twitter & Facebook are after IPL Media Rights 19 October 2016

Thanks to the decreasing data rates, online videos are getting popular in India. The The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the invites to tenders for India’s most viewed cricket league – the Indian Premier League (IPL)’s … Continue reading

Viewing eSports Cannibalises Traditional Sports Viewing 19 October 2016

According to a new research, majority of american football fans (56%) are above the age of 35, whereas eSports fans (73%) are below 35. eSports are more popular among male millennials. In fact 22% of these millennials watch regular eSports, placing it … Continue reading

Facebook rolls out ability for Video Streaming to Apple TV & Google Chromecast 18 October 2016

Facebook has been regularly updating its video & live streaming services and on Thursday released a new update where Facebook users can stream videos from Facebook to TV through devices like Apple TV and Google Chromecast. The update is currently … Continue reading

4 million HDR TVs to be shipped this year 14 October 2016

According to a recent IHS Markit study, High Dynamic Range (HDR) TV units to be shipped in numbers are 4 million and this is expected to grow at more than 30 million by 2020. The research predicted that almost all of the 112 … Continue reading

Rising OTT Penetration Piles Pressure on Mobile Network Operators 14 October 2016

The ability of accessing OTT content anywhere anytime accounts for major growth in the video streaming industry. Researches stated that mobile video traffic account to half of total in 2015 and will reach 75% by 2020. The mobile consumption of … Continue reading

Research states VR uptake in UK will be Slow 14 October 2016

According to a recent study by Strategy Analytics, VR uptake in the UK is going to be a ‘slow burn’ this year, amounting to only 3% of Brits owning VR headsets. The research stated that 92% of the VR hardware sales … Continue reading

Multiple Streaming Service Subscription Raises 50% in 3 Years 14 October 2016

According to a new research in the video streaming industry, 16% of SVOD population in US holds multiple streaming service subscription, up from 10% three years ago. The research found out that the ‘self-bundlers’ to subscriber to different services such … Continue reading