Apple’s iTunes losing out to Comcast, Amazon and other such services 17 July 2017
According to the Wall Street Journal that cited data from various source, over the last five years, Apple’s iTunes store sales for movie and TV show rentals has steadily declined and the U.S market share has fallen from over 50% … Continue reading
Flow to possibly integrate multiple OTTs into a single platform 13 July 2017
Flow’s main features and the possibility of integrating OTT services were points highlighted by Gonzalo Hita, COO of Cablevisión, Argentina’s largest pay TV operator. He also mentioned how Flow is intending to integrate OTTs following the example of the successful … Continue reading
Crackle introduced on Tigo in Guatemala and Costa Rica 13 July 2017
SVOD Service Crackle will be launched in Guatemala and Costa Rica as part of the agreement with Tigo as was announced by Sony Pictures Television Networks Latin America. This will give access to subscribers of Tigo’s digital platform in Guatemala … Continue reading
Half of US households watch OTT on TV 13 July 2017
As per the latest research findings from market research and consulting company Parks Associates, more than 50% of US broadband households watch Internet video on a television screen. The following are the highlights of findings of the research: 88% of … Continue reading
Waipu.tv signs more than 260,000 households for its IPTV Service 13 July 2017
Ever since its launch 9 months ago, more than 50,000 households have opted for Germany based Waipu.tv’s paid packages. As per a survey conducted by Waipu, more than half a million people have already subscribed to the service taking into … Continue reading
Young and old audience viewing habits – Ofcom Research 12 July 2017
According to the latest research by Ofcom into public service broadcasting (PSB), there is an increasing divide between viewing habits of the youngest and oldest audiences. The research suggests that viewers aged 65 and above watched an average of 5 … Continue reading
Twitter enters into the live streaming world in Argentina 12 July 2017
Collaborating with Argentina’s National Basketball League, Twitter is entering the realm of live streaming in Argentina by live streaming the La Liga Championship matches between San Lorenzo and Regatas basketball teams. This is the first live streaming deal for Twitter … Continue reading
Piracy on the rise with the ongoing transition to OTT Services 12 July 2017
As per Time Warner’s quarterly earnings report in early May, investors took a blow with a 2% drop in TV network ad sales for Time Warner’s Turner division and video head counts from multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) during Q1. … Continue reading
European OTT / VOD Providers broaden their subscriber base 10 July 2017
The European over-the-top (OTT) / Video-on-Demand (VOD) services market is booming in terms of financial investments, new features and service launches. There are 450+ unique video on demand service providers in the region. Around EUR150 million was invested in 2016 … Continue reading
OTT players in Argentina to be taxed 10 July 2017
OTT players in Argentina including Netflix and Spotify will be taxed. Argentina’s Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP) plans to tax OTT services through credit card companies. Alberto Abad, head of AFIP stated in a press conference in Cordoba that … Continue reading
