YouTube and Facebook, close competitors in the Live Streaming space 04 July 2017
According to research data from Magid, almost 50% of all online consumers in the U.S watch a live stream every week. Further, the research suggests, 48% watch live on Facebook and 44% watch live on YouTube. Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat … Continue reading
Blackpills launches in Spain 04 July 2017
Blackpills which is France’s media start-up focuses on mobile-ready, short video content for millennials has started in Spain. Apart from France, blackpills which is positioned as a disruptive media platform aimed at mobile consumers that consists of mostly millennials as … Continue reading
Young viewers are being lured back to TV by networks 03 July 2017
Streaming full episodes of new shows online or on apps before they are aired on TV is the step Discovery Communications and Time Warner’s Turner are taking to attract younger viewers. CBS Corp’s Showtime which is one of the premium … Continue reading
Charter exploring Skinny Streaming Television Service for Cord Cutters 03 July 2017
A new video streaming service for consumers that want a cheaper alternative compared to a traditional cable TV package is being tested by Cable provider Charter Communications. Spectrum Stream which belongs to Charter is being tested with a group of … Continue reading
Get all your facts about this sports-heavy streaming bundle-FuboTV 03 July 2017
FuboTV has been building on a service to be at par with Dish’s Sling TV, AT&T’s DirecTV Now and Sony’s PlayStation Vue even though it doesn’t have the name or recognition of these streaming bundles. For the last couple of … Continue reading
iHeartMedia strikes a deal to merge Audio into Layer3 TV Service 30 June 2017
iHeartMedia is all set to integrate its digital radio and on-demand streaming services into Layer3 TV’s television service, according to Billboard. iHeart is to be included as an app within Layer3’s “homepage environment” that will be added to its long … Continue reading
US VOD subscribers usage patterns – TDG Research 30 June 2017
According to TDG research, two thirds of adults in the US watch Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, however, their usage patterns vary greatly. pay-TV substituters that form a small number, spend 68% of their TV time watching SVOD which equates to … Continue reading
In four years, Bolívar TV set to reach 45,000 paid users 29 June 2017
Bolivar TV which is a popular OTT service that was introduced in May and which offers matches of the Bolivian soccer team aims to reach 5,000 paid users this year. It is expected to reach 45,000 in four years according … Continue reading
Tigo to launch Crackle in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television Network (SPTN) 29 June 2017
Millicom’s Tigo is about to launch its video-on-demand (VOD) service Crackle in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPT) Latin America. Crackle will be first included in Tigo and launched in Honduras. It will eventually be integrated into the offerings … Continue reading
Netflix, YouTube & Facebook are to be called on for registering OTT services in Thailand 29 June 2017
Over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services namely: Netflix, YouTube and Facebook need to register their over-the-top (OTT) streaming services with Thailand’s national communications regulator by 22 July failing which they could face potential advertising bans. About 24 digital terrestrial TV channels … Continue reading
