Over The Top (OTT)

Virtual Service Providers providing OTT content changing the US video landscape 29 June 2017

According to market research firm Kagan, streamed bundles, online subscription services, self-aggregation and over-the-air delivery play extremely prominent roles in the US video landscape. Some stats from the research firm on the US video industry: Traditional multichannel subscriptions in the … Continue reading

Youtube hits 1.5 billion people each month 28 June 2017

YouTube has a record 1.5 billion logged in viewers every single month. That is roughly equal to one in every five people around the world. On an average, viewers spend over an hour a day watching YouTube only on mobile … Continue reading

One third of all EU TV, VOD services are focused on foreign markets 28 June 2017

According to a research from the European Audiovisual Observatory, an increasing number of audiovisual media services from the European Union are looking to expand to foreign markets. The aim of this report is to focus on providing an overview of … Continue reading

Growth of USD 7.50 billion for Video Streaming Software Market by 2022 28 June 2017

Video-as-a-Service (VaaS) in enterprise is getting increasing traction because of the lower cost of ownership, significant growth of online videos and the growing need for on-demand streaming which are the driving forces for the video streaming market. Video streaming software … Continue reading

Streaming TV apps and skinny bundles – latest data 27 June 2017

According to comScore an increasing number of households that are outside of the U.S are streaming TV and entertainment content on an average of 49 hours each month. Half of Americans have resorted to cord-cutting and many are including OTT … Continue reading

More than 2M subscribers for Sling TV – comScore 27 June 2017

Sling TV which controls the major chunk of subscribers and can currently boast of more than 2 million users According to ComScore, Sling TV, AT&T’s DirecTV Now and Sony’s PlayStation Vue have about 3.1 million users amongst them. DirecTV currently … Continue reading

Mexican stores to resume selling Roku 27 June 2017

The ban on selling Roku online streaming devices in Mexico has been temporarily lifted. Roku’s streaming devices were not available in stores due to the Mexican City Court banning Roku sales, however, now the ban has been suspended temporarily for … Continue reading

OTT revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa expected to reach US$640MN by 2022 27 June 2017

According to Digital TV Research, In Sub-Saharan Africa, over-the-top (OTT) movies and TV content revenues are expected to hit US$640 million by 2022 Over-the-top (OTT) movies and TV content revenues will reach US$640 million in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2022. South … Continue reading

Fox TV to replicate YouTube’s 6 second ad model 23 June 2017

Unskippable 6 second ads like the format adopted by YouTube are to be followed by the Fox Networks Group.The ads will first be seen on Fox’s video streaming apps and gradually on linear TV, according to Variety. For the first time, … Continue reading

Pay TV subscriber base takes a blow with YouTube, Netflix and IPTV subscriptions increasing 23 June 2017

The attraction of TV streaming services is the main reason cited by the Malta Communications Authority for a rise in faster broadband subscriptions. The pay TV sector held by telcos GO and Melita has witnessed its subscriber base shrinking by … Continue reading