Over The Top (OTT)

AT&T to give free Apple TV or Fire TV 10 November 2016

AT&T to provide with free Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV for customers signing up for DirecTV Now video streaming service. According to AT&T customer support documents, any customer committing to sign-up for 3 months of paid AT&T and DirecTV services are … Continue reading

OTT service Icflix launches on Xbox One 28 October 2016

Middle East and North African over-the-top video streaming service Icflix is now available on Xbox One video game consoles. The service launches in the regions of Middle East and North America with a month’s free subscription. The service is then … Continue reading

Italy’s video advertising market to grow by 30% in 2016 28 October 2016

According to figures published by Interactive Advertising Bureau Italia, the OTT and VOD video advertising market in Italy is expected to grow above 30% by the end of this year, representing one fourth of the total online advertising. This compares … Continue reading

Rostelecom expands IPTV in Kamchatka 27 October 2016

The Russian telco Rosteleco, has expanded its IPTV offerings in the Kamchatka region. The number of channels have also been raised to 220 including 68 HDTV channels. Rostelcom has expanded this offering after its launch of the subsea fibre optical … Continue reading

Yaddo’s SVOD Documentary App Goes Live 27 October 2016

The BBC factual commissioner Nick Fraser has launched an app for iOS and Android platforms, named Yaddo, which will actually feature documentaries. Fraser said in an interview that the app is officially launched but its international roll-out will be staggered. … Continue reading

HBO to reach Spain with Over-the-Top 20 October 2016

HBO will launch its stand alone OTT service in Spain along with Pablo Sorrentino’s The Young Pope, within  the next few weeks. After expanding to the Nordic countries in 2012, HBO has been planning this move from a year long and finally … Continue reading

Valve with Steam enters 360 Video Streaming Service race. 18 October 2016

360 video is coming to Steam and it appears as if Valve are aiming excessive in phrases of the high-quality they’re aiming to supply to purchaser VR headsets. Nonetheless, after years of writing about so-referred to as groundbreaking 360 camera … Continue reading

Shazam adds Video to its music channels. 18 October 2016

On Friday Music Streaming App – Shazam announced its partnership with Vadio, a Music Video platform that will allow Shazam users in the world to stream specially curated music video channels directly in the app via Vadio-powered technology. “By incorporating … Continue reading

BizWireTV to launch Mobile and OTT TV Apps 29 August 2016

Business Wire’s video-news show is all set to launch its apps with mobile as well as over-the-top live streaming platforms including Apple TV, iOS and all Android platforms. The BizWireTV app will feature Business Wire’s top trending news stories, expanding their … Continue reading

Cable Companies in India are turning towards OTT 29 August 2016

India Ratings and Research states that traditional cable companies are slowly joining the growing OTT video-on-demand trend and planning to launch their own OTT platforms to gain this momentum. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the total broadband subscribers were … Continue reading