54% of Singaporeans watch OTT video services 28 July 2016
More than half (54%) of consumers in Singapore have watched over-the-top (OTT) video services, especially YouTube and social networks, according to a new study which also found children and millennials to be the most avid viewers. The Media Development Authority … Continue reading
Poor USA homes use free to air TV, OTT video accelerating 26 July 2016
GfK’s 2016 Ownership and Trend Report shows 17% of US TV homes relying on broadcast only delivery up 2% from last year with another 6% using just OTT video from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, or YouTube who do not have … Continue reading
European markets offer a favourable environment for OTT adoption 26 July 2016
With TV penetration to reach 73% of households in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and 69% in Western Europe (WE) by 2020, European markets have seen a high proliferation of connected devices, greater volume of online video catalogues and increasing … Continue reading
TV, Internet take further ad-share from traditional media in Spain 25 July 2016
According to Arce Media’s i2p report, the general advertising market grew by 3.8% compared to the same period in 2015, reaching investments of over €2.1 billion. Notably free-to-air (FTA) and pay-TV took just over half (53%) of the ad outlay with just TV taking … Continue reading
Brazil’s creators demand VOD regulation 25 July 2016
ANCINE, Brazil’s national cinema agency, is about to start looking into the regulation of video on demand services. While other Latin American institutions are still debating whether VOD and over-the-top (OTT) platforms should be regulated, Brazil seems to be heading … Continue reading
Singapore MDA Safeguards Over-The-Top Content Services Offering 22 July 2016
Singapore’s Media Development Authority has relaxed its rules to allow ‘R21’ rated TV series such as “Game of Thrones” and movies such as “Pulp Fiction” or “Fifty Shades of Grey” to be shown on online video streaming services. The new … Continue reading
OTT wakes up in Eastern Europe 21 July 2016
OTT TV and video revenues in 18 East European countries are set to reach $1,976 million in 2021. This, according to a new report from Digital TV Research, will be up from only $26 million in 2010 and $454 million … Continue reading
OTT TV and Video Revenues to Hit Around $65 Billion by 2021 19 July 2016
Global OTT TV and video revenues for 100 countries will reach $64.78 billion in 2021, according to Digital TV Research. That’s an incredible increase from $4.47 billion in 2010 and $29.41 billion in 2015, according to the research firm. From … Continue reading
Limelight says OTT services are surging in popularity 19 July 2016
According to its latest State of Online Video report, 38.4 percent of those surveyed subscribe to 1 service, 18.8 percent subscribe to 2, and over 10 percent subscribe to 3 or more. Only 31.2 percent don’t have any OTT subscriptions. … Continue reading
17% of U.S. homes now access only OTT programming 19 July 2016
According to data from GfK’s 2016 Ownership and Trend Report, 17 percent of U.S. homes now access Video on Demand Services only, up from 15 percent last year. Additionally, 6 percent of homes use streaming services exclusively, up from 4 … Continue reading
