Over The Top (OTT)

Mobile data estimates for video streaming 18 May 2016

Video streaming is probably the highest data consuming activity for most people. Audio streaming comes in second. According to AT&T’s online data calculator, 30 hours of music a month would consume 850 MB of internet. While video streaming in standard … Continue reading

DVDs dying due to video streaming services 18 May 2016

According to research by Strategy Analytics, DVD rental and buying market is falling in the UK. DVDs were 75% of the home video market in 2011. It has dropped to 40% today and is expected to come down to 13% … Continue reading

BBC to compete with Netflix with new video streaming service ‘Britflix’ 17 May 2016

The BBC is reportedly developing a video streaming service. It will rival Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service has a working title now – ‘Britflix’. The UK government recently published proposals on BBC’s future in a white paper. It includes … Continue reading

Periscope brings in Drone & GoPro live streaming swap 12 May 2016

Live streaming service Periscope is making the save function official. Reports indicate that it will now automatically save all live streams, and this can be permanently saved on the user’s Twitter timeline. Broadcasts can be set to delete after 24 hours … Continue reading

Live streaming apps highly popular in China 12 May 2016

Live streaming apps have started a new reality show industry in China. Real users generating live video streaming content that is edgy and caters to the young modern lifestyle is in demand. On top of the list in the country … Continue reading

Middle East and Africa a hot market for SVOD 11 May 2016

According to the latest Digital TV Research forecast, the SVOD market in the Middle East and Africa is expected to grow ten times by 2021, from $124M in 2015 to $257M. Turkey is expected to maintain the top slot. From 2.79M … Continue reading

Video on demand services – a key differentiator for smartphone sales 10 May 2016

Video on demand and other exclusive services are becoming a sales differentiator for smartphones. Samsung has tied up with VOD operator VuClip to provide exclusive access to its content on their devices. Micromax, another leading handset maker in India has … Continue reading

Large screen TV is the most preferred device to watch content 10 May 2016

According to a study by Hub Research, television is still preferred by many over other devices to watch shows. Between the ages of 16-64 having a broadband connection, it was revealed that TV was accessed for at least 5 hours … Continue reading

Pay TV Downgrades Linked To OTT 09 May 2016

According to a study by The Diffusion Group, viewers who are looking to downgrade their Pay TV packages, spend less than 25% of their viewing time on video streaming. It is expected that many streaming video viewers will cut down … Continue reading

Sports based OTT subscribed in 16% of US households 09 May 2016

According to Parks Associates, one in 6 US broadband using households subscribe to an OTT sports video service. Most widely subscribed is NFL Game Pass (6%), followed by WWE Network and Baseball service MLB.TV at 4%. “For sports content owners, … Continue reading