Sales of Google’s Chromecast dongles have crossed Apple’s. The market share of the Google product is 35% while Apple’s share has fallen from 28% in 2014 to 20% in 2015. Roku and Amazon, the other popular streaming devices are at … Continue reading
Video streaming and OTT services are increasing in the middle east. At Cabsat in Dubai, Eric Ellenbogen, the co-head of International TV and DreamWorks Classics, DreamWorks Animation, said, ‘Audiences want what they want, when they want it and on whichever … Continue reading
AT&T’s new DIRECTV brand is going to be used for only online video content. 60% of its network traffic already comes from video – hence it is a logical step for the telecom giant to invest in a video streaming … Continue reading
OTT devices are on the rise. It is expected that the set top box market will cross $25 billion by 2022. Rise in set top boxes sales points to an increase in Pay TV offerings, and also indicates rise of … Continue reading
With a compounded annual growth rate of 8.3%, the global video on demand market pegged at nearly $50 billion is set to dominate the video industry. Major drive to VOD services is the desire to watch content as per convenience. … Continue reading
Around 15 minutes a day is consumed on SVOD services by users in Netherlands, an average of 5% of their daily total video consumption. This was revealed in the Dutch Consumer Video Behavior report by Telecompaper. This is for regular … Continue reading
A recent study by MoffettNathanson, a media research company, shows that Amercian viewers accessed TV 3% less in 2015. The biggest reason behind this is found out to be Netflix – the SVOD giant. Netflix had 4.4% and 6% of … Continue reading
Reputed media brands are looking to expand into the video streaming business. Sony, HBO, AT&T, Disney are reportedly looking to enter the space. There is a sizable market that includes cord cutters and also around 10-15 million homes that have … Continue reading
Bundles are a way to market in a more effective manner. Cable TV rose in the early 90s and many unwatched channels too were subscribed because of bundles. Now video streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and others are … Continue reading
An insight into the policies and regulations of the Asian OTT market was revealed at the 3rd annual OTT summit by CASBAA – the Association for digital multichannel TV, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery in Asia. It makes a … Continue reading