Over The Top (OTT)

OTTs fuel video streaming in India 08 February 2016

Video streaming distribution in India is taking up a significant market. Broadcasters are now eyeing OTT as a means to reach the end consumer directly. Most content providers have banked on YouTube to gain popularity before moving on to their … Continue reading

81% of American homes use VOD/DVR 08 February 2016

The Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has published a report which shows that almost 81% of American households have VOD/DVR or use a SVOD service like Netflix, Amazon or Hulu. These numbers have been steadily growing over the past 2 years. The … Continue reading

OTT services are modernizing ad industry in Asia Pacific 05 February 2016

Asia Pacific is being fueled by IPTV, Direct to Home and OTT services. A report from video delivery provider, Edgeware, says that by 2018, this region will become the 2nd largest in the OTT sVoD market. There is a drive … Continue reading

VoD more prevalent on weekends and mobile 04 February 2016

A recent extract from the Arqiva’s Millennials Research Project shows the consumer viewing patterns across platforms. It has been observed that on weekdays, people prefer to watch TV. This is when they follow a rather organized routine, and often TV is … Continue reading

VoD and OTT in India 03 February 2016

Netflix’s entry makes a mark in the Indian OTT space. VoD consumption is high on mobile devices in the country, even when mobile data charges are high. The sVoD services are arguably more expensive than traditional services currently, which has … Continue reading

Pay-TV has to include OTT services on their platform 03 February 2016

OTT services like Netflix, NOW TV, BBC iPlayer, etc are becoming increasingly popular in the recent years. Traditional linear TV is facing heat from new connected devices that offer on-demand video streaming at all times. Pay TV is one of the … Continue reading

Roku expands by developing a hybrid Pay-TV platform 03 February 2016

Roku is ready to launch a hybrid set-top box that promises to deliver traditional linear TV content alongside its video streaming services from a single device. The new box will be first available with Sky. It will be consequently available … Continue reading

Video on demand forces Pay-TV prices down 03 February 2016

According to a report from the Teligen division of Strategy Analytics, named ‘Pay-TV prices in OECD countries, November 2015’, prices of pay-TV providers are seeing a considerable change. The report, which compares over 1700 pay-TV schemes of 31 countries, shows … Continue reading

BBC and British Telecom team up for the future of broadcasting 02 February 2016

BBC has tied up with British Telecom to provide new age video broadcasting services. The deal includes all broadcasting channels, local radio stations, and BBC’s channel partners. The new network will carry data, audio, video streaming, and even fixed landline … Continue reading

GoPro & Periscope join hands for live video streaming 02 February 2016

Periscope (owned by twitter) has teamed up with GoPro to provide video streaming on the go. Available only on iOS, this promises users to broadcast their live GoPro video content in real time. For this, the GoPro Wifi model needs … Continue reading