Industry Updates

OTT users in Italy rise by 18% 11 October 2017

A recent study by the EY consultancy revealed that the number of Italians who use OTT services has reached 19.1 million in June 2017 as compared to 16.2 million in September 2016. That’s a growth of 18% in less than … Continue reading

Asia Pacific estimated to become the world’s largest SVOD market 11 October 2017

According to Digital TV Research, Video-on-demand (VOD) service subscribers in the Asia Pacific region are set to exceed the total registered in North America this year. It is estimated that the world subscriber count will reach 546 million by 2022. … Continue reading

OTT net additions outperform pay-TV in Spain 11 October 2017

According to a recently released IHS Markit report, it has been noted that OTT platforms have added more subscribers than pay-TV services, in Spain in 2016.   Figures suggest that 2016 saw over 500,000 net subscribers’ additions to OTT and … Continue reading

Spotify voice commands now work on any Google Assistant-supported device 11 October 2017

Google Inc. has announced that Google Assistant will now support Spotify voice commands in the coming few weeks. So, you can use your voice to control Spotify on any device that supports Google Assistant. The voice command feature is made … Continue reading

Live TV consumption dips big: Binging takes over 10 October 2017

According to Nielsen, viewers in the age group 18 to 49 years who watched prime-time television during premiere week fell to 25.5%, that’s down 8% from a year ago. Many viewers are still watching one TV episode live. Some are … Continue reading