Subscription video-on-demand on the rise in MENA 19 July 2017
According to Digital TV Research, revenues from Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is estimated to reach US$ 1.23 billion by 2022 which is up from almost US$1 billion in 2016. It also estimates that … Continue reading
Hit series Game of Thrones season seven premiere breaks all HBO records 19 July 2017
The season 7 premiere of the hugely popular TV series Game of Thrones broke HBO records by garnering 16.1 million viewers across HBO, video-on-demand and streaming. 10.1 million viewers watched the opening episode of GOT surpassing HBO’s previous high of … Continue reading
Netflix breaks records as it hits the 100MN member milestone 19 July 2017
The Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) giant, Netflix now has a global subscriber base of 103.95 million, with non-US subscribers in majority. According to the Q2 stats released by Netflix, global net additions totalled a record 5.2 million compared to the forecasted … Continue reading
Axtel introduces streaming service 18 July 2017
Mexican telco Axtel is launching its OTT platform Axtel Play that provides access to subscription services HBO GO, FOX Premium and Crackle. Internet users need not subscribe to Axtel pay TV or other service to avail of the platform. HBO … Continue reading
IPTV on the rise in Latin America 18 July 2017
FTTH connections in LATAM account for one in 10 internet homes thereby improving accessibility to (over-the-top) OTT video platforms and IPTV. Fixed broadband connections reached 68.11 million by end of Q1 2017 according to research by Dataxis which is a … Continue reading
