Over The Top (OTT)

Young and old audience viewing habits – Ofcom Research 12 July 2017

According to the latest research by Ofcom into public service broadcasting (PSB), there is an increasing divide between viewing habits of the youngest and oldest audiences. The research suggests that viewers aged 65 and above watched an average of 5 … Continue reading

Twitter enters into the live streaming world in Argentina 12 July 2017

Collaborating with Argentina’s National Basketball League, Twitter is entering the realm of live streaming in Argentina by live streaming the La Liga Championship matches between San Lorenzo and Regatas basketball teams. This is the first live streaming deal for Twitter … Continue reading

Piracy on the rise with the ongoing transition to OTT Services 12 July 2017

As per Time Warner’s quarterly earnings report in early May, investors took a blow with a 2% drop in TV network ad sales for Time Warner’s Turner division and video head counts from multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) during Q1. … Continue reading

Telenor: Netflix accounts for 22% of broadband traffic 10 July 2017

Telenor which is a Norway-based telco has unveiled that Netflix accounts for 22% of all traffic on its broadband network. 70% of broadband network traffic overall was attributed to video. Also, the fact that Netflix recently took over YouTube and … Continue reading

Spotify researching on voice dictation and commands driven driving mode 10 July 2017

Spotify is conducting tests on a driving mode that hopes to make listening on the go safer. The mode is launched by clicking a little car icon on the bottom left of the normal Spotify song UI. A little intro … Continue reading