Over The Top (OTT)

Cord cutting increasingly a trend – IBB Consulting survey 23 June 2017

People are increasingly watching random videos on a 6-month-old baby swimming, pets doing funny things, how to style your hair videos. This kind of viewing has changed the way content is consumed significantly. That era when people were bound to … Continue reading

Streaming series captures a share of traditional television 22 June 2017

Web-based TV channels (streaming) represented 9% of their tracked episodes from June 2016 to June 2017, a rise of 5% for the 2015-2016 season. Data from online TV guide TVmaze, suggests that Netflix consists of the highest number of viewers … Continue reading

Smart TVs the top way to stream Netflix: Futuresource 22 June 2017

Smart TVs are the preferred way for customers to access content provided by a video streaming service as revealed by FutureSource Consulting.According to a Futuresource senior market analyst, Jack Wetherill, smart TV was the leader in six markets that it … Continue reading

YouTube and BBC – most preferred video apps on UK smartphones 22 June 2017

According to a research carried out for mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse, amongst the wide variety of apps used by UK consumers for watching video on their smartphones, YouTube and BBC iPlayer are the most preferred apps. About 68% of UK … Continue reading

Viewer loyalty impacted by video streaming quality 22 June 2017

The quality of video resolution and playback affects viewer’s involvement with and loyalty to OTT video streaming services according to a new research from Akamai Technologies. These findings emphasize how important it is to offer consistent, high-quality video for any … Continue reading