Over The Top (OTT)

Amazon offering channels to viewers in addition to the streaming package 25 May 2017

Great news for Amazon Prime users. Users can add various channels to video streaming packages including Showtime. If you live in the US (not available in Canada yet) and you have Prime, to avail of the new channel options, users … Continue reading

Limelight eager to get its share of traffic in multi-CDN market 25 May 2017

Various CDN providers are used by OTT Platform providers as a way to improve global latency and service up-time. Video providers will allocate certain amounts of traffic to each CDN player in a multi-CDN approach. Rest of the traffic will … Continue reading

Spending rising sharply for OTT ad Revenues 25 May 2017

The traditional TV market is being outgrown by new advertising-supported OTT TV digital platforms. According to a new survey conducted by Tru Optik, the audience measurement and data management company focused on OTT, 62% of media-buying executives believe OTT ad … Continue reading

Malaysian OTT Service tonton to be offered by Singtel 25 May 2017

One of Malaysia’s top streaming services: Media Prima’s tonton, will be provided by Singtel on its video streaming app CAST. CAST’s Aneka Plus pack will include the OTT service. Available exclusively outside Malaysia for the first time, tonton on CAST … Continue reading

Insight TV wins IPTV Ultra HD distribution deal with Siminn in Iceland 24 May 2017

Insight TV which is a 4K adventure travel and extreme sports producer and broadcaster has garnered a major distribution deal with Reykjavik-based telco Siminn. Insight TV’s linear 4KTV channel has been introduced on UHD IPTV service. Siminn Sjónvarp provides Icelandic … Continue reading