Industry Updates

Catch-up TV Revenues at €105m in 2016 in France 28 March 2017

The Ad generated revenues from catch-up TV rose from €90 million in 2015 to €105 million in 2016. The number of videos viewed increased by 27.1 percent to €6.5 billion according to an annual replay TV survey by CNC. October 2016 set … Continue reading

North America Pay-TV subs to fall by 10 million 2012-2022 28 March 2017

According to a Digital TV Research, the US and Canadian Pay TV markets are set to headwinds as the industry is hit by subscribers dropping services and a rise in on-pay homes. The research stated that Pay TV subs in North … Continue reading

Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube in bidding war for streaming rights of Thursday night NFL 28 March 2017

After Twitter won the fight of streaming Thursday night NFL games last year, Amazon, Facebook and YouTube are all in the race of bidding for these rights this year. Last season twitter paid $10 million to secure the rights, was able to sell … Continue reading

SPI/FILMBOX offers SVOD and STB service in Hungary 27 March 2017

After a period of exploring in America’s, SPI/FILMBOX now launches a subscription OTT platform named MoziKlub along with a  set-top box (STB) service called Filmbox OnDemand in association with Hungary’s largest telco Magyar Telekom. Filmbox OnDemand will have a custom selection of … Continue reading

Thailand’s biggest telco AIS launches a VOD service 27 March 2017

Advanced Info Service (AIS) became the first ever mobile operator to commercially launch a video streaming platform in Thailand. AIS does this with an aim to heat up TV sector’s battle with over-the-top (OTT) platform providers. The new OTT platform … Continue reading