Industry Updates

China to have 500mn mobile video streaming viewers by 2020 22 February 2017

The number of mobile video streaming viewers will reach 500 million mark in China, generating a market of some $13 billion by 2020. This growth will also put China as the world leader in live streaming market. China had some 770 … Continue reading

South Korean IPTV market to grow at a CAGR of 5% by 2020 21 February 2017

According to a recent Orbis Research study,  IPTV Market in South Korea has increased decision making capabilities and enjoys highly effective counter strategies to gain competitive advantage. The research predicts the South Corean IPTV market to grow steadily at a CAGR … Continue reading

ITV-backed SVOD service Curio to launch in Sweden and Norway 21 February 2017

The ITV backed factual SVOD service Curio is all set to launch in Sweden and Norway. The new service will be on the Com Hem platform in Sweden – the largest in the country, and in Norway it will be on … Continue reading

Twitter will double down live-streaming efforts 21 February 2017

Twitter’s chief financial officer Antony Noto has revealed that the company intends to double down its live-streaming efforts in 2017, after it had 5.1 million people watching Grammy’s on during awards show. Noto also stated that Twitter plans to do … Continue reading

61% of Snapchat content is video 20 February 2017

Snapchat was originally thought of as a social network mostly geared toward teenagers, but nowadays millennials are engaging more with the service. In fact businesses are also quickly gaining notice of this fast growing social media site and the benefits … Continue reading