Industry Updates

Hulu signs Disney Movie Deal for SVOD 02 January 2017

Hulu has signed a new multi year deal to be the exclusive streaming destination of dozens of movies from the Walt Disney library. Under this deal, a chunk of old Disney films will now be found only on Hulu, including … Continue reading

Spain’s Advertising Market to Grow by 5% in 2017: Research 02 January 2017

According to Zenith Media’s last panel of 2016 of 2016, 2016 will end with a general 4.3% growth, while 2017 will see a 5% growth in total advertising investments in Spain. According to the agency, growth across the ad market will be driven by … Continue reading

50% of US Broadband Households have Multiple OTT Subscriptions 30 December 2016

According to a new Parks Associates research, some 31% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to multiple OTT services, which is nearly one half of the 63% of U.S. broadband households subscribing to at least one OTT service. The most popular service … Continue reading

Twitter Launches Live 360-degree Video Streaming on Periscope 30 December 2016

Following Facebook, Twitter also allows live 360-degree video streaming on its Periscope platform, with an immediate effect. Users can already watch the first ever 360-degree video on Periscope, but only “select partners” will be able to stream 360 degrees at launch. On … Continue reading

CBS Plans to Add 3 Million More Video Streaming Subscribers by 2020 30 December 2016

CBS has launched its video streaming service – CBS All Access some two years back and the OTT provider has added some 1.2 million subscribers till now, according a recent report by The Wall Street Journal.  That number is up from the … Continue reading