Industry Updates

Pay-TV, SVOD on Rise in Spain 22 November 2016

According to a Connected Life report by Kantar TNS, over 15% of Spaniards subscribe to a VOD platform, as compared to those of just 8% an year back. While there is still a room for growth, penetration of pay streaming services has … Continue reading

Half of the kids use a second screen while watching TV 22 November 2016

According to a recent study by FutureSource Consulting, the appetite for smaller screen has a larger impact on what device kids use to access entertainment content. Kids aged 3 to 16 spend 49% to 40% of their time respectively using smartphone or … Continue reading

Bounce TV brings a new SVOD service – Brown Sugar 22 November 2016

The African-American broadcast network Bounce TV is all set to launch its new subscription VOD platform Brown Sugar, which will contain a library of classic black films. The service available for $3.99 a month will cover everything from Shaft to The … Continue reading

Vodacom to launch a new VOD service 21 November 2016

South Africa’s biggest mobile operator has announced plans to soon launch an on-demand video streaming service in the first quarter of 2017 in partnership with MultiChoice. The new OTT service will provide linear TV programming on-demand, transnational video on demand, … Continue reading

Kids spend more time online than on TV 21 November 2016

According to a recent Ofcom research, kids aged 5 to 15 years old spend more time online than in front of the TV sets. A report by UK broadcast regulator claims that in the past year, the time kids spent online … Continue reading