Industry Updates

LeEco to launch a Video Streaming Service in the US 21 October 2016

China’s leading telco – LeEco bring a host of its offerings to the US along with a new video streaming platform. However to much surprise, the platform does not talk about offering content from Netflix, HBO, Hulu or Amazon but announces … Continue reading

HBO to reach Spain with Over-the-Top 20 October 2016

HBO will launch its stand alone OTT service in Spain along with Pablo Sorrentino’s The Young Pope, within  the next few weeks. After expanding to the Nordic countries in 2012, HBO has been planning this move from a year long and finally … Continue reading

Netflix reaches $2 billion Revenues backed by ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Narcos’ 20 October 2016

Netflix, world’s leading VOD service has announced its quarterly revenues to reach US$2 billion (EUR1.8 billion) for the first time. The results are said to be backed by the original summer hits ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Narcos’. Netflix is on its way … Continue reading

China to account for half of Asia-Pacific’s 157 Mn VOD subscribers by 2021 20 October 2016

According to Digital TV Research, The video on demand services in Asia-Pacific is expected to have 157.78 million paying viewers by 2021, half of which is located in China. VOD subscribers in China are expected to reach from 41.68 million in 2015 … Continue reading

15% French Broadband Users have SVOD 19 October 2016

According to a recent study by Médiamétrie, 15% of french broadband users subscribe to VOD services. This percentage accounts to the growth of 25% from eight months ago. The study also found out that half of these subscribers say they use … Continue reading