Industry Updates

4K OTT to Attract 189 Million Unique Users Globally by 2021 22 September 2016

According to a new research by Juniper Research, 4K OTT video streaming services will attract 189 Million unique users by 2021 globally up from just 2.3 million this year. The research expects 4K OTT content to be viewed by every 1 … Continue reading

NTV Plus launches OTT Service through connected TV box 22 September 2016

Russian pay TV service provider NTV Plus is set to launch an internet-connected hybrid set top box that will offer interactive TV services including  catch-up TV, pause live TV and video on demand platform. The new service will allow subscribers to … Continue reading

US millennial ‘cord-nevers’ Satisfied by SVOD services 22 September 2016

According to a new research, young millennials in the USA, who have never signed up for Pay TV are satisfied by the likes of subscription video streaming platform services such as Netflix and Hulu. The study found out that 77.9% of … Continue reading

Western Europe SVOD Spends to Reach €3 Billion by the Year End 22 September 2016

Spends in Western Europe on subscription video on demand services were €2 billion (US$2.2 billion) last year and the amount is expected to cross €3 billion by the end of this year. According to a recent study by IHS Markit, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and … Continue reading

Netflix expands to Poland with Localized on-demand service 21 September 2016

Striking back to the doubters who suggested the video streaming platform is “irrelevant” in Eastern Europe, Netflix revealed its plans to offer fully localized video streaming services for Polish audience. The company revealed the new service will have polish language, … Continue reading