Over The Top (OTT)

Disney to launch an OTT service in collaboration with ESPN 11 August 2016

Walt Disney has announced launching its video streaming service catering sports niche by the end of this year. The VOD service is going to be ESPN branded and will not pull away from the ESPN cable TV network. Disney has … Continue reading

Costa Rica leads among Central American video service penetration 10 August 2016

According a recent report by Business Bureau, Costa Rica has experienced 52% penetration in video on demand services having around 7,20,000 vod subscribers. After witnessing huge VOD penetration in recent years, Costa Rica has been cited as Central America’s most mature VOD market. … Continue reading

Hulu turns free, Yahoo View to take over the ad-supported video platform 10 August 2016

Hulu, world’s popular vod platform has announced that soon it will be shifting its ad supported free TV streaming to a new Yahoo offering Yahoo View. The new vod service will replicate the content available to Hulu’s non-subscription viewers and … Continue reading

21% of Smart TV viewers ready to pay for OTT video content 10 August 2016

As per a recent joint study by Amplifi, Miaozhen and Nielsen, up to 21% of OTT TV users are willing to pay for their favorite online video content if it is streamed direct to their smart TVs, whereas only 4% … Continue reading

Viva Entertainment to Cut Cords by launching an OTT platform Worldwide 10 August 2016

Viva Entertainment Group is all set to launch a new end-to-end over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platform with downloadable iOS and Android apps. The Filipino-owned entertainment company is currently offering its services in Middle East and US markets, soon to come … Continue reading