Over The Top (OTT)

With OTT to stay for a long haul, OTT companies embrace VR 16 June 2016

According to a new global study, virtual reality will play a decisive role in the future of OTT video, with a majority of OTT companies agreeing that the technology is here to stay. Level 3 Communications commissioned the study, titled … Continue reading

IOT launches OTT services in over 100 Countries 15 June 2016

IOT Group Limited announced today that its subsidiary OTT Premium Pty Ltd (OTTP) has entered into an exclusive Asia Pacific Licensing Agreement with Xstream, a leading provider of OTT solutions, to license, sell and market Xstream’s OTT Platform, Xstream MediaMaker™ … Continue reading

Hollywood studios sue VOD services in Utah 15 June 2016

Several major Hollywood studios are suing a Provo-based video-on-demand service for copyright violations. KUTV of Salt Lake City reports that Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, Lucasfilm and Warner Bros. studios filed a lawsuit in federal court in California against VidAngel. According … Continue reading

Users break record by downloading 450,000 apps from Tuluntulu 15 June 2016

Users have downloaded 450 000 apps from Tuluntulu, an African mobile VOD service, in less than two years since its inception, the South African-based mobile VOD firm announced on Monday. Launched in August 2014, Tuluntulu targets audiences in Africa, and … Continue reading

VOD consumption through Mobile to see sharp rise 15 June 2016

According to research from Ericsson, Mobile video traffic is forecast to grow by around 55% annually through 2021, when it should account for over two-thirds of all mobile data traffic. While social networking is forecast to grow by 41% annually … Continue reading