Industry Updates

Twitter video streaming ads to help maintain position 27 April 2016

Twitter is struggling to keep up the advertising money from its social media rivals like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Twitter’s shares are down 24% so far in this year. “Advertisers do have a lot of other options. Companies are experimenting … Continue reading

Cord cutting challenged by internet speeds 26 April 2016

Almost every main stream TV channel is available through internet video streaming services. Cutting the cord is an option for many seeking independence from high costs of cable. But the biggest challenge to internet based TV is internet speeds. Netflix … Continue reading

Video on demand services rise in South Africa 26 April 2016

According to a survey by Nielsen, video streaming platform like Netflix is gaining popularity in South Africa. The survey asked 30000 online respondents from 61 countries. It was found out that some form of video-on-demand programming was accessed by around 63% … Continue reading

Facebook camera app coming soon to enhance video streaming 26 April 2016

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Facebook is looking to launch a camera app dedicated for photo & video streaming and sharing. It is expected to be in a prototype stage and will feature a live streaming … Continue reading

Flash vs HTML5 as preferred online video player 25 April 2016

Video streaming players based on Flash still exist. Flash, Adobe’s popular player that faced a lot of heat from Apple, has given way for HTML5 based web video players. But Flash is still prevalent on many online video player sites, … Continue reading

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