Over The Top (OTT)

Young adults prefer online videos, though TV is still dominant 14 March 2016

According to Thinkbox, there has been a drop of 7% among young adults’ (16-24) TV viewership times in 2015. It was found out that still TV is the most popular form of video. The average viewing times for this age … Continue reading

Binge watching on bed increases 11 March 2016

TV viewing is shifting to internet TV platforms. There is a rise in demand for streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Binge watching is the trend. TV is still the dominant viewing platform, but things are changing in this … Continue reading

Will Cable adopt DOCSIS 3.1 and grow? 11 March 2016

Cable can take on Telecom companies in the advent of broadband and OTT platform popularity by adopting DOCSIS 3.1 technology. This will allow download speeds of 10 Gbit/s and 2 Gbit/s for uploads. Considering the fact that the smaller cable … Continue reading

Chromecast leads OTT video streaming with 35%, Apple at 20% 11 March 2016

Sales of Google’s Chromecast dongles have crossed Apple’s. The market share of the Google product is 35% while Apple’s share has fallen from 28% in 2014 to 20% in 2015. Roku and Amazon, the other popular streaming devices are at … Continue reading

Video streaming grows in the Middle East 10 March 2016

Video streaming and OTT services are increasing in the middle east. At Cabsat in Dubai, Eric Ellenbogen, the co-head of International TV and DreamWorks Classics, DreamWorks Animation, said, ‘Audiences want what they want, when they want it and on whichever … Continue reading