Crackle introduced on Tigo in Guatemala and Costa Rica 13 July 2017
SVOD Service Crackle will be launched in Guatemala and Costa Rica as part of the agreement with Tigo as was announced by Sony Pictures Television Networks Latin America. This will give access to subscribers of Tigo’s digital platform in Guatemala … Continue reading
Half of US households watch OTT on TV 13 July 2017
As per the latest research findings from market research and consulting company Parks Associates, more than 50% of US broadband households watch Internet video on a television screen. The following are the highlights of findings of the research: 88% of … Continue reading
Waipu.tv signs more than 260,000 households for its IPTV Service 13 July 2017
Ever since its launch 9 months ago, more than 50,000 households have opted for Germany based Waipu.tv’s paid packages. As per a survey conducted by Waipu, more than half a million people have already subscribed to the service taking into … Continue reading
Young and old audience viewing habits – Ofcom Research 12 July 2017
According to the latest research by Ofcom into public service broadcasting (PSB), there is an increasing divide between viewing habits of the youngest and oldest audiences. The research suggests that viewers aged 65 and above watched an average of 5 … Continue reading
Twitter enters into the live streaming world in Argentina 12 July 2017
Collaborating with Argentina’s National Basketball League, Twitter is entering the realm of live streaming in Argentina by live streaming the La Liga Championship matches between San Lorenzo and Regatas basketball teams. This is the first live streaming deal for Twitter … Continue reading
Piracy on the rise with the ongoing transition to OTT Services 12 July 2017
As per Time Warner’s quarterly earnings report in early May, investors took a blow with a 2% drop in TV network ad sales for Time Warner’s Turner division and video head counts from multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) during Q1. … Continue reading
Swift Networks, Perth based telco spending millions to acquire VOD and Movie Source 10 July 2017
Swift Networks which is a Perth based telecommunications and managed IT services provider has bought video-on-demand services provider VOD. In lieu of these acquisition efforts, Swift will pay $5.1 million in cash and 3.6 million of its shares to acquire … Continue reading
European OTT / VOD Providers broaden their subscriber base 10 July 2017
The European over-the-top (OTT) / Video-on-Demand (VOD) services market is booming in terms of financial investments, new features and service launches. There are 450+ unique video on demand service providers in the region. Around EUR150 million was invested in 2016 … Continue reading
Cord Cutters lean towards Netflix 07 July 2017
As reported by ComScore in April, the most popular streaming platform among cord cutters is Netflix with 75% of over-the-top enabled households subscribing to the SVOD service. As per the new data from ComScore, although Netflix is still the king … Continue reading
Unlimited video streaming that won’t consume data to be offered by Three 07 July 2017
Three will be the first mobile operator in the UK to allow users to stream video on mobile phones across its network without any data cost. With its Go Binge plan that will enable unlimited music streaming and video streaming … Continue reading
