Pay-TV growth under threat – Piracy, OTT growth to blame 21 June 2017
According to Pay-TV Innovation Forum, developed by Nagra and MTM, Latin American Pay-TV businesses face several threats such as the economic imbalance, robust free-to-air (FTA) TV offerings, increasing propensity of over-the-top (OTT) services and rising levels of pay-TV piracy. Some … Continue reading
Apple to start its own video streaming service 21 June 2017
Apple is currently working with some Sony executives to produce their own original video streaming service. Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg who have previously worked at Sony Pictures Television since 2005 as presidents since 2005, are currently working with … Continue reading
QUBIT launches in Latin America 21 June 2017
Qubit TV plans to expand its OTT service platform in Peru at the end of the month as announced by Facundo de la Iglesia at the NexTV Series South America event. With this introduction of Qubit in Peru, the total … Continue reading
Big expansion plans – FuboTV 21 June 2017
FuboTV is all set to expand its channel lineup and grow its customer base. It has raised $55 million in Series C funding spearheaded by Northzone along with 21st Century Fox, Sky and Scripps Networks Interactive. Total funding is about … Continue reading
Megacable launches Xview in Mexico 20 June 2017
Megacable has announced extension of its TV everywhere streaming service: Xview. A video-on-demand (VOD) service will be included in the platform with around 100 live linear TV feeds. Xview will only be available for Megacable subscribers as an add-on to … Continue reading
Live news, live events fueling the growth of live streaming on top of live sports 20 June 2017
According to a survey on online video service providers (OVSPs), live delivery is moving in new areas on the digital front. According to research from Akamai about 56% of OVSPs stated that their services were focused around live events like … Continue reading
Factors contributing to OTT Success 20 June 2017
Future success of over-the-top video services can be attributed to right pricing, relevant content and apt user interface according to a panel of experts at the Next TV Summit. Hulu and YouTube recently made an entry into the OTT Live … Continue reading
Netflix surpassed cable TV in terms of number of subscribers in the U.S 20 June 2017
Netflix has put an end to the dominance of cable TV. According to Statista and Leichtman Research Group, at the end of March 2017, cable TV had 48.6 million subscribers v/s 50.9 million Netflix subscribers according to the Statista and … Continue reading
OTT Viewing trends – TiVo Report 19 June 2017
Let’s take a look at some insights based on TiVo’s Q1 2017 Video and Pay-TV Trends report based on a survey conducted on 3,100 consumers. 1) OTT User Experience vs. Pay-TV User Experience: TiVo revealed what drives the growth of … Continue reading
Linear TV, digital video ad models come closer as premium video unification advances 19 June 2017
According to the Q1 2017 Video Monetisation Report (VMR) from advertising management solution provider FreeWheel, video monetization arising from live streams which mirror linear TV is on the rise. Desktop viewing makes up for 32% of ad view composition but … Continue reading
