Industry Updates

Disney unveils new Digital Network 04 May 2017

Disney has unveiled the Disney Digital Network, a new home for digital stories that brings together Disney characters and a “curated set” of Maker creators.  In an announcement at its Digital Content NewFronts event in New York, Disney said that … Continue reading

Reliance Entertainment’s BigFlix gets a makeover 28 April 2017

Reliance Entertainment’s BigFlix gets a major make-over to become the India’s first multilingual and multi-device HD movie platform. BigFlix seamlessly integrates diversity and entertainment by providing unlimited regional content across a number of platforms, while maintaining a smooth and clean user experience … Continue reading

TVEverywhere rises in LATAM regions 28 April 2017

According to Business Bureau, A third of Latin American over-the-top (OTT) video services are bundled to a pay-TV subscription. The figures published by the market analyst show that 33% of OTT services are TV everywhere platforms, 28% are hybrid, with pure subscription-based, … Continue reading

iFlix expands to Middle-East & North Africa 28 April 2017

South-East Asian SVOD provider Iflix has expanded into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with launches in eight territories. The service is now available in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt and Sudan, broadening Iflix’s footprint … Continue reading

Research – Free trials often end up to Subscription 28 April 2017

According to a research by Pask Associates, nearly one-third of OTT free trials convert to a paid subscription. More than one-fourth of U.S. broadband households trialed at least one OTT service in the previous six months. Of these users, 47% subscribed … Continue reading

VOOT partners with Google for it’s VOD Web App 28 April 2017

Viacom18’s Ad-supported Video-on-demand OTT service –  VOOT has partnered with Google to turn its mobile website into a Progressive Web App (PWA) using features such as ‘Add to Homescreen’ and a service worker. PWA will allow VOOT users with reliable, faster, … Continue reading

Channel 4 brings ads with personalized audio Ads 26 April 2017

Channel 4 has introduced a new ad format to video-on-demand service All 4 that enables advertisers to incorporate the individual name of the viewer into the audio of their ads.  The technology uses first party data from Channel 4’s database … Continue reading

Netflix brings Original content in China 26 April 2017

Netflix recently agreed to a deal with Baidu’s iQiyi – a top video portal in China with nearly 500 million monthly viewers to give its programming a presence on Chinese soil.  For now, though, Netflix is focused on closing similar distribution deals for Mainland … Continue reading

Americans switching from regular TV monitor 25 April 2017

According to a survey released Monday, only a quarter of Americans prefers to watch shows on regular TV monitors, a dramatic drop that reflects the increasing use of computers and smartphones for entertainment. The report from Accenture, a business strategy, and … Continue reading

HOOQ – Your Pinoy content destination 25 April 2017

HOOQ has achieved a new milestone on the OTT front. The video-on-demand service plans to add more Pinoy content to its platform. This is on top of the Hollywood and Asian catalogues HOOQ offers to its loyal subscribers. The presence of … Continue reading