Industry Updates

SonyLIV launches on Videocon d2h HD Smart Connect Set Top Boxes in India 04 April 2017

The Indian telecom operator Videocon d2h has inked a partnership deal with video streaming platform Sony LIV for it to be streamed onto their HD Smart Connect Set Top Boxes in India. SonyLIV content will be available on Videocon d2h … Continue reading

NASA adds a video library to the Amazon Fire TV 04 April 2017

NASA has recently announced launching a library to allow the public to search for and download over 140,000 NASA images, videos and audio files. The app will also allow embedding and downloading in various resolutions. NASA’s library API will automate … Continue reading

AMC To Launch A New Video Streaming Platform 04 April 2017

The American entertainment giant AMC Networks is planning to launch a free video streaming OTT platform aimed at millennial cable TV subscribers, as reported by Reuters. The new service wouldn’t be available as a standalone package and will not feature … Continue reading

Rooster Teeth on Apple TV and Xbox One 10 November 2016

Apple TV and Xbox One users are about to get a new Subscription-Video on Demand service by Rooster Teeth bringing in sci-fi, anime, video-game and geek-culture programming to the biggest screen in the house. Rooster Teeth which was acquired by … Continue reading

Amazon Prime Video to be India’s cheapest SVOD service 10 November 2016

Amazon Inc is set to take on it’s arch rival Netflix by providing the cheapest Subscription Video-on-Demand in India with Amazon Prime Video subscriptions offering introductory price of $7.50 compared to USA and UK subscription plans available for $8.99 a … Continue reading

AT&T to give free Apple TV or Fire TV 10 November 2016

AT&T to provide with free Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV for customers signing up for DirecTV Now video streaming service. According to AT&T customer support documents, any customer committing to sign-up for 3 months of paid AT&T and DirecTV services are … Continue reading

OTT service Icflix launches on Xbox One 28 October 2016

Middle East and North African over-the-top video streaming service Icflix is now available on Xbox One video game consoles. The service launches in the regions of Middle East and North America with a month’s free subscription. The service is then … Continue reading

63% US broadband homes subscribe to OTT 28 October 2016

Parks Associates has released its list of top 10 OTT services of the year, based on the number of subscribers. No doubt, Netflix remains on top in charts but, to much surprise services such as Sling TV, Showtime, and CBS … Continue reading

Italy’s video advertising market to grow by 30% in 2016 28 October 2016

According to figures published by Interactive Advertising Bureau Italia, the OTT and VOD video advertising market in Italy is expected to grow above 30% by the end of this year, representing one fourth of the total online advertising. This compares … Continue reading

Yaddo’s SVOD Documentary App Goes Live 27 October 2016

The BBC factual commissioner Nick Fraser has launched an app for iOS and Android platforms, named Yaddo, which will actually feature documentaries. Fraser said in an interview that the app is officially launched but its international roll-out will be staggered. … Continue reading