Over The Top (OTT)

OTT Will Grow steered by Market 07 June 2016

As the number of over-the-top players is expected to proliferate, AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan said his channels are positioned perfectly to weather the distribution onslaught with a mixture of high quality content and attractive pricing. AMC Networks channels – … Continue reading

Online video piracy is alive with illegal usage of OTT set-top-boxes (STBs) 07 June 2016

Online video piracy is alive and well in 2016, but the threat landscape has shifted from straight conditional access (CA) technology and P2P file-sharing to illegal OTT set-top-boxes (STBs) that connect users to sites that look like professional OTT service … Continue reading

Sports broadcaster ESPN Inc. launched a set of mobile first digital products for India 07 June 2016

Sports broadcaster ESPN Inc. has launched a set of mobile first digital products for India including a multi-sport website and the ESPN app, seeking to tap into a large and potentially lucrative, but highly competitive market for sports content. Both … Continue reading

SVOD to remain LatAm’s largest OTT revenue source, contributing USD 2.1 billion by 2021 07 June 2016

According to a report by Digital TV Research, OTT TV and video revenues in Latin America will reach USD 3.59 billion in 2021, more than triple the USD 1.15 billion recorded in 2015. Although Netflix has been present across the … Continue reading

Sports OTT platform VEQTA in alliance with Ping Digital Network 03 June 2016

VEQTA, India’s first OTT network dedicated to sports, has entered into a strategic partnership with multi-channel network Ping Digital Network to further enhance the reach of its sports content. Through this alliance, VEQTA will get an additional reach of over … Continue reading

Fox adds VOD, live portfolio to Mexican Dish OTT offer 02 June 2016

Fox Networks Group has launched its VOD and streaming service Fox+ onto the Dish over-the-top (OTT) platform in Mexico. The agreement between Fox and Dish Mexico, the first of its kind in Latin America, will enable connected users to subscribe … Continue reading

One Key to OTT Success: Agile Billing 02 June 2016

In an amazing guest post by James Messer for Broadcasting Cable, he says that consumers are radically transforming the way they enjoy media and entertainment. According to Experian Marketing Services, “an estimated 7.3 percent of U.S. households (8.6 million homes) … Continue reading

Subscription Video-on-Demand Revenues in Asia-Pacific Set to Soar 02 June 2016

According to data from Media Partners Asia, Subscription VOD revenues in Asia-Pacific will reach $4 billion in 2016. The firm also projects 2021 revenues of $13 billion. A Digital TV Research Ltd. report from July 2015 noted that Japan had the most … Continue reading

SPB TV and Shanghai Media Group (SMG) extend their cooperation in broadcasting the latter’s VOD content 02 June 2016

Commenting on the development was announced at the World Content market and comes a year after an agreement to transfer the rights for SMG live content broadcasting (Dragon TV international) to SPB TV, SPB TV general director Kirill Filippov said: … Continue reading

Millennials Use Online Video as a Pillar of Their Marketing Tactics 01 June 2016

According to data from new SMB survey, marketing trends for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are shifting from traditional channels, i.e. print, radio and television advertising, and even classic word-of-mouth marketing, as millennials implement new, more viral digital practices, like … Continue reading