Industry Updates

Rise in US streaming services surged subscriber count up to 340 million 13 April 2021

  As per reports, the number of OTT subscriptions in the US have now surpassed the total population of the country.The US viewers subscribe to almost five or more OTT players and have switched their entertainment channel from pay-TV to … Continue reading

Viacom CBS Networks International Acquires Chilevision to expand users entertainment options 06 April 2021

  Viacom CBS Networks International has procured Chilevision to expand in the Latin American sector. The acquisition aims to offer online viewers a varied number of entertainment choices to binge watch as well as increase the demand for Spanish content … Continue reading

17% rise in the creation of original content for OTT platforms in 2021 31 March 2021

  2019 spent Rs 1400 crore to create original content for India’s online streaming users but in 2021, this expenditure has jumped to a 17% growth, Rs 1900 crore. The reason for this sudden spike is due to the long … Continue reading

ViacomCBS to invest in streaming with stock sales 23 March 2021

  The brand that launched Paramount+ is all set to grow this video streaming platform by engaging it with richer content. On Monday, the brand revealed the news of investing $3 billion from their stock sales in streaming.  ViacomCBS executives … Continue reading

Free IPL 2021 Streaming by Vodafone Idea 23 March 2021

Corona would have hit your chances of watching the IPL at the stadium but thanks to online streaming options, Vodafone Idea has decided to give you a real-time experience. This telecommunication giant has decided to launch six plans for its … Continue reading

BookMyShow joins OTT Space with BookMyShow Stream 19 March 2021

Popular movie ticketing platform has decided to make its way into the streaming industry with the launch of the BookMyShow Stream service. This TVOD Platform (transactional video on demand platform) has a PPV (pay per view) concept where users can … Continue reading

Yes Network launches quality video streaming app to enhance sports fans viewing experience 17 March 2021

Being the number one free sports app in the market, Yes Network has decided to launch a video streaming app whose video streaming quality matches the Super Bowls, Olympics, and NCAA basket tournament. Substituting their initial place of displaying their … Continue reading

Disney set to beat Netflix by 2024 17 March 2021

Disney entered the video streaming world in 2019, especially at a time when the streaming market was booming, but despite their late entrance, within sixteen months, Disney has clocked 100 million subscribers, a feat Netflix took them years to achieve. … Continue reading

Disney Becomes the Majority Owner of Hulu with 60% Share 21 March 2019

After closing the $71.3 Billion merger deal with Fox Group, Disney now owns Fox’s 30% ownership of Hulu, leading to a total of 60% share in the company. With this, Disney becomes the majority owner of Hulu, and the rest … Continue reading

Consumers continue to move away from Pay TV 06 October 2017

According to a Q2 2017 study by TiVo, more than 85% of cord-cutters felt that pay TV services were too expensive. Cost was one of the main reasons they chose to cancel their cable or satellite service. Apart from price, … Continue reading