Over The Top (OTT)

VeoFlix expansion plans in Latin America 01 August 2017

Veoflix, Uruguay’s Subscription based Video on Demand (SVOD) streaming service is going to expand to other countries in Latin America. It is currently being offered in Uruguay in partnership with telecommunications company Antel. Veoflix currently has about 10,000 visits and … Continue reading

Netflix has debts of more than $25 billion 01 August 2017

Netflix is in big trouble despite its continuous growth of global subscribers. According to latest reports, its debts are at a staggering US$20 billion (AU$25 billion). Its pursuit of increasing customers, along with more spending on producing original content is … Continue reading

China, biggest contributor to Asia’s OTT growth 01 August 2017

China is all set to become the biggest contributor for the OTT growth in Asia. Revenues from TV episodes and movies will hit $24.42 billion in 2022; triple of $8.27 billion as recorded in 2016.The total revenue will rise by … Continue reading

Comcast aims to have more millennials in it’s audience with its new streaming service 31 July 2017

Xfinity Instant TV, Comcast’s upcoming streaming TV service is aimed at millennials that don’t want to pay for traditional cable packages or that don’t want to use set-top boxes. A bundle including premium channels, local broadcast channels and DVR functionality … Continue reading

YouTube TV reaches 2 million downloads 31 July 2017

According to Sensor Tower and App Annie, around 2 million people have installed the YouTube TV app which is Google’s live TV service that targets a younger generation of cord cutters and those that never signed up for traditional pay … Continue reading

Free VOD service launched by RTL in Germany 31 July 2017

A new free-of-charge, ad-funded multiscreen (video-on-demand) VOD service Watchbox has been launched by RTL Deutschland. It replaces Clipfish and offers more than 1,000 movies and more than 3,000 series episodes. The line-up will be constantly updated. RTL claims to have … Continue reading

Most popular Cable Cutting device – Roku 31 July 2017

In today’s times streaming services are on the rise with streaming service players vying for the top spot and coming up with best-bundled packages to benefit the customer. However, the successful performance of streaming is dependent upon streaming devices like … Continue reading

Kocowa launched in US 28 July 2017

Kocowa which is like Hulu for Korean video streaming, has been started in the United States. KBS, MBC and SBC, the three largest Korean broadcasters have created the joint venture KCP Global to showcase Korean programmes including dramas, K-POP shows … Continue reading

Google to merge various music streaming services into one 28 July 2017

Google will merge YouTube Red, YouTube Music and Google Play into one new music streaming service. Google Play Music and YouTube Red are subscription based streaming service. With YouTube Red, users can save music videos for offline viewing. It also … Continue reading

4K Streaming now supported for 360 degree viewing by Facebook 28 July 2017

Facebook announced that viewers can now watch live-streamed 360-degree video on Facebook in upto 4K resolution thereby offering high quality streams for viewers that have compatible monitor and creators that have powerful streaming gear like 4K Cam. Virtual Reality also … Continue reading