Over The Top (OTT)

Waipu.tv signs more than 260,000 households for its IPTV Service 13 July 2017

Ever since its launch 9 months ago, more than 50,000 households have opted for Germany based Waipu.tv’s paid packages. As per a survey conducted by Waipu, more than half a million people have already subscribed to the service taking into … Continue reading

Twitter enters into the live streaming world in Argentina 12 July 2017

Collaborating with Argentina’s National Basketball League, Twitter is entering the realm of live streaming in Argentina by live streaming the La Liga Championship matches between San Lorenzo and Regatas basketball teams. This is the first live streaming deal for Twitter … Continue reading

Piracy on the rise with the ongoing transition to OTT Services 12 July 2017

As per Time Warner’s quarterly earnings report in early May, investors took a blow with a 2% drop in TV network ad sales for Time Warner’s Turner division and video head counts from multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) during Q1. … Continue reading

Swift Networks, Perth based telco spending millions to acquire VOD and Movie Source 10 July 2017

Swift Networks which is a Perth based telecommunications and managed IT services provider has bought video-on-demand services provider VOD. In lieu of these acquisition efforts, Swift will pay $5.1 million in cash and 3.6 million of its shares to acquire … Continue reading

Cord Cutters lean towards Netflix 07 July 2017

As reported by ComScore in April, the most popular streaming platform among cord cutters is Netflix with 75% of over-the-top enabled households subscribing to the SVOD service. As per the new data from ComScore, although Netflix is still the king … Continue reading

Unlimited video streaming that won’t consume data to be offered by Three 07 July 2017

Three will be the first mobile operator in the UK to allow users to stream video on mobile phones across its network without any data cost. With its Go Binge plan that will enable unlimited music streaming and video streaming … Continue reading

Income from Netflix and other internet services to be taxed as Uruguayan income 06 July 2017

The government of Uruguay has introduced a change in its Accountability bill which would result in Netflix, Spotify and other companies offering services via the internet to pay taxes. The bill states that income that comes either partially or fully … Continue reading

Australian OTT service Stan increasing its pricing 06 July 2017

The Australian OTT platform Stan, has followed suit with its competitor Netflix and increased its subscription prices and also added a new tier to its pricing structure. As part of the increase, Stan has raised its Standard Plan by 20% … Continue reading

TTK introduces OTT TV service 06 July 2017

TTK has started its OTT service ‘TV Without Borders’. This service lets subscribers of all Russian ISPs to access TV services from their operators online. Some features of this OTT service include pause, time-shifted TV, archive and other VAS options. Read … Continue reading

Video streaming could be powered by Sun’s gravity 06 July 2017

A new study suggests that the sun’s gravity could be utilized for amplifying signals from an interstellar space probe enabling video to be streamed from as far away as Alpha Centauri. The technology for this purpose has already been invented. … Continue reading