Over The Top (OTT)

Streaming series captures a share of traditional television 22 June 2017

Web-based TV channels (streaming) represented 9% of their tracked episodes from June 2016 to June 2017, a rise of 5% for the 2015-2016 season. Data from online TV guide TVmaze, suggests that Netflix consists of the highest number of viewers … Continue reading

Smart TVs the top way to stream Netflix: Futuresource 22 June 2017

Smart TVs are the preferred way for customers to access content provided by a video streaming service as revealed by FutureSource Consulting.According to a Futuresource senior market analyst, Jack Wetherill, smart TV was the leader in six markets that it … Continue reading

YouTube and BBC – most preferred video apps on UK smartphones 22 June 2017

According to a research carried out for mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse, amongst the wide variety of apps used by UK consumers for watching video on their smartphones, YouTube and BBC iPlayer are the most preferred apps. About 68% of UK … Continue reading

Viewer loyalty impacted by video streaming quality 22 June 2017

The quality of video resolution and playback affects viewer’s involvement with and loyalty to OTT video streaming services according to a new research from Akamai Technologies. These findings emphasize how important it is to offer consistent, high-quality video for any … Continue reading

QUBIT launches in Latin America 21 June 2017

Qubit TV plans to expand its OTT service platform in Peru at the end of the month as announced by Facundo de la Iglesia at the NexTV Series South America event. With this introduction of Qubit in Peru, the total … Continue reading

Big expansion plans – FuboTV 21 June 2017

FuboTV is all set to expand its channel lineup and grow its customer base. It has raised $55 million in Series C funding spearheaded by Northzone along with 21st Century Fox, Sky and Scripps Networks Interactive. Total funding is about … Continue reading

Megacable launches Xview in Mexico 20 June 2017

Megacable has announced extension of its TV everywhere streaming service: Xview. A video-on-demand (VOD) service will be included in the platform with around 100 live linear TV feeds. Xview will only be available for Megacable subscribers as an add-on to … Continue reading

Live news, live events fueling the growth of live streaming on top of live sports 20 June 2017

According to a survey on online video service providers (OVSPs), live delivery is moving in new areas on the digital front. According to research from Akamai about 56% of OVSPs stated that their services were focused around live events like … Continue reading

Factors contributing to OTT Success 20 June 2017

Future success of over-the-top video services can be attributed to right pricing, relevant content and apt user interface according to a panel of experts at the Next TV Summit. Hulu and YouTube recently made an entry into the OTT Live … Continue reading

Netflix surpassed cable TV in terms of number of subscribers in the U.S 20 June 2017

Netflix has put an end to the dominance of cable TV. According to Statista and Leichtman Research Group, at the end of March 2017, cable TV had 48.6 million subscribers v/s 50.9 million Netflix subscribers according to the Statista and … Continue reading