Decline in US pay-TV to 79% of households 02 October 2017
According to new consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG), 79% of US TV households nationwide subscribe to some form of pay-TV service. The percentage of TV households that subscribe to a pay-TV service is on the decline from 84% … Continue reading
Netflix to spend $500 million in the next 5 years on Canadian content 02 October 2017
According to a report from CBC, Netflix is set to spend atleast $500 million over the next 5 years for funding original Canadian content. This would perhaps benefit both Netflix as well as the federal government. The Canadian government has … Continue reading
Global pay-TV subscriber base hits 1.05BN at the end of Q2 2017 29 September 2017
60 million customers were added to the total number of pay-TV customers in the first half of the year according to research from Dataxis. IPTV and Linear Over the Top represent the major growth in the market of 1.05 billion … Continue reading
Pay-TV service subscriptions drop to below four-fifths 29 September 2017
According to research from Leichtman Research Group, the percentage of TV households that subscribe to some form of pay-TV service has dropped to below 80% for the first time since early 2000s. 79% of US TV households undertake pay-TV with … Continue reading
Netflix to offer streaming service in airlines 28 September 2017
Netflix has announced its plan to collaborate with airlines and share their mobile streaming technology with them. The airline’s in-flight Wi-Fi would let passengers download and stream their favorite shows on their own devices while they are traveling to their … Continue reading
Demand Africa SVOD service to be introduced in October 28 September 2017
A new streaming video service, Demand Africa will be launched and will offer 300+ hours of streaming original and acquired lifestyle content and will expand in the following months to include hundreds of hours of scripted TV series and movies. … Continue reading
Golden Karavan launched to create a stir in the Indian OTT market 27 September 2017
Golden Karavan which is being touted as the potential Netflix of India is being launched. The company believes that since there is a drought of quality content, combining resources of US and India would enable filling this gap. The service … Continue reading
Russia’s SPB TV collaborates with China Daily for on demand content 27 September 2017
The China Daily will collaborate with Russia’s SPB TV for producing digital content for it’s Over the Top (OTT) platform. The two companies have signed a license agreement granting international rights on Video on Demand (VOD) content, consisting of entertainment, … Continue reading
Russian OTT Services subscription revenue outruns advertising 26 September 2017
According to a report by Telecom Daily, Transactional and Subscription income for Russia’s streaming services superceded advertising revenues in the first half of this year. Total income from streaming services in the first half increased by 70% to hit RUB … Continue reading
Fox+, Chunghwa Telecom collaborate on OTT services 23 September 2017
Chunghwa Telecom has partnered with video streaming platform Fox+ to offer OTT services in the local market. The partnership will initially be inclusive of an OTT mobile value-added service. An integrated platform merging its Mobile on demand (MOD) service with … Continue reading
