Industry Updates

YouTube Launches Uptime – A Social Video Streaming App 22 March 2017

YouTube is continuing to propel the online video world forwards with the launch of its new social video streaming app – Uptime. The new video streaming platform will make video viewing more social. When a user is watching a video … Continue reading →

OTT platform Viu launches in Middle East 27 February 2017

PCCW’s OTT platform Viu is being launched in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Egypt. The video on demand service is already available in markets including Indonesia, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. The service majorly offers international, local … Continue reading →

Amazon Fire TV Sticks with Alexa Voice Remote to be launched in UK and Germany 23 February 2017

Amazon is all set to launch its new Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote in the UK and Germany starting April. Amazon stated that the new streaming device is up to 30% faster than the original Fire TV Stick, … Continue reading →

Indian MSO Hathway launches a VOD Service 14 February 2017

Indian multi-system operator – Hathway Cable and Datacom is now offering its viewers an ad-free subscription video on demand service. The new service will feature quite a lot of genre of Indian content such as Bollywood blockbuster films, comedy & music … Continue reading →

Europe Grows to now 300 VR Providers 10 February 2017

According to a recent report, Europe’s virtual reality (VR) ecosystem grows to now having 300 VR provider companies. According to the Silicon Valley based The Venture Reality Fund, games are the most competitive VR space with companies such as nDreams … Continue reading →

Super Bowl 2017 to stream in Ultra HD VR 08 February 2017

This year’s Super bowl, the 51st iteration of the American football championship becomes the first to get Ultra HD virtual reality (VR) coverage. FOX Sports and LiveLike teamed up to offer a virtual and interactive lounge to show the historic match between the … Continue reading →