Over The Top (OTT)

Star Media is all set to launch first homegrown Asian-exclusive OTT platform 11 November 2016

STAR Media Group is all set to launch its first home grown over-the-top (OTT) service called Dimsum this week. The company will offer subscription video on demand services from their curated library of the best Asian content, sourced from all over … Continue reading

Rooster Teeth on Apple TV and Xbox One 10 November 2016

Apple TV and Xbox One users are about to get a new Subscription-Video on Demand service by Rooster Teeth bringing in sci-fi, anime, video-game and geek-culture programming to the biggest screen in the house. Rooster Teeth which was acquired by … Continue reading

Amazon Prime Video to be India’s cheapest SVOD service 10 November 2016

Amazon Inc is set to take on it’s arch rival Netflix by providing the cheapest Subscription Video-on-Demand in India with Amazon Prime Video subscriptions offering introductory price of $7.50 compared to USA and UK subscription plans available for $8.99 a … Continue reading

James Bond spies Canadian SVOD CraveTV 25 October 2016

Canadian SVOD service CraveTV, which is owned by telco Bell, has has inked a programming deal with MGM and acquired the rights to James Bond library of films, giving its upcoming movies a feature of the famous British spy. The 007 collection, … Continue reading

PCCW Expands OTT Offerings to Vietnam 19 September 2016

PCCW entertainment, a division of PCCW Media expands its OTT music streaming platform MOOV to Vietnam in order to expand its regional OTT presence. With this launch, PCCW also enters in partnership with Vietnamobile to offer 3G subscribers with unlimited access to its platform. The MOOV … Continue reading

Rostelecom records 40,000 IPTV Subs in Penza 30 August 2016

The Russian Telco, Rostelecom recently announced that it has acquired over 40,000 subscribers in the Penza region. The telco declared that the figures grew by 20% year by year by June end this year. The IPTV VOD platform added about 6,500 new subscribers … Continue reading

Damon Dash enters OTT world with Dame Dash TV 22 August 2016

The former Roc-A-Fella Records head, hip hop entrepreneur Damon Dash is entering the over-the-top OTT space with his own platform named Dame Dash TV from Dame Dash Studios and Film.On TV Networks. The live streaming platform will feature entertainment content related to business, travel, music … Continue reading

Catchplay rolls out video-on-demand services in Singapore 17 August 2016

Catchplay is all set to launch an app for over-the-top video streaming service in Singapore in a partnership with country’s local cable TV operator Starhub. “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2”, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Spotlight” are … Continue reading

Twitter sets sight on Big Screen by launching an Apple TV app 16 August 2016

According to a recent post from The Mercury News, Twitter is soon going to launch an Apple TV app before NFL season kicks off in September this year. Though Twitter and Apple both have declined to comment on the potential … Continue reading

NBC Olympics & Microsoft to bring Live and On-Demand Streaming of Summer Olympics 03 August 2016

NBC Olympics taps Azure once again to bring live and on-demand Summer Olympic Games. The streaming will be available on any device including smartphones, tablets, PCs, connected TVs and gaming consoles. In order to deliver authentic streaming coverage and seamless … Continue reading