Over The Top (OTT)

Low cost video streaming devices fueling OTT VOD growth in UK homes 19 May 2016

According to a Mediabug research, low cost video streaming devices like Chromecast, Roku stick, Amazon Fire stick are helping the OTT video on demand market grow in UK households. The research firm had previously reported a slow intake of such … Continue reading

European Commission wants video streaming services to have 20% European content 19 May 2016

According to a leaked report obtained by EurActiv.com, the European Commission will soon ask online video streaming services like Netflix to offer at least 20% European content. It is expected to be revealed on 25th May. Policy changes on e-commerce … Continue reading

80% video streaming users have one SVOD plus Pay TV 18 May 2016

According to a research by CSG Systems International, 80% of video streaming users have a subscription to at the least one video streaming service plus Pay TV from cable, satellite or IPTV provider. Around 79% of them view video streaming … Continue reading

Mobile data estimates for video streaming 18 May 2016

Video streaming is probably the highest data consuming activity for most people. Audio streaming comes in second. According to AT&T’s online data calculator, 30 hours of music a month would consume 850 MB of internet. While video streaming in standard … Continue reading

DVDs dying due to video streaming services 18 May 2016

According to research by Strategy Analytics, DVD rental and buying market is falling in the UK. DVDs were 75% of the home video market in 2011. It has dropped to 40% today and is expected to come down to 13% … Continue reading

BBC to compete with Netflix with new video streaming service ‘Britflix’ 17 May 2016

The BBC is reportedly developing a video streaming service. It will rival Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service has a working title now – ‘Britflix’. The UK government recently published proposals on BBC’s future in a white paper. It includes … Continue reading

AT&T to buy Quickplay video streaming service 17 May 2016

Quickplay Media, a video streaming platform that supports OTT and TV everywhere services, is being acquired by AT&T soon. This will be used along-side DIRECTV Now, DIRECTV Mobile and DIRECTV Preview. DIRECTV was acquired by AT&T in 2015 for $48.5 … Continue reading

Naspers expands it VOD services to 36 countries in Africa 16 May 2016

Showmax, the South African Naspers based video streaming service, is expanding to 36 countries in Africa. The company has a mixture of local and international content. It has enjoyed a first mover’s advantage in South Africa having entered the market … Continue reading

Periscope brings in Drone & GoPro live streaming swap 12 May 2016

Live streaming service Periscope is making the save function official. Reports indicate that it will now automatically save all live streams, and this can be permanently saved on the user’s Twitter timeline. Broadcasts can be set to delete after 24 hours … Continue reading

Live streaming apps highly popular in China 12 May 2016

Live streaming apps have started a new reality show industry in China. Real users generating live video streaming content that is edgy and caters to the young modern lifestyle is in demand. On top of the list in the country … Continue reading

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