Over The Top (OTT)

How can OTT platforms succeed: NAB 2016 19 April 2016

Online video experts at Monday’s NAB Show panel gave out pointers on the timing of getting into OTT. One big revelation is that knowing the audience is most important, and being flexible enough to change directions as technologies keep changing … Continue reading

GoPro announces live streaming for VR 18 April 2016

GoPro unveiled GoPro VR, a 360 degree virtual reality video channel and LiveVR – a tool for wireless VR streaming. GoPro VR will be available on the web as well as on iOS and Android apps. It will have curated … Continue reading

Cancer surgery live streamed on VR 18 April 2016

In a first ever, a cancer patient’s surgery at the Royal London NHS hospital was live streamed using VR. Viewers around the world could get the view from the surgeon’s eye of what’s like to be inside an operating room … Continue reading

Digi offers video streaming service with no data charges 15 April 2016

Mobile video streaming though high on demand, is still restricted because of high data charges in many regions. In Malaysia, Digi Telecom Sdn Bhd is now offering a video streaming service called Video Freedom that will not charge for data … Continue reading

Wirecast launches live streaming onto Facebook Live 14 April 2016

After Facebook announced making its Live API available for developers, Telestream’s Wirecast, a live streaming tool has now added Facebook Live as a streaming destination for it. This will allow users of Wirecast to create videos and stream them from … Continue reading

Facebook Live now for Drones, and other Live Streaming devices 13 April 2016

Facebook is taking live streaming beyond the phone. Recently Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated a drone flying and live streaming the video in real time on Facebook Live. They are making its Live API available to the public. This is being done … Continue reading

Tata Motors’ innovative VR campaign 13 April 2016

Tata Motors, owner of Jaguar & Land Rover, started a unique marketing campaign by providing a Virtual Reality cardboard headset with a leading newspaper – The Times of India. A full front page ad of the new budget car, Tiago, … Continue reading

Video on demand growing amongst the older generation too 12 April 2016

Video on demand is becoming a part of everyday lives for many. According to a study by Nielsen, around 43% said that they watch some form of VOD at least once in a day. Numbers are as usual high in … Continue reading

Sky invests $45M in iflix – a south east Asian VoD company 12 April 2016

Sky has invested $45 million in iflix, a Netflix type VOD company of Southeast Asia owned by Catcha Group of Malaysia and US based investment firm Evolution Media Capital. Sky also runs NOW TV, Sky Online and Sky Go on … Continue reading

Movies highest viewed on VOD in Philippines 11 April 2016

Broadcast TV is still ruling in Philippines. According to Nielsen Global video-on-demand survey that polled over 30000 online respondents from 61 countries, 59% of Filipinos online have a cable connection and 16% have subscription video-on-demand. 45% of them access VOD … Continue reading

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