VoD and OTT in India 03 February 2016
Netflix’s entry makes a mark in the Indian OTT space. VoD consumption is high on mobile devices in the country, even when mobile data charges are high. The sVoD services are arguably more expensive than traditional services currently, which has … Continue reading
Pay-TV has to include OTT services on their platform 03 February 2016
OTT services like Netflix, NOW TV, BBC iPlayer, etc are becoming increasingly popular in the recent years. Traditional linear TV is facing heat from new connected devices that offer on-demand video streaming at all times. Pay TV is one of the … Continue reading
Roku expands by developing a hybrid Pay-TV platform 03 February 2016
Roku is ready to launch a hybrid set-top box that promises to deliver traditional linear TV content alongside its video streaming services from a single device. The new box will be first available with Sky. It will be consequently available … Continue reading
Video on demand forces Pay-TV prices down 03 February 2016
According to a report from the Teligen division of Strategy Analytics, named ‘Pay-TV prices in OECD countries, November 2015’, prices of pay-TV providers are seeing a considerable change. The report, which compares over 1700 pay-TV schemes of 31 countries, shows … Continue reading
BBC and British Telecom team up for the future of broadcasting 02 February 2016
BBC has tied up with British Telecom to provide new age video broadcasting services. The deal includes all broadcasting channels, local radio stations, and BBC’s channel partners. The new network will carry data, audio, video streaming, and even fixed landline … Continue reading
Facebook eyes dedicated video streaming 02 February 2016
After the success of auto-play videos, Facebook is now looking to expand its video streaming services. 500 million users access videos on Facebook each day. A 100 million hours of video are now being accessed every single day. Mark Zuckerberg said … Continue reading
GoPro & Periscope join hands for live video streaming 02 February 2016
Periscope (owned by twitter) has teamed up with GoPro to provide video streaming on the go. Available only on iOS, this promises users to broadcast their live GoPro video content in real time. For this, the GoPro Wifi model needs … Continue reading
Netflix Accounts For Nearly 20% UK Broadband Households 14 December 2015
Overall 58% of U.K. broadband households used a video streaming service or player within the past 30 days. Continue reading
TV Ads Migrating To Smartphones Now 20 November 2015
This announcement of sorts comes from Millennial Media, the mobile advertising network bought recently by AOL. Continue reading
Rookies Join The Coveted OTT Ranks In Parks Report 20 November 2015
A new report from Parks Associates digs deeper in to the world of OTT video services and reports how others fare in comparison to the mighty Netflix. Continue reading
