SVoD services continues to dominate Australia 23 November 2018

According to research reports, consumer spending on video streaming services is forecasted to grow at 3 percent in 2019 to AU $5.3 billion (€3.3bn). By the end of 2018, Australia is set to become the first country to see the … Continue reading

Music Streaming service Boomplay signs distribution deal with UMG 23 November 2018

Africa’s leading music streaming and download service, Boomplay has signed a distribution deal with Universal Music Group (UMG) covering multiple markets within Africa. Under this deal, Boomplay will distribute subscription based music from UMG’s world famous labels through its streaming … Continue reading

Barclays likely to double its SVoD media investment 22 November 2018

Leading financial services company, Barclays has shifted its focus on investing funds for video on demand platform in order to assist the British Production firms to develop original content for video streaming platforms like Amazon and Netflix. Established originally in … Continue reading

Pac-12 partners with Amazon for new OTT service 22 November 2018

US college sport’s Pacific-12 Conference (Pac-12) is building its own OTT service as part of its strategic deal with ecommerce giant Amazon. Artificial Intelligence tools from Amazon Web Services are being used to develop the cloud-based solutions capable of understanding … Continue reading

Nascar plans to go OTT 21 November 2018

The US stock-car racing series, Nascar is mulling to launch its own over-the-top service. Launching its own streaming service will give Nascar an opportunity to tap into a wider audience base. Leading media rights holder NBC Sports and Fox Sports … Continue reading

Freesat adds Eros Now Video-on-demand content 21 November 2018

UK subscription-free satellite TV platform Freesat is all set to expand its video on demand offering with Eros Now. Eros Now, a leading destination for Bollywood and other regional Indian content provides access to more than 11,000 music videos, films, … Continue reading

HBO launches OTT service in Portugal 20 November 2018

American premium cable and satellite television network, HBO is all set to launch its over-the-top service in Portugal in the first quarter of 2019. With the launch, HBO will be in competition with video streaming giant Netflix, which operates mobile … Continue reading

Lebanon VOD service Cinemoz makes original content channel live 20 November 2018

Beirut based video on demand platform, Cinemoz is all set to launch its original content channel, Moz Originals: The return of Arab imagination. The VoD channel is focused on Arab genre and entertainment content. The OTT startup launched its SVoD … Continue reading

Muvi files patent for Muvi Onyx: A Technology that provides Customized and Instant Preview of Mobile App in Near Real-Time 20 November 2018

Emma, a yoga instructor from Philadelphia is all set to foray into the world of streaming. She is excited about her new video channel where she will guide her more than 12K Instagram followers about yoga, meditation, nutritional information, and … Continue reading

Criterion Collection set to introduce standalone streaming service 19 November 2018

Leading video streaming company, Criterion collection is all set to make its subscription based streaming service live in US and Canada. In an announcement, Criterion is reported to have struck a deal with WarnerMedia to launch The Criterion Channel in … Continue reading