Asian VOD market set for a rise 26 April 2018

According to reports, online video content will rise rapidly in Asia for the next five years. The online video is expected to rise up to 20% of total video industry revenues by 2023, up from 9% in 2017, due to … Continue reading

Online music streaming sets tune for global music industry as live streaming outshines digital download 26 April 2018

Online music streaming has finally edged out digital downloads and physical sales, becoming the industry’s biggest source of revenue. Live music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, now make up 34.3 percent of sales, up from 29% the … Continue reading

Novi Digital which runs Hotstar posts net loss for FY17 25 April 2018

Novi Digital Entertainment, the parent company of online video streaming service Hotstar has reported a 20% rise in losses for FY17 to INR 489 crore. According to reports, the VOD platform has witnessed a 79% increase in revenues in FY17 … Continue reading

Viacom launches kids streaming service on Amazon Prime Video in May 25 April 2018

American multinational media conglomerate Viacom is going to launch Nickelodeon’s preschool kids’ streaming network Noggin on Amazon Prime Video Channels.Available at $7.99 per month, Noggin is an OTT product that delivers curriculum-driven content for preschoolers. Tom Gorke, Executive Vice President, … Continue reading

CBS All Access debuts in Canada 25 April 2018

CBS All Access, the direct-to-consumer digital subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service of broadcasting network CBS has debuted in Canada, the first non-US expansion of the OTT service. The VOD service with 7500 hours of ad-free content will be available to Canadian … Continue reading

5 Slick Bandwidth Optimization Techniques 25 April 2018

Bandwidth is a measurement of the volume of data that a network or server receives/ transmits over a given amount of time. A video is delivered over the web to browsers and apps as data. During the process, the amount … Continue reading

OTT TV platform Viu inks deal with GMM Channel for Thai content 23 April 2018

PCCW Media group owned Asian SVOD service, Viu has joined hands with leading Thai entertainment company GMM Channel to offer local content to its OTT platform. Through the deal, Viu will add up to 200 hours of selected premium content … Continue reading

Spotify all set to debut in Indian music streaming industry 23 April 2018

Swedish audio streaming giant, Spotify is prepping up to launch its services in India which is home to 1.3 billion people. Spotify is hoping that the global music-streaming service will be a great success in India due to their musical … Continue reading

RTL Netherland to merge Videoland and RTL XL to one OTT platform 21 April 2018

RTL Netherland is all set to merge its two OTT platforms Videoland and RTL XL into one SVOD platform. Recently RTL was in news for terminating its catch-ump service RTL Gemist which was available in several smart TVs and platforms … Continue reading

Airtel and Netflix are in talks for OTT partnership 21 April 2018

If everything falls in place, then Airtel users in India will have free Netflix subscription in the coming months, all thanks to an ongoing partnership talk between the two which has been confirmed by sources privy to the deal. Here, … Continue reading