Spotify to hit 100 million subscribers soon 15 February 2018
There is no looking back for the Swedish online audio streaming giant Spotify, as it is going to enter the 100 million hallmark very soon. Spotify which was hit with a whopping $1.6 billion lawsuit recently, following allegations of bypassing … Continue reading
PBR launches new video-on-demand service RidePass 14 February 2018
Professional Bull Riders (PBR) launched RidePass, a 24*7 over-the-top (OTT) online video streaming platform which will offer comprehensive PBR and western sports content. The online video platform will have 500 hours of exclusive live event coverage, news and opinions and … Continue reading
beIN sets up multi channel OTT in Spain 14 February 2018
beIN Media Group has started beIN Connect, an over-the-top (OTT) service with a multichannel feature in Spain. The new feature is restricted to computers, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox users and subscribers will be able to watch up to four … Continue reading
European SVOD market to boom by 2022 14 February 2018
As per reports, European SVOD market to hit $6.8 billion mark in 2022, up from $3.9 billion in 2017. The primary factors contributing to this humongous growth are the growing prominence of OTT players such as Netflix, Amazon Prime etc. … Continue reading
Online Streaming & Artificial Intelligence: A New Era for OTT 13 February 2018
Artificial Intelligence is shaking up the broadcasting landscape and media & entertainment industry. Players, both big and small, are racing to leverage AI to differentiate their services from the rest. The research around the technology has been extensive and the … Continue reading
Bharti Airtel and Star TV to strike a content deal 13 February 2018
Bharti Airtel extends hands to Star TV to distribute the network’s digital content through Airtel TV app and a free subscription of the hugely popular online video platform, Hotstar to select consumers. The deal is meant to counter Reliance Jio … Continue reading
Hulu assures immersive viewing experience of Winter Olympics with 60fps live streaming 13 February 2018
Streaming giant, Hulu has started streaming with 60 frames per second (fps) that is ideal for sports and action-packed events. 60fps streams are available for a subset of Hulu’s live streaming TV networks as well as devices as part of … Continue reading
Viacom to launch its own VoD service in September 13 February 2018
Viacom which owns Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon is all set to launch its own VOD service by September 2018. The increase in cord-cutting and popularity of online video platforms has made the entertainment giant come up with online video … Continue reading
Disney’s online streaming service to be launched in late 2019 13 February 2018
Disney is all to launch its online streaming service minus restricted category content in late 2019. While the OTT platform will be launched in the U.S. first and later release overseas, the R-rated content will get launched on Hulu. According … Continue reading
Lionsgate and Amazon Channels to continue collaboration 12 February 2018
Lionsgate and Amazon Channels have renewed their content distribution agreement which means the latter will continue to offer the former’s over-the-top video platforms which include Pantaya, Keven Hart’s Laugh Out Loud! Pop, Tribeca Shortlist, and Starz. Amazon channels which are … Continue reading