Apple responds to Spotify with a new dashboard for artists 25 January 2018
In response to arch-rival Spotify’s products for artists, Apple has launched a new dashboard which will allow artists on Apple Music to track fans’ listening and buying habits. The dashboard is called Apple Music for Artists and is available to … Continue reading
Amazon India set to expand Prime program 25 January 2018
Amazon India is all set to expand its Prime subscription service as a part of its customer retention strategy. It eyes to offer more than 25 million products in the Prime service at a delivery speed of one or two … Continue reading
Live Stream growing as big as VOD 24 January 2018
“Live streaming” as a format has been a growing favorite over the last few years. Consumers are preferring live content to on-demand content of late. Everyone wants to see what’s happening live. The revolution began with user-generated live content and … Continue reading
Wynk Music gives tough competition to JioMusic in India 24 January 2018
Wynk Music, the OTT music app of Bharti Airtel has crossed 75 million app installs and recorded 100% spike in Indian regional music streaming. The company revealed that 13% of the active user base is from the rural market and … Continue reading
Hulu and YouTube TV combine 750,000 subscribers in 2017 24 January 2018
According to a report, Hulu and YouTube TV have combined to sign up about 750,000 online video subscribers last year. While Hulu boasts a staggering 450,000 live TV subscribers since launching its pay-TV service last May, YouTube TV, launched initially … Continue reading
Millennials dominate Mexican OTT industry 24 January 2018
According to a report, Mexican subscribers, aged between 18 and 34 years are the primary consumers of (over-the-top) OTT platforms. The report which examined the consumption habits of 10,664 subscribers in the months September and October suggests that 25% of … Continue reading
Dutch TVOD platform Pathe Thuis enters 1 million club 24 January 2018
Dutch TVOD platform, Pathe Thuis has successfully registered over 1.3 million subscribers in The Netherlands. Although the company refused to reveal the number of active users, it hailed 2017 as a good year with revenue growth of 50 %. Pathe … Continue reading
Netflix graces Vivo mobile VOD bouquet 23 January 2018
Vivo, otherwise known as Telefónica has included the streaming giant Netflix in its mobile data offering for video streaming consumers. As per reports from Telco, the online video-on-demand service has been added to the Double Play package that doubles the … Continue reading
Facebook inks deal with Universal Music 23 January 2018
Social media giant Facebook and record label Universal Music have joined hands for a multi-year deal which will help Facebook users share videos with the latter’s music in them. Universal, which is the unit of Vivendi SA, has rights to … Continue reading
Live streaming revenue soars in China 23 January 2018
According to a report, China’s live streaming revenue in 2017 clocked 30.45 billion yuan (USD 4.76 billion) which is 39% up from 2016. China has been a veteran in the live streaming arena with the service emerging in the year … Continue reading