Paywizard secures funding to innovate PPV and subscription solutions 10 October 2017

After a successful IBC 2017 and a series of key business wins, subscription, billing, and CRM specialist Paywizard has secured new investment to fuel further international business growth and what it believes will be innovative subscription and PPV solutions with … Continue reading

Netflix Inflight 2.0 launched at APEX Expo, California 10 October 2017

At the recent Airlines Passenger Experience (APEX) Expo held in California, Netflix announced that it is launching Netflix Inflight 2.0. Netflix is optimising bandwidth consumption for this service, so passengers can stream on their devices at a cost that the … Continue reading

STX Entertainment eyes virtual reality project in China 09 October 2017

STX Entertainment, an independent American film, and television studio creates a new infrastructure and ecosystem for its partners to make creative and technological inputs in a virtual reality project. A subsidiary unit of STX called STXsurreal (which they had acquired … Continue reading

Roku releases OS 8, and updates hardware with 4K support 09 October 2017

Roku announced a new operating system, the Roku OS 8. There are new shortcuts to access videos and private listening will also be available. The Roku Streaming Stick Plus now supports HDR and 4K Ultra HD. It also has four … Continue reading

Netflix is set to raise its prices for the standard plan by 10% 09 October 2017

Netflix will now charge $11 per month instead of $10 for its most popular plan, i.e. Netflix Standard. The plan includes HD content and allows subscribers to simultaneously stream on two different internet-connected devices. Netflix is making this raise for … Continue reading

Add feeds for Audio Live Streaming on Muvi platform 06 October 2017

You can now stream live audio content on the Muvi platform. If you run an online radio show, or a live podcast, or maybe an audio coverage of a musical concert or a playback at a recording studio, or a … Continue reading

Consumers continue to move away from Pay TV 06 October 2017

According to a Q2 2017 study by TiVo, more than 85% of cord-cutters felt that pay TV services were too expensive. Cost was one of the main reasons they chose to cancel their cable or satellite service. Apart from price, … Continue reading

Revenues get a boost for Australian musicians, with growth in Spotify, Apple Music 06 October 2017

Streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music are generating growing revenue for Australian musicians, according to new figures. Australian and New Zealand artists earned $62 million in royalties from streaming in the year to date, a 127% growth, according … Continue reading

Amazon plans to bring Prime Music to India 06 October 2017

Amazon India will launch Prime Music streaming service in India. A preview of Prime Music will initially be available to Echo customers at no additional cost. Other Prime members will later have access to Prime Music later on. Bollywood as … Continue reading

Connected TV Viewers ok with advertising 06 October 2017

According to a new study, viewers of connected TVs accept advertising and this is measured by viewer response to commercials. According to Telaria, nearly 60% of respondents think of viewing streamed content on a connected set as “watching TV” Some … Continue reading