Asia Pacific estimated to become the world’s largest SVOD market 11 October 2017
According to Digital TV Research, Video-on-demand (VOD) service subscribers in the Asia Pacific region are set to exceed the total registered in North America this year. It is estimated that the world subscriber count will reach 546 million by 2022. … Continue reading
OTT net additions outperform pay-TV in Spain 11 October 2017
According to a recently released IHS Markit report, it has been noted that OTT platforms have added more subscribers than pay-TV services, in Spain in 2016. Figures suggest that 2016 saw over 500,000 net subscribers’ additions to OTT and … Continue reading
Spotify voice commands now work on any Google Assistant-supported device 11 October 2017
Google Inc. has announced that Google Assistant will now support Spotify voice commands in the coming few weeks. So, you can use your voice to control Spotify on any device that supports Google Assistant. The voice command feature is made … Continue reading
Live TV consumption dips big: Binging takes over 10 October 2017
According to Nielsen, viewers in the age group 18 to 49 years who watched prime-time television during premiere week fell to 25.5%, that’s down 8% from a year ago. Many viewers are still watching one TV episode live. Some are … Continue reading
Turner launches new kids OTT service; Nordic to distribute 10 October 2017
Turner EMEA launched its brand new kid-targeted streaming service called Toonix. It will be distributed on HBO Nordic in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. The Nordic platform is the first partner on board for Toonix. Toonix is an ad-free OTT … Continue reading
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
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