Western Europe to hit 65 million SVOD subs 22 September 2017
SVOD revenues in Western Europe will rise to $6.5 billion by 2022, a rise from $2.8 billion in 2016 surpassing AVOD, according to Western Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report. The total revenue for OTT TV episode and movie … Continue reading
Video viewing for UK smartphone users on the rise 22 September 2017
According to a research by Deloitte, the percentage of UK adults streaming video on smartphones has grown 5 times in the last five years. Some findings from the study include: 57% of smartphone owners in the age group of 18-75 … Continue reading
Spotify attempts to augment its ad sales with self-serve platform 22 September 2017
Spotify, which is the leading music streaming service, is introducing an automated self-serve platform called Spotify Ad Studio that generates audio ads that are targeted to about 90 million users that listen to music with commercials for free. Spotify Ad … Continue reading
Pandora users get the choice of playback and skip for ads 21 September 2017
Pandora has launched Video Plus which is rolled out with T-Mobile, that offers rewards to viewers with song replays and the ability to skip tunes if they view ads. 42% of Pandora users, which is equivalent to 76 million monthly … Continue reading
Sony expands Crackle’s presence in Brazil, LATAM 21 September 2017
Sony is extending Crackle’s footprint in Brazil and Latin America to integrate the platform with the NOW Video on Demand (VOD) service from Net and Claro HDTV. With this move it’s strengthening its foothold in LATAM’s largest market where Crackle … Continue reading
Sling TV added iHola TV to Spanish TV package 21 September 2017
Sling TV has included iHola TV to its content mix specifically to its Best of Spanish TV package. Atresmedia and iHola! has become more robust US Hispanic market. For $10 per month, this premium network is available on Sling TV’s … Continue reading
DAZN to be introduced in new markets 21 September 2017
Perform Group will expand its DAZN OTT TV sports service next year. DAZN is essentially associated with sports broadcasting and is focused on aggregating 2nd and 3rd tier sports content into one platform. Diederichsen said that there will remain a … Continue reading
What is Metadata and its role in an audio or video platform 20 September 2017
Home entertainment is on the brink of a revolution with Over the Top (OTT) TV taking center stage. OTT services offer a plethora of content including premium or niche content that is made available for users to watch anywhere, anytime. … Continue reading
Chinese Tech giant’s efforts to acquire Spotify this Year 20 September 2017
According to a new report, Chinese tech giant Tencent made attempts to acquire Spotify earlier this year. Tencent tried to acquire Spotify so as to expand its reach in the music streaming market beyond China and Asia. Tencent’s own music … Continue reading
Hulu becomes first streaming service to win an Emmy in the Outstanding Drama Series category 20 September 2017
Hulu created a record of sorts by becoming the first OTT streaming service to garner a Primetime Emmy award in the Best Series category for it’s series “The Handmaid’s Tale”. Additionally, its lead actress Elisabeth Moss won her first Emmy … Continue reading
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