Cord cutting on the rise 23 September 2017

An entire generation of cord cutters has been generated, thanks to how easy and relatively cheap it is to access an online streaming service such as Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video. Some statistics from Statista reveal the following: 61% of … Continue reading

Amazon Prime music expands its offering in UK 23 September 2017

Amazon Prime’s music streaming service has expanded to UK with addition of radio stations and on-screen lyrics for its users. Tons of online radio stations have been added for users to enjoy a wider variety of music. X-Ray lyrics is … Continue reading

Audio streaming on the rise from 8% to 45% 23 September 2017

According to the latest music consumer insight report published by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI), there is a rise in the number of music consumers across the world that are listening via licensed audio streaming services.   … Continue reading

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