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
YouTube top ranking in terms of Mobile video viewing on Android 20 September 2017
According to new data from App Annie, Americans spent around 12 billion hours on the top 10 video streaming apps on Android in the period ending July 2017. This number has grown 45% year-over-year. Those surveyed spent 80% of those … Continue reading
Hulu spending on content increases 20 September 2017
Hulu is expected to spend about 2.5 billion US $ on content in 2017 as it announced its plans to launch 7 new original series in the next 6-9 months according to Variety. This move comes after other streaming services … Continue reading
UK Teens lean towards YouTube 19 September 2017
According to a MediaCom study, around 70% of teens 13 and over subscribe to YouTube. From an ad-targeting perspective, this is pretty interesting since 64% of teens surveyed spoke about the product that a YouTuber has endorsed and 54% bought … Continue reading
iOS includes Waze and Spotify integration 19 September 2017
Navigation app Waze partnered with music streaming service Spotify to display its playlists within the Waze app. A number of direct Spotify features are to be included within Waze and vice versa. Within the Spotify app on iOS, Waze users … Continue reading
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