Movie rental service to be launched early next year 24 August 2017

Comcast and Amazon are joining hands with Apple to develop a delivery system for offering premium VOD titles that are available for home viewing in as less as 30-45 days after debuting in theatres. This is less aggressive than some … Continue reading

OTT and SVOD continue to grow in Latin America despite Free services 23 August 2017

Free services and the threat of piracy in Latin America (LATAM) could not be as big of a threat to over-the-top (OTT) and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) markets as it may be thought to be as per a research from Digital … Continue reading

Streaming service by Disney to be priced at $5 per month 23 August 2017

Disney’s branded streaming service is likely to be priced at $5 per month as per MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson. Further according to Nathanson, the new Disney Streaming service and upcoming ESPN streaming service need to be clearly distinguished. ESPN service … Continue reading

Universal, Warner Bros plans to offer premium VOD 23 August 2017

Universal Pictures and Warner Bros studios are making efforts to offer premium movie downloads for $30 to $50 each in collaboration with Comcast and Apple. As per Bloomberg, newly released movies are to be offered via this service. A new … Continue reading

OTT TV and video thrives in Latin America 22 August 2017

In Latin American (LATAM) countries, revenues from OTT TV and movies are expected to hit $4.60 billion in 2022. This is a rise from $1.87 billion in 2016. SVOD will continue to be the region’s largest OTT revenue source amounting … Continue reading

GNAC video streaming to be launched on more OTT platforms 22 August 2017

Great Northwest Athletic Conference fans will be able to watch conference athletic events on the 4 major Over the Top (OTT) viewing apps. The GNAC along with Stretch Internet announced that content can be accessed from all the 11 conference … Continue reading

Music labels launching their own streaming service so artists get a better deal 22 August 2017

Artists generally get a raw deal when it comes to offering their music on major music streaming services. Spotify is paying to access a catalogue of more than 30 million songs as per forecasts by the end of the year. … Continue reading

Eurosport VOD service included in Amazon channels list 21 August 2017

In Germany and Austria, Eurosport Player is joining the Amazon Channels list. This move will bring live sports including Bundesliga football to the platform. Discovery Communications built on an existing partnership which has seen both Eurosport Player and Discovery being … Continue reading

U.S sports streaming platform to be launched by Turner for broadcasting UEFA matches 21 August 2017

Turner obtains exclusive multi-platform rights to UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League with 2018-19 season and is going to launch a new sports domestic premium video streaming platform in 2018 with UEFA matches as it’s direct to consumer offering. … Continue reading