Spotify to be launched in Thailand this month 15 August 2017

Spotify, the world’s foremost music streaming service is expected to launch in Thailand For those that haven’t used the service that is hugely popular in Europe and North America, it will allow users to stream entire albums, create playlists, listen … Continue reading

Facebook to start platform for video and TV shows 15 August 2017

Social media giant Facebook is launching a new platform called Watch for video and TV shows across its network Watch will be available on mobile, desktop and laptop and in TV apps as well. It will also include another new … Continue reading

Spanish language app launched by Kabillion on Roku 14 August 2017

Kabillion which is the independently owned kid’s VOD network that is ranked as the Top 10 Kids Free On Demand network in the U.S and reaches over 60 million US households is available on Comcast, Time Warner and Charter amongst … Continue reading

CBS International collaborates with Bein Media for multi-year content deal 14 August 2017

CBS studios international has signed a deal with pay TV operator of the Middle East and North Africa (Bein Media) for CBS and CW programmes. The deal offers an assortment of new series which will be available to Bein subscribers. … Continue reading

Tigo, Personal contribute to Pay TV growth in Paraguay 14 August 2017

Paraguay had more than 549,000 pay TV subscribers which is up by 11% compared to previous year. This is as per data from regulator Conatel, published by Paraguay.com.py. Tigo which is currently the market leader reported 273,000 subscribers. This is … Continue reading

Hulu losses rise by 81% to $353M in 2017 11 August 2017

Hulu’s losses in the first 6 months of 2017 have risen 81% to $353 million as per BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield. His analysis also shows Hulu’s losses going from $72 million in the first 6 months of 2015 to … Continue reading

Binge viewing in the US increasing 11 August 2017

As per research from the Diffusion Group, binge viewing in the US is increasingly becoming universal, with 9 in 10 adult broadband users in the country bingeing at least occasionally. The analysis further categorizes three groups of adult broadband users … Continue reading

Streaming Video Services on the rise 11 August 2017

Many consumers pay for multiple streaming services as streaming video has become part of consumer’s daily entertainment diet. More than 49 million homes or 53% of U.S Wi-Fi connected homes accessed at least one over-the-top (OTT) streaming TV service as … Continue reading

CBS’s streaming service focused on Sports 10 August 2017

CBS is planning to introduce a live streaming service for sports. CBSN content which was introduced recently included its live news and original reporting would be part of CBS’s over-the-top streaming service, CBS All Access. With this new OTT sports … Continue reading

After deal with Netflix ends, Disney to launch Streaming Services for Movies and Live Sports 10 August 2017

Disney will soon start its own video streaming service when its current deal with Netflix ends. The Disney-branded streaming service will be launched in 2019 when Disney’s distribution agreement with Netflix ends. It plans to create original movies, TV shows … Continue reading