Apple’s iTunes losing out to Comcast, Amazon and other such services 17 July 2017
According to the Wall Street Journal that cited data from various source, over the last five years, Apple’s iTunes store sales for movie and TV show rentals has steadily declined and the U.S market share has fallen from over 50% … Continue reading
Six-month free Apple Music offered by EE 17 July 2017
Ever since Three made an announcement that it was zero-rating data for popular video streaming services like Netflix, it has influenced other operators to provide free access to services as well. For instance, Virgin Mobile added Twitter to the list … Continue reading
PlayStation Vue increases it’s base subscription price to $40 14 July 2017
Sony has increased the base subscription price of PlayStation Vue to $40 a month. It has been marketing a $30-a-month as A “Slim” package in most parts of the world except in markets where the base tier was $40-a-month “Access” … Continue reading
US broadband households subscribing to Netflix, Amazon and Hulu on the rise 14 July 2017
Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services are rapidly growing in the US according to Parks Associates that reveals that 59% of US broadband households subscribe to Netflix, Amazon or Hulu. According to the analyst’s OTT Video Market Tracker, only 6% of US … Continue reading
Spotify to collaborate with Mighty Audio 14 July 2017
Mighty audio which is a startup that created the first of its kind on-the-go streaming music player announced a partnership with Spotify. It is redefining the music player taking advantage of Spotify’s vast library of content. Spotify playlists will be … Continue reading
Flow to possibly integrate multiple OTTs into a single platform 13 July 2017
Flow’s main features and the possibility of integrating OTT services were points highlighted by Gonzalo Hita, COO of Cablevisión, Argentina’s largest pay TV operator. He also mentioned how Flow is intending to integrate OTTs following the example of the successful … Continue reading
Crackle introduced on Tigo in Guatemala and Costa Rica 13 July 2017
SVOD Service Crackle will be launched in Guatemala and Costa Rica as part of the agreement with Tigo as was announced by Sony Pictures Television Networks Latin America. This will give access to subscribers of Tigo’s digital platform in Guatemala … Continue reading
Half of US households watch OTT on TV 13 July 2017
As per the latest research findings from market research and consulting company Parks Associates, more than 50% of US broadband households watch Internet video on a television screen. The following are the highlights of findings of the research: 88% of … Continue reading
Waipu.tv signs more than 260,000 households for its IPTV Service 13 July 2017
Ever since its launch 9 months ago, more than 50,000 households have opted for Germany based Waipu.tv’s paid packages. As per a survey conducted by Waipu, more than half a million people have already subscribed to the service taking into … Continue reading
On-demand audio streaming reaches a record high, up 62% 12 July 2017
Apple Music has enabled U.S audio streaming hit a record high of 7.5B weekly streams as per Nielsen’s mid-year report on the music industry as per March stats. On-demand audio streaming rose by 62.4% year-on-year. There have been 184.3 billion … Continue reading
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